Assesses and provides treatment options to people who are referred to see a neurosurgeon, for tumor conditions affecting the brain.
Services are offered to people who have been referred, by their doctor, to see a neurosurgeon. The neurosurgery team assesses and decide if surgery is needed, for neoplasms originating in the brain / spinal cord. Some examples may include:
- astrocytoma
- glioma
- glioblastoma multiforme
- ependymoma
- pontine glioma
- brain stem tumors
Follow up is also provided to patients, once their treatment is complete.