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Brain cancer

Benign brain tumors are abnormal tissue growth in the brain, but not malignant. Malignant brain tumor is a cancer in the brain which potentially infiltrate and destroy the tissue next to or that have spread (metastases) to the brain from other parts of the body through the bloodstream.

Abnormal is the difference in perception on certain habits or lifestyles. For most people, the important thing is that life must be healthy and not create suffering. So make it a habit to eat a sufficient and regular, sufficient sleep and work in accordance with the alias does not burden the ability of the physical. Seyogiayanya strange people have strange ways of view, they are sometimes considered important thing that even according to other people mean nothing.

Certain people have high ideals, her soul satisfaction is our first priority, they are willing to sacrifice the things that other people considered to be important for something far more important. There are certain people who really like to work and have a sense of idealism that every job should be perfect, so he had to sacrifice many things for the sake of his job. There are certain people who's crazy about to learn, as if all the books that exist in this world have been read, to him that there was too little time to be wasted. Well this is a matter of taste and perception, no doubt if this problem feels strange to make people's lives miserable and dilemmas.

Ok ... If we had been discussing abnormal nah ... now we go on abnormal psychology, abnormal psychology is the division of psychology and is basically a study of abnormal behavior and experience, and partly understood the countries such as hypnosis and dream. This research was conducted to understand this function normally and then take the appropriate steps to change it.

Well .... here's some explanation of some types of benign brain tumors can grow inside the brain and are named according to the cell or tissue origin:
- Schwannoma originating from Schwann cells that wrap the neural
- Ependimoma derived from cells that restrict the part of the brain
- Meningioma originating from meningen (tissue that lines the outside of the brain)
- Adenoma originated from the gland cells
- Osteoma originating from the bone structure of the skull
- Hemangioblastoma derived from blood vessels.

Benign brain tumor that could be a congenital abnormality of penyekit are:
- Kraniofaringioma
- Kordoma
- Germinoma
- Teratoma
- Dermoid Cyst
- Angioma.

Meningioma is usually benign, but can grow again after being picked up. These tumors are more often found in women and usually appears at age 40-60 years, but it was likely appear in childhood or at a more advanced age. Symptoms and possible reduction in tumor growth rate depends on the size and location in the brain. If you grow very large, can cause mental deterioration such as dementia (senility).

Dementia is a disease in which the emergence of chronic restriction of thinking skills not possessed since birth. 60% of dementia disease of unknown cause Alzheimer's disease. Approximately 1% of persons aged between 65 and 69 years experience reduced ability of the brain, whereas in age between 70 to 75 this year increased to 4%. And began 80 to 85 years 13% and between 85 to 89 years to 21%. Age groups above 90 years a third of even half experiencing dementia.

Malignant brain tumors are the most common is the spread of cancer from other parts of the body. Breast cancer and lung cancer, malignant melanoma and cancers of the blood cells (such as leukemia and lymphoma) can spread to the brain. This dissemination can occur in one area or several different parts of the brain.

Derived from primary brain tumors in the brain, which consists of:
- Glioma derived from tissue that surround and support nerve cells, some of which are malignant
- Glioblastoma multiformis is the type most often found
- Astrositoma anaplastic, very fast growth
- Astrositoma, slow growth
- Oligodendroglioma
- Meduloblastoma, rare, usually attacking the children before they reach puberty
- Sarcoma and adenosarkoma is a rare cancer, which grows from structures other than nerve cells.

SYMPTOMS
No matter whether benign or malignant tumors, symptoms occur if the damaged brain tissue or brain gets the emphasis. If a brain tumor is spreading from other tumors, it will be symptoms associated with cancer. For example slimy stones and bleeding occurred in lung cancer, lumps in the breast can occur in breast cancer.

Symptoms of brain tumors depend on the size, growth speed and location. In some parts of the brain tumor can grow until it reaches a larger size before the onset of symptoms, while in other parts of the brain, tumor size kecilpun can cause a fatal effect.

Early symptoms of brain tumors are often in the form of headaches. Headache because tumors often arise or perceived ongoing or prolonged illness, can happen to someone who has never previously experienced headaches, occur at night and continue until the next morning.

Other early symptoms are often found is a disorder of balance and coordination, dizziness and double vision or a firefly. Advanced symptoms can include nausea and vomiting, fever, loss arising as well as pulse rate and respiratory rate is abnormal, fast or slow. Before she died, there was great fluctuation of blood pressure.

Some brain tumors cause seizures.
Seizures occur more frequently in benign brain tumors, meningioma and slow-growing cancer. Tumors can cause arm or leg on one side of the body becomes weak or paralyzed and could affect your ability to feel heat, cold, pressure, light touch or a sharp object.

Tumors can also affect hearing, sight and smell. Emphasis on the brain can cause personality changes and causing the patient to feel sleepy, dazed and unable to think. These symptoms are very serious and requires immediate medical treatment.

Astrositoma & Oligodendroglioma
Astrositoma and oligodendroglioma tumors whose growth is slow and may only cause a seizure. If more malignant (anaplastic astrositoma and anaplastic oligodendroglioma) can cause brain dysfunction, such as weakness, loss of taste and an unsteady step. Astrositoma the most ferocious is glioblastoma multiformis, which grow very rapidly causing increased pressure inside the brain and cause headaches, a way of thinking becomes slow and a sense of drowsiness or even coma.

Astrositoma is a neoplasm derived from cells of astrocyte and is a type of brain tumor most commonly found in children or in people between the ages of 20 to 40 years. Although slow growing, but not a benign tumor because of the quality and location that are invasive in the space calvarium bone. Anaplastic Astrositoma can be found in patients between the ages of 30 to 50 years with the increased number and glioblastoma multiforme, the most malignant form astrositoma, most of whom suffered by patients aged 50 years or older but can strike at any age.

Meningioma
Benign tumor originating from the membranes covering the brain (meningen) can cause various symptoms depending on the location of growth. It could happen weakness or numbness, seizures, disturbances of smell, highlighting the eyes and vision problems. In elderly patients can cause memory loss and difficulty in thinking.

Meningioma is a type of brain tumor with slow growth, usually benign arising from Dura, located in the brain and spinal cord. meningioma may occur anywhere there is in the Dura area of the brain, but the most common is via the website of the brain hemispheres. He is the only brain tumor that is more common in women than men. occurred between 40 and 60, but can occur at any age. Meningiomas are multiple .. Very rarely become malignant. Symptoms depend on the location of the tumor. OPERATIVE Tindakaan is the best way.

Tumor Pinealis
Pinealis gland located in the mid-brain, which functions regulate internal body clock, especially at normal cycles between wake and sleep. Pinealis atypical tumors (germ cell tumors) most often occurs in childhood and often cause early puberty. This tumor can damage the drainage of fluid around the brain, causing brain and skull enlargement (hydrocephalus) and serious brain dysfunction.

pinealis is a small gland located below the cerebellum. Pinealis gland located in the mid-brain, which functions regulate internal body clock, especially at normal cycles between wake and sleep. Pinealis atypical tumors (germ cell tumors) most often occurs in childhood and often cause early puberty. This tumor can damage the drainage of fluid around the brain, causing brain and skull enlargement (hydrocephalus) and serious brain dysfunction.

Pituitary tumor
Pituitary gland located at the base of the skull, functioning body regulate the endocrine system.
Pituitary tumors are usually benign and produce abnormally large amounts of pituitary hormones:
- Increasing levels of excess growth hormone cause gigantism (very high growth) or akromegali (a disproportionate enlargement of the head, face, hands, legs and chest)
- Elevated levels of corticotropin causing Cushing's syndrome
- Elevated levels of TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) cause hyperthyroidism
- Elevated levels of prolactin cause amenorrhea (cessation of menstrual cycle), galactorrhea (formation of breast milk in women who are not breastfeeding) and gynecomastia (enlarged breasts in men).

Pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland, located at the base of the brain and produces a number of hormones. Cause: The function of the pituitary hormone called hipopituitarisme inadequate, In children, hipopituitarisme be caused by pituitary tumors are benign (kraniofaringioma), Injury, Infection, or may not have the exact cause (idiopathic hipopituitarisme).

Pituitary tumors can also produce hormones erusak network, which in turn would cause dalamtubuh hormone deficiency. Other symptoms can include headaches and loss of outer field of view in both eyes.

DIAGNOSIS
Diagnosis based on symptoms and physical examination. X-ray skull and brain had only a modest description of a brain tumor. All types of brain tumors can usually be seen on CT scan or MRI, which could also determine the size and location of which is uncertain.

Diagnosis is the identification of something or a process to determine and observe the changes that occur at something through the signs or symptoms of disease can be seen that a known cause.

Pituitary tumors are usually found if it had hit the nerve of sight.
Blood tests showed abnormal hormone levels and pituitary tumors can usually be diagnosed by CT scan or MRI.

Pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland, located at the base of the brain and produces a number of hormones. Cause: The function of the pituitary hormone called hipopituitarisme inadequate, In children, hipopituitarisme be caused by pituitary tumors are benign (kraniofaringioma), Injury, Infection, or may not have the exact cause (idiopathic hipopituitarisme).

Biopsy was performed to determine the type and nature of tumors (malignant or benign).
Biopsy is taking a small amount of tissue from the human body for pathological examination. Prostate biopsy is usually a test done to rule out or diagnose prostate cancer in men.

Sometimes microscopic examination of cerebrospinal fluid obtained by lumbar puncture, can show the existence of cancer cells.

If there is increased pressure inside the skull, the lumbar puncture can not be done due to pressure changes suddenly could cause herniation. In the herniation, increased pressure within the skull pushing down the brain tissue through a narrow hole at the base of the skull, so that pressing the lower part of the brain (brain stem). As a result, functions that are controlled by the brain stem (breathing, heart rate and blood pressure) will experience interference. If not addressed, herniation can cause coma and death.