Feel Safe With Trusted, Leading-Edge Brain Tumor Treatments
We understand that a brain tumor diagnosis is a life-changing event. At the AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute, we're here to help. Combine our expertise with caring, compassionate support for you and your family at every stage of your care and recovery, and you won’t walk this path alone. Our specialists are at the forefront of the most successful brain tumor treatment options, using the latest technology and innovative care in the field of neuroscience. Trust you’re in good hands with us.
Devoting All Our Expertise to You
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Minimally Invasive Techniques
Faster recovery with fewer complications. New innovations in minimally invasive brain surgery (MIBS) are making it easier for many patients to heal more quickly and comfortably.
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Fully Coordinated Care
From early detection and counseling through advanced treatment and rehabilitation, our surgeons, physicians, nurses, therapists and caregivers guide you through every step.
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Trusted Expertise
Face the challenges ahead with confidence. Our locations across the country offer award-winning neurology and neurosurgery care from experienced teams.
Brain Tumors and Related Conditions We Treat
We understand the complex emotions you’re feeling. Whatever specific diagnosis you receive, find comfort knowing you’ll be in the best hands. Our teams have dedicated experience in diagnosing and treating a full range of brain tumor types and related conditions.
A brain tumor diagnosis or other related condition may include the following:
- Acoustic neuroma
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC)
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) tumors Cushing’s Disease/Syndrome
- Astrocytoma
- Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors (ATRTs)
- Brain metastasis
- Brain stem tumor
- Carcinomatous meningitis
- Central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma
- Central neurocytoma
- Cerebellopontine angle tumors (CPA)
- Cholesteatoma
- Chondroma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Chordoma
- Choroid plexus carcinoma
- Choroid plexus papilloma
- Colloid cyst
- Craniopharyngioma
- Dermoid and epidermoid tumors
- Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNETs)
- Encephalocele
- Ependymoma
- Esthesioneuroblastoma or olfactory neuroblastoma
- Fibroma
- Fibrous dysplasia
- Foramen magnum tumors
- Ganglioglioma
- Geniculate neuralgia
- Germ cell tumors
- Giant cell astrocytoma
- Glioblastoma
- Glioma
- Gliosarcoma
- Glomus tumors and paragangliomas
- Granular cell tumors
- Growth hormone tumors (Acromegaly)
- Head, Neck and Brain Tumor Embolism
- Hemangioblastoma
- Hemangiopericytoma
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Hypothalamic hamartoma
- Inflammatory pseudotumor
- Intraventricular tumors
- Inverting papilloma
- Jugular foramen tumors
- Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma (JPA)
- Medulloblastoma
- Meningioma brain tumor
- Meningocele
- Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- Neurofibroma
- Null cell adenoma
- Oligoastrocytoma
- Oligodendroglioma
- Orbital Tumors
- Osteomas
- Paranasal sinus tumors
- Pineal cyst
- Pinealoma
- Pineal Parenchymal Tumors (PPTs) of Intermediate Differentiation
- Pineal region tumors
- Pineoblastoma
- Pineocytoma
- Pituicytoma
- Pituitary apoplexy
- Pituitary tumor/adenoma (Micro and Macro)
- Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA)
- Posterior fossa tumor
- Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs)
- Rathke’s cleft cyst
- Schwannomas/neurilemmomas
- Sellar/parasellar tumors
- Skull base tumors
- Solitary fibrous tumor
- Spindle cell oncocytoma
- Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SGA)
- Subependymoma
- Teratoma
- Thyrotropinoma (TSHoma)
Our Leading-Edge Brain Tumor Treatments
Brain tumor care is personal and your treatment options should be, too. Across the AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute network, our specialists work together to offer advanced treatment options shaped around your condition, your care needs and what matters most in your care journey. From your first questions through treatment and recovery, we’re here to help you understand your choices and feel supported at every step.
- Intraoperative MRI
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Interoperative MRI technology is important to us because it’s important for you. Since it gives us a better picture of your brain and tumor during surgery, we can see your tumor in real time, giving us a better chance at removing the entire tumor without damaging nearby tissue.
- Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery (MIBS)
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Minimally invasive surgical techniques lower your risk of complications compared to traditional, open procedures. And, since these treatments require minimal or no incisions, you’ll have less pain and scarring and a faster recovery.
Depending on the specifics of your condition, our specialists might talk to you about minimally invasive procedure options like:- Brain port surgery
- Endoscopic brain surgery
- Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery
- Endoscopic microvascular decompression
- Gamma Knife®
- GammaTile®
- Neuroendovascular surgery
- Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT)
Each of these procedures can help reduce pain, scarring and damage to surrounding tissue, all while promoting faster recovery. - Radiation and Chemotherapy
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Radiation and chemotherapy are often used as primary treatments for certain cancer types. But when it comes to treating a brain tumor, there’s a bit more to determining whether either of these treatments might be effective for you.
Radiation
This therapy won’t remove the tumor, but it can shrink and eliminate cancer cells. So, if brain tumor surgery can’t remove the tumor entirely, radiation therapy may be a good option.Chemotherapy
This traditional approach may be used as a follow-up treatment to surgery or radiation therapy and is especially helpful if you have slow-growing tumors or tumors that return after treatment.We’ll work closely with you and your family to create a treatment plan that considers all the best options for helping you meet your health goals and achieve the best outcomes.
- Synaptive BrightMatter™
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If you need complex brain tumor surgery, you can rest easier knowing that our team has access to advanced technologies like Synaptive Medical Inc.’s BrightMatter™ system. This leading-edge surgery system with a Modus V robotic digital microscope allows your neurosurgeon to better visualize and navigate complex procedures with wider, clearer and more targeted pictures of the brain.
- Gamma Knife® Radiosurgery
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Gamma Knife is considered the gold standard in minimally invasive, precision radiosurgery for specific disorders of the brain. An innovative and incisionless procedure, Gamma Knife targets and treats tumors with millimeter precision, minimizing damage to surrounding tissue and resulting in less scarring and pain, and faster recovery times. Patients normally resume their daily activities within 24 to 48 hours.
Available in Central Florida Only
Gamma Knife is currently only offered by our AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute locations in Central Florida. As the only hospital network in Central Florida to offer this incredible outpatient treatment, we are constantly upgrading and modifying the procedure to improve precision even more. Our multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons, physicists and radiation oncologists has performed more than 5,000 procedures, making us one of the busiest and most experienced Gamma Knife programs in the country. - GammaTile® Therapy
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This biodegradable implant delivers targeted radiotherapy specifically to the region where your brain tumor was located prior to surgery. The number of tiles used is customized to the size and location of your surgery. After GammaTiles are placed, they immediately begin delivering therapeutic radiation to the target area. A high radiation dose is delivered slowly and safely over several months, and afterward, the GammaTile becomes non-radioactive (inert). Over time, your body naturally absorbs the biodegradable GammaTile, and only inert “seeds” remain.
Request a Consultation With a Neurology Specialist
Whether you’re experiencing new symptoms or were recently diagnosed, the compassionate neurological care you need is close to home. Request a visit with one of our experienced neurology specialists to begin a personalized treatment plan that supports your whole health.
Devoting All Our Expertise to Helping You Heal
Your healing is our whole focus. From clinical trials that develop new treatments to leading-edge technologies that mean a smoother recovery, we’re dedicated to raising the bar for neurological care with your whole health in mind. Explore how we’ll support you and your loved ones with the most advanced care and the utmost compassion.
Resources
From support groups and educational guides to caregiver support, financial assistance and more, we offer a range of resources to help you and your loved ones better understand and manage your condition.
Research
Innovative care starts with medical research. See how we’re developing new treatments and procedures, leading concussion and brain injury-related studies, conducting clinical trials for stroke care and more.
Technology
Explore how we use robotic technologies, precise therapies and leading-edge techniques to care for epilepsy, eliminate masses with less pain, treat brain tumors in a matter of hours and much more.
Answering Your Questions About Brain Tumors
The more you know about your brain tumor diagnosis or other related condition, the more empowered you’ll be as you and your family take care of your health. We’re here to answer these frequently asked questions. Your care team will be there to answer additional questions you have — big or small — throughout your journey.
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Q:Question: What symptoms of a brain tumor should never be ignored?
A:Answer:Red flags include new or progressively worsening headaches, unexplained seizures and sudden changes in vision, speech or balance. Other signs include persistent nausea, weakness on one side of the body and unexplained cognitive or personality changes.
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Q:Question: What is the difference between a benign brain tumor, a malignant brain tumor and a brain metastasis?
A:Answer:A benign brain tumor is noncancerous, slow-growing and has clear borders, meaning it doesn’t invade surrounding tissue. A malignant tumor is cancerous, grows aggressively and spreads into healthy tissue. A brain metastasis is a cancerous tumor that originated somewhere else in the body and traveled to the brain.
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Q:Question: Will I need a biopsy or surgery to confirm the brain tumor type?
A:Answer:Yes, a biopsy or surgery is usually required to definitively confirm the exact type and grade of a brain tumor. While imaging like an MRI provides vital clues, a pathologist must examine a tissue sample under a microscope for a confirmed diagnosis.
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Q:Question: How are brain tumors diagnosed?
A:Answer:Brain tumors are typically diagnosed through a combination of neurological exams, advanced imaging tests (like MRI or CT scans) and a biopsy. These steps help doctors locate the tumor, determine its size and identify if it’s cancerous.
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Q:Question: How do doctors decide between surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, targeted therapy or monitoring for a brain tumor?
A:Answer:A multidisciplinary team will collaboratively decide on the treatment plan. The choice between surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, targeted therapy or monitoring depends on the tumor’s type, size, location and grade, as well as the patient's age, overall health, genetic biomarkers and personal treatment preferences.
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Q:Question: What should I expect for recovery, follow-up scans and the risk of recurrence after brain tumor treatment?
A:Answer:Your recovery plan will be tailored to your unique needs. You will generally undergo intensive rehabilitation, followed by routine MRI scans every 2 to 4 months. While recurrence depends on the tumor’s exact type and grade, close surveillance is important because even benign tumors can occasionally regrow.
Find Brain Tumor Care Near You
You don’t have to go far for comprehensive and compassionate brain tumor care. Find the strength and support you need within the AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute network. We offer specialized treatments for the full range of cancerous and noncancerous brain tumors, all coordinated through a trusted national network. Explore your options for care close to home with the guidance of our dedicated team. We’ll help you find the right fit, so you’re in the best setting to get the care you need.
