These tumors may be simply watched. To address symptoms, they may be shrunk with medication or removed with surgery. Neuromas grow from nerves. Two other types of nerve tumors are neurofibromas ...

There may be a strategy that regulates inflammation responsible for causing nerve pain due to chemotherapy-induced side ...

She had been suffering from headaches since she was a child, but claims they were 'never taken seriously' by medics until ...

This procedure is used for tumors larger than 3 centimeters. The upside of this approach is that it allows the surgeon to see an important cranial nerve (the facial nerve) clearly before removing ...

Early treatment for nerve tumors prevents serious problems, study finds Date: November 12, 2024 Source: University of Virginia Health System Summary: Small cranial nerve tumors that can cause ...

The team discovered that the tumor specifically reprograms the neurons for its own benefit. In mice, blocking nerve function inhibited cancer growth and increased the sensitivity of tumor cells to ...

Pituitary tumors can compress the optic nerve, leading to visual symptoms. Pituitary tumors are mostly benign (noncancerous), but due to their location, they can have significant effects on ...

The origin of the tumor development are the precursor cells of highly specialized nerve cells, the so-called unipolar brush cells of the cerebellum, which also develop between the first trimester ...

Patients with a small cranial nerve tumor that can cause hearing loss, vertigo, imbalance and ringing in the ears have typically been watched rather than proactively treated, as the risks of early ...