Name: Signs and Symptoms of a Brain Tumor | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Uploaded: 2019-04-26T04:56:11.000Z
Duration: 2 min 6 s
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Hi my name is Eudocia Quant Lee, I'm a senior physician

Dana-Farber Brigham/Women's Cancer Center

A brain tumor is a tumor that either arises in the brain

or it can be a tumor that spreads from a different part of your body

such as a brain metastasis from breast cancer.

there's less than a one percent chance that an average adult will

develop a malignant brain tumor in their lifetime.

It's comprised of abnormal cells that shouldn't be

Brain tumors can range from benign, or non-cancerous tumors,

Brain tumors are typically found on imaging studies.

Some more aggressive tumors can have a lot of

Other kinds of tumors may be slower growing or maybe not as obvious.

Sometimes we need to follow those patients overtime

to really distinguish a brain tumor from some other

abnormality that can appear in the brain.

The signs and symptoms attributed to the brain tumor

can depend on the location and the number

For example, if you have a brain tumor in the speech

area of your brain, you might present with difficulty

Sometimes patients can present in a non-specific way,

meaning they develop symptoms that can be seen

For example, you can have a headache that doesn't

seem to go away, that wakes you up in the morning

it can be associated with nausea and vomiting.

of the symptoms of brain tumors are non-specific,

just because you have one of these symptoms

However, if your symptoms are not resolving

it's important to see your doctor for these symptoms.