hi,my mother was suffering from carniophryngioma.She was operated in aiims on 18 jan 2011 but the surgeon left a part of tumor attach from brain stem.after the surgery she regain her health but now she again suffering from the symptom like anorexia,dizziness,loose body balance.Aiims neurosurgeon suggest us radiotherapy treatment i want to consult how much effective it is and what is the cost of treatment..and which one is the best radiotherapy center
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. By your history and description, in my opinion, your mother is having local brain recurrence of craniopharyngioma. It is known to cause local recurrence. Her symptoms are mostly due to compression and pressure on surrounding brain areas because of tumor mass. So better to first get done MRI brain for the diagnosis of recurrence. And yes, radiotherapy is the only option for her. AIMS is best Institute for radiotherapy, so consult radiation oncologist and start appropriate radiotherapy.