IPineoblastoma uhlobo lwe-kansa oluqala e-pineal gland yengqondo. I-pineal gland itholakala ebukhoneni bengqondo. Le gland ikhiqiza i-hormone ebizwa nge-melatonin. I-melatonin idlala indima ekujikelezeni komzimba kokulala nokuvuka.
IPineoblastoma iqala njengokukhula kwamaselula e-pineal gland. Amashelula akhula ngokushesha futhi angahlasela futhi abhubhise izicubu zomzimba eziphilile.
IPineoblastoma ingaba khona kunoma iyiphi iminyaka. Kodwa kwenzeka kakhulu kubantwana abancane. IPineoblastoma ingabangela izikhathi zokukhathazeka, ukulala nokuchwechwa endleleni amehlo asuka ngayo.
IPineoblastoma ingaba nzima kakhulu ukuyilapha. Ingasakazeka ebuchosheni futhi iyeke e-fluid esizungezile ubuchopho. Le fluid ibizwa nge-cerebrospinal fluid. IPineoblastoma cishe ayisakazeki ngaphandle kwesistimu ephakathi yethu. Ukwelashwa kuvame ukubandakanya ukuhlinzwa ukuze kususwe ikansa elingakanani. Ukwelashwa okwengeziwe kungase kunconywe.
Izivivinyo nezinqubo ezisetshenziswa ekutholakaleni i-pineoblastoma zifaka:
Izivivinyo ze-Imaging. Izivivinyo ze-imaging zingatholakala indawo nobukhulu be-tumor yengqondo. I-Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ivame ukusetshenziswa ekutholakaleni i-tumor yengqondo. Amathuluzi aqhubekile angase asebenziswe. Lokhu kungafaka i-perfusion MRI ne-magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Izivivinyo ezengeziwe zingafaka i-computerized tomography (CT) ne-positron emission tomography (PET) scans.
Ukususa isampula yesicubu sokuhlolwa. I-biopsy inqubo yokususa isampula yesicubu sokuhlolwa. Ingenziwa nge-needle ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa. Noma isampula ingasuswa ngesikhathi sokuhlinzwa. Isampula yesicubu ihlolwa elabhoratri. Lokhu kusiza ukuthola izinhlobo zamaseli nokuthi zikhula ngokushesha kangakanani.
Ukususa i-cerebrospinal fluid sokuhlolwa. I-lumbar puncture inqubo yokususa isampula ye-fluid esizungezile ubuchopho ne-spinal cord. Le nqubo ibizwa nangokuthi i-spinal tap. Umhlinzeki wezempilo ufake i-needle phakathi kwamathanga amabili e-spine ephansi. I-needle isebenziswa ukuthatha i-cerebrospinal fluid esizungezile i-spinal cord. I-fluid ihlolwa ukubuka amaseli e-pineoblastoma. I-Cerebrospinal fluid ingase ibuye iqoqwe ngesikhathi se-biopsy ukususa isicubu ebuchosheni.
Izivivinyo ze-Imaging. Izivivinyo ze-imaging zingatholakala indawo nobukhulu be-tumor yengqondo. I-Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ivame ukusetshenziswa ekutholakaleni i-tumor yengqondo. Amathuluzi aqhubekile angase asebenziswe. Lokhu kungafaka i-perfusion MRI ne-magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Izivivinyo ezengeziwe zingafaka i-computerized tomography (CT) ne-positron emission tomography (PET) scans.
Izinketho zokwelapha i-pineoblastoma zifaka:
Ukuhlinzwa ukususa i-pineoblastoma. Udokotela we-brain, obizwa nangokuthi i-neurosurgeon, usebenza ukususa i-pineoblastoma elingakanani. Ngezinye izikhathi lonke ikansa alinakususwa. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi i-pineoblastoma yakhiwa eduze kwemizimba ebalulekile ejulile ebuchosheni. Ukwelashwa okwengeziwe ngemuva kokuhlinzwa kuvame ukudingeka. Lokhu ukwelashwa kubhekiswe kwaselula ezisele.
I-Radiation therapy. I-Radiation therapy isebenzisa imisebe yamandla aphezulu ukubulala amaseli ekansa. Le misebe ingafika ku-X-rays, amaprotons noma ezinye izinto. Ngesikhathi se-radiation therapy, umshini uqondisa imisebe ebuchosheni nase-spinal cord. Ukukhanya okwengeziwe kuqondiswe kumaseli ekansa.
I-Radiation ivame ukunikwa ubuchopho bonke ne-spinal cord. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi amaseli ekansa angasakazeka ebuchosheni kwenye ingxenye yesistimu ephakathi. Lokhu ukwelashwa kuvame ukunconywa kwabantu abadala nabantwana abadala kuno-3.
I-Chemotherapy. I-Chemotherapy isebenzisa imithi enamandla ukubulala amaseli ekansa. I-Chemotherapy ivame ukusetshenziswa ngemuva kokuhlinzwa noma i-radiation therapy. Ngezinye izikhathi isebenziswa ngesikhathi esifanayo ne-radiation therapy. Ngoba i-pineoblastomas enkulu, i-chemotherapy ingase isetshenziswe ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa. Lokhu kunganciphisa ikansa futhi kulula ukukususa.
I-Radiosurgery. I-Stereotactic radiosurgery igxila emisebeni eminingi yokukhanya kumaphuzu athile ukubulala amaseli ekansa. I-Radiosurgery ngezinye izikhathi isebenziswa ekuwelapheni i-pineoblastoma ebuya ngemuva kokwelashwa.
Izivivinyo ze-Clinical. Izivivinyo ze-Clinical zizifundo zokwelashwa okusha. Lezi zifundo zinikeza ithuba lokuzama izinketho zokwelapha zakamuva. Imiphumela emibi yalezi zokwelapha ingase ingaziwa. Buza umhlinzeki wezempilo yengane yakho ukuthi ingane yakho ingase ibe yingxenye yokuhlanganyela ekuhlolweni kwe-clinical.
I-Radiation therapy. I-Radiation therapy isebenzisa imisebe yamandla aphezulu ukubulala amaseli ekansa. Le misebe ingafika ku-X-rays, amaprotons noma ezinye izinto. Ngesikhathi se-radiation therapy, umshini uqondisa imisebe ebuchosheni nase-spinal cord. Ukukhanya okwengeziwe kuqondiswe kumaseli ekansa.
I-Radiation ivame ukunikwa ubuchopho bonke ne-spinal cord. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi amaseli ekansa angasakazeka ebuchosheni kwenye ingxenye yesistimu ephakathi. Lokhu ukwelashwa kuvame ukunconywa kwabantu abadala nabantwana abadala kuno-3.
Lesi skani le-MRI elikhuthazekiswe yi-contrast likhanda lomuntu libonisa i-meningioma. Le meningioma ikhulile ngokwanele ukuba icindezelele phansi kumaseli e-brain.
Izithombe ze-Brain tumor
Uma umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ecabanga ukuthi ungaba ne-brain tumor, uzodinga ukuhlolwa nokuqondisa okuningi ukuze uqiniseke. Lokhu kungafaka:
Ukuhlolwa kwe-neurological. Ukuhlolwa kwe-neurological kuhlola izingxenye ezahlukene ze-brain yakho ukuze ubone ukuthi zisebenza kanjani. Lokhu kuhlolwa kungafaka ukuhlola umbono wakho, ukuzwa, ibhalansi, ukuxhumanisa, amandla kanye ne-reflexes. Uma unezinkinga kwenye noma ngaphezulu kwezindawo, lokhu kuyisibonakaliso somhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ukuhlolwa kwe-neurological akutholi i-brain tumor. Kodwa kusiza umhlinzeki wakho ukuqonda ukuthi iyiphi ingxenye ye-brain yakho engaba ne-problem.
I-Head CT scan. I-computed tomography scan, ebizwa nangokuthi i-CT scan, isebenzisa i-X-rays ukwenza izithombe. Itholakala kabanzi, futhi imiphumela ibuya ngokushesha. Ngakho i-CT ingaba yi-imaging test yokuqala eyenziwayo uma unezinhlungu zikhanda noma ezinye izimpawu ezinezizathu eziningi. I-CT scan ingathola izinkinga ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwe-brain yakho. Imiphumela inika umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo izibonakaliso zokunquma ukuthi yikuphi ukuhlolwa okuzolandelwa. Uma umhlinzeki wakho ecabanga ukuthi i-CT scan yakho ibonisa i-brain tumor, ungadinga i-brain MRI.
I-PET scan ye-brain. I-positron emission tomography scan, ebizwa nangokuthi i-PET scan, ingathola ezinye i-brain tumors. I-PET scan isebenzisa i-radioactive tracer eyongezwa emithanjeni. I-tracer ihamba ngegazi futhi inamathela kumaseli e-brain tumor. I-tracer yenza amaseli e-tumor avele ezithombeni ezithathwe yi-PET machine. Amaseli ahlukanisayo futhi azala ngokushesha azothatha okuningi kwe-tracer.
I-PET scan ingaba usizo kakhulu ekutholeni i-brain tumors ekhula ngokushesha. Izibonelo zifaka i-glioblastomas nezinye i-oligodendrogliomas. I-brain tumors ekhula kancane ingase ingatholakali kwi-PET scan. I-brain tumors engelona i-cancer ivame ukukhula kancane, ngakho i-PET scans ayilusizo kakhulu kwi-brain tumors enhle. Akuwona wonke umuntu one-brain tumor odinga i-PET scan. Buza umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma udinga i-PET scan.
Ukuqoqa isampula yethishu. I-brain biopsy inqubo yokususa isampula yethishu ye-brain tumor ukuze ihlolwe elabhoratri. Ngokuvamile udokotela uthola isampula ngesikhathi sokuhlinzwa ukususa i-brain tumor.
Uma ukuhlinzwa kungenakwenzeka, isampula ingasuswa ngenhlanzi. Ukususa isampula yethishu ye-brain tumor ngenhlanzi kwenziwa ngenqubo ebizwa ngokuthi i-stereotactic needle biopsy.
Phakathi nalesi senzakalo, umgodi omncane ubokelwa ekhanda. Inhlanzi ecwebezelayo ifakwa ngomgodi. Inhlanzi isebenziselwa ukuthatha isampula yethishu. Izivivinyo ze-imaging ezifana ne-CT ne-MRI zisetshenziswa ukuhlela indlela yenhlanzi. Awusoze wazizwa lutho ngesikhathi se-biopsy ngoba imithi isebenziselwa ukunciphisa indawo. Ngokuvamile uthola nemiithi ekufaka esimweni sokulala ukuze ungazi lutho.
Ungaba ne-needle biopsy kunokuba uhlinzwe uma iqembu lakho lezempilo likhathazekile ngokuthi ukuhlinzwa kungalimaza ingxenye ebalulekile ye-brain yakho. Inhlanzi ingadingeka ukususa ithishu evela kwi-brain tumor uma i-tumor isendaweni enzima ukufinyelela ngokuhlinzwa.
I-brain biopsy inengozi yezinkinga. Izingozi zifaka ukuphuza e-brain nokulimala kwe-brain tissue.
Ukuhlola isampula yethishu elabhoratri. Isampula ye-biopsy ithunyelwa elabhoratri ukuze ihlolwe. Izivivinyo zingabona ukuthi amaseli anempetha noma awunayo impetha. Indlela amaseli abonakala ngayo ngaphansi komkhiqizo ingatshela iqembu lakho lezempilo ukuthi amaseli akhula ngokushesha kangakanani. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi i-grade ye-brain tumor. Ezinye izivivinyo zingathola ukuthi yiziphi izinguquko ze-DNA ezikhona kumaseli. Lokhu kusiza iqembu lakho lezempilo ukwakha uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa.
I-Brain MRI. I-magnetic resonance imaging, ebizwa nangokuthi i-MRI, isebenzisa ama-magnets aqinile ukwenza izithombe zangaphakathi komzimba. I-MRI ivame ukusetshenziswa ekutholeni i-brain tumors ngoba ibonisa i-brain ngokucacile kunezinye izivivinyo ze-imaging.
Ngokuvamile i-dye yongezwa emithanjeni yesandla ngaphambi kwe-MRI. I-dye yenza izithombe ezicacile. Lokhu kwenza kube lula ukubona i-tumors encane. Kungasiza iqembu lakho lezempilo ukubona umehluko phakathi kwe-brain tumor ne-brain tissue enempilo.
Ngezinye izikhathi udinga uhlobo oluhlukile lwe-MRI ukwenza izithombe ezinemininingwane. Isibonelo esisodwa yi-functional MRI. Le MRI ekhethekile ibonisa ukuthi yiziphi izingxenye ze-brain eziphethe ukukhuluma, ukuhamba neminye imisebenzi ebalulekile. Lokhu kusiza umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuhlela ukuhlinzwa nezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Olunye uvivinyo lwe-MRI oluhlukile yi-magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Lo mvivinyo usebenzisa i-MRI ukulinganisa amazinga ezikhemikhali ezithile kumaseli e-tumor. Ukuba nokuningi noma okuncane kwezikhemikhali kungatshela iqembu lakho lezempilo ngohlobo lwe-brain tumor onayo.
I-magnetic resonance perfusion ulunye uhlobo oluhlukile lwe-MRI. Lo mvivinyo usebenzisa i-MRI ukulinganisa inani legazi ezingxenyeni ezahlukene ze-brain tumor. Izingxenye ze-tumor ezinamazinga aphezulu egazi zingaba yizingxenye ezisebenza kakhulu ze-tumor. Iqembu lakho lezempilo lisebenzisa lolu lwazi ukuhlela ukwelashwa kwakho.
I-PET scan ye-brain. I-positron emission tomography scan, ebizwa nangokuthi i-PET scan, ingathola ezinye i-brain tumors. I-PET scan isebenzisa i-radioactive tracer eyongezwa emithanjeni. I-tracer ihamba ngegazi futhi inamathela kumaseli e-brain tumor. I-tracer yenza amaseli e-tumor avele ezithombeni ezithathwe yi-PET machine. Amaseli ahlukanisayo futhi azala ngokushesha azothatha okuningi kwe-tracer.
A PET scan ingaba usizo kakhulu ekutholeni i-brain tumors ekhula ngokushesha. Izibonelo zifaka i-glioblastomas nezinye i-oligodendrogliomas. I-brain tumors ekhula kancane ingase ingatholakali kwi-PET scan. I-brain tumors engelona i-cancer ivame ukukhula kancane, ngakho i-PET scans ayilusizo kakhulu kwi-brain tumors enhle. Akuwona wonke umuntu one-brain tumor odinga i-PET scan. Buza umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma udinga i-PET scan.
Ukuqoqa isampula yethishu. I-brain biopsy inqubo yokususa isampula yethishu ye-brain tumor ukuze ihlolwe elabhoratri. Ngokuvamile udokotela uthola isampula ngesikhathi sokuhlinzwa ukususa i-brain tumor.
Uma ukuhlinzwa kungenakwenzeka, isampula ingasuswa ngenhlanzi. Ukususa isampula yethishu ye-brain tumor ngenhlanzi kwenziwa ngenqubo ebizwa ngokuthi i-stereotactic needle biopsy.
Phakathi nalesi senzakalo, umgodi omncane ubokelwa ekhanda. Inhlanzi ecwebezelayo ifakwa ngomgodi. Inhlanzi isebenziselwa ukuthatha isampula yethishu. Izivivinyo ze-imaging ezifana ne-CT ne-MRI zisetshenziswa ukuhlela indlela yenhlanzi. Awusoze wazizwa lutho ngesikhathi se-biopsy ngoba imithi isebenziselwa ukunciphisa indawo. Ngokuvamile uthola nemiithi ekufaka esimweni sokulala ukuze ungazi lutho.
Ungaba ne-needle biopsy kunokuba uhlinzwe uma iqembu lakho lezempilo likhathazekile ngokuthi ukuhlinzwa kungalimaza ingxenye ebalulekile ye-brain yakho. Inhlanzi ingadingeka ukususa ithishu evela kwi-brain tumor uma i-tumor isendaweni enzima ukufinyelela ngokuhlinzwa.
I-brain biopsy inengozi yezinkinga. Izingozi zifaka ukuphuza e-brain nokulimala kwe-brain tissue.
I-grade ye-brain tumor inikezwa lapho amaseli e-tumor ehlolwa elabhoratri. I-grade itshela iqembu lakho lezempilo ukuthi amaseli akhula futhi azala ngokushesha kangakanani. I-grade isekelwe endleleni amaseli abonakala ngayo ngaphansi komkhiqizo. I-grades ihluka kusuka ku-1 kuya ku-4.
I-grade 1 brain tumor ikhula kancane. Amaseli awanahlukile kakhulu kumaseli anempilo aseduze. Njengoba i-grade iphakama, amaseli ayaqhubeka eguquka ukuze aqale ukubonakala ahlukile kakhulu. I-grade 4 brain tumor ikhula ngokushesha kakhulu. Amaseli awabonakali lutho njengamaseli anempilo aseduze.
Ayikho izigaba ze-brain tumors. Ezinye izinhlobo ze-cancer zinezigaba. Kulezi zinhlobo ze-cancer, isigaba sichaza ukuthi i-cancer iphezulu kangakanani nokuthi isakazeke yini. I-brain tumors ne-brain cancers azivamile ukusakazeka, ngakho azinazigaba.
Iqembu lakho lezempilo lisebenzisa lonke ulwazi oluvela ekuhlolweni kwakho kokuqonda ukubikezelwa kwakho. Ukubikezelwa yikuthi kungenzeka kangakanani ukuthi i-brain tumor ingaphiliswa. Izinto ezingathinta ukubikezelwa kwabantu abane-brain tumors zifaka:
Uma ungathanda ukwazi okwengeziwe ngokubikezelwa kwakho, xoxa neqembu lakho lezempilo.
Ukwelapha isibopho sengqondo kuncike ekutheni isibopho siyimfucumfucu yengqondo noma akusona umdlavuza, okuthiwa futhi isibopho esihle sengqondo. Izinketho zokwelapha ziphinde zincike ohlotsheni, usayizi, izinga nendawo yesibopho sengqondo. Izinketho zingafaka ukuhlinzwa, ukwelashwa ngomgogodla, i-radiosurgery, i-chemotherapy kanye nokwelashwa okuqondiswe. Uma ucabanga ngezinketho zakho zokwelapha, iqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo libuye licabange ngempilo yakho yonke kanye nezifiso zakho. Ukwelapha kungenzeka kungadingeki ngokushesha. Ungase ungadingi ukwelashwa ngokushesha uma isibopho sakho sengqondo sincane, akusona umdlavuza futhi alibangeli izimpawu. Izibopho ezincane, ezinhle zengqondo zingase zingakhula noma zingakhula kancane kangangokuba ngeke zibangele izinkinga. Ungase ube nokucubungula kwe-MRI yengqondo izikhathi ezimbalwa ngonyaka ukuhlola ukukhula kwesibopho sengqondo. Uma isibopho sengqondo sikhuphuka ngokushesha kunokulindelekile noma uma uthola izimpawu, ungase udinga ukwelashwa. Ekuhlinzweni kwe-endoscopic transsphenoidal transnasal, ithuluzi lokuhlinzwa libekwa ngesikhumba futhi eduze ne-septum yempumulo ukufinyelela isibopho se-pituitary. Umgomo wokuhlinzwa wesibopho sengqondo ukususa wonke amaseli esibopho. Isibopho asinakuhlala sisuswa ngokuphelele. Uma kungenzeka, udokotela uzama ukususa okuningi kwesibopho sengqondo ngangokunokwenzeka ngokuphepha. Ukuhlinzwa kokususa isibopho sengqondo kungancika ekwelapheni imifucumfucu yengqondo kanye nezibopho ezinhle zengqondo. Ezinye izibopho zengqondo zincinyane futhi kulula ukuzihlukanisa nezinye izicubu zengqondo. Lokhu kwenza kube nokwenzeka ukuthi isibopho sizosuswa ngokuphelele. Ezinye izibopho zengqondo azikwazi ukuhlukaniswa nezinye izicubu. Ngezinye izikhathi isibopho sengqondo siseduze nengxenye ebalulekile yengqondo. Ukuhlinzwa kungase kube yingozi kuleli simo. Udokotela angase asuse okuningi kwesibopho ngangokuphepha. Ukususa ingxenye yesibopho sengqondo ngezinye izikhathi kubizwa ngokuthi ukususa okuphelele. Ukususwa kwengxenye yesibopho sakho sengqondo kungasiza ukunciphisa izimpawu zakho. Kunezindlela eziningi zokwenza ukuhlinzwa kokususa isibopho sengqondo. Iyiphi inketho engcono kuwe kuncike esimweni sakho. Izibonelo zezinhlobo zokuhlinzwa kwesibopho sengqondo zifaka:
Yenza i-aphoyintimenti nodokotela wakho ojwayelekile uma unezinkinga ezikukhathazayo. Uma uthola ukuthi une-brain tumor, ungase uqondiswe kubachwepheshe. Laba bangabandakanya:
Kuhle ukulungela i-aphoyintimenti yakho. Nansi imininingwane ezosiza ekuzilungiseleleni.
Isikhathi sakho nodokotela wakho sinqunywe. Lungisa uhlu lwemibuzo ukuze uzuze kakhulu isikhathi sakho sokuhlangana. Khetha imibuzo emithathu ebaluleke kakhulu kuwe. Bala ezinye zemibuzo kusuka ebaluleke kakhulu kuya kwengabalulekile uma isikhathi siphela. Nge-brain tumor, ezinye zemibuzo eyisisekelo okumele uyibuze zifaka:
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