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Brain Tumor Surgery in Bangladeshব্রেইন টিউমার অপারেশন ও চিকিৎসা

Brain tumor surgery is Dr. Zico's largest area of brain work: 1,103 tumor operations, from pituitary tumors removed through the nose to deep gliomas and skull base tumors. Where the tumor allows, he uses keyhole and minimally invasive brain tumor surgery, with the operating microscope, endoscope and EXOSCOPE.

Overview

The word "tumor" covers very different diseases. Many brain tumors, such as most meningiomas and pituitary adenomas, are benign and can be cured by surgery. Others, such as higher-grade gliomas, need surgery followed by radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The first step is always a good MRI and a clear explanation of which kind of tumor it is likely to be.

Common signs of a brain tumor (ব্রেইন টিউমারের লক্ষণ) include new or changing headaches, seizures, weakness on one side, changes in vision, hearing or speech, and changes in personality or memory.

Pituitary and sellar tumors (endoscopic surgery through the nose)

পিটুইটারি টিউমার অপারেশন
328operations
Pituitary macroadenoma 251Craniopharyngioma 71Rathke's cleft cyst 3Sellar paraganglioma 1Sellar schwannoma 2

The pituitary gland sits behind the eyes, just under the nerves of sight. A pituitary adenoma can press on those nerves or upset the body's hormones. Craniopharyngioma, often seen in children and young adults, grows in the same area.

Pituitary and sellar tumors (endoscopic surgery through the nose)

Common symptoms

  • Gradual loss of side vision, or blurred vision in one eye (চোখে কম দেখা ও মাথাব্যথা)
  • Headache behind the eyes
  • Hormone changes: irregular periods, milk discharge, enlarging hands and feet, weight gain
  • Poor growth in a child

When surgery is considered

  • Vision loss from pressure on the optic nerves
  • Most non-functioning macroadenomas that are growing
  • Hormone-producing tumors not controlled with medicine
  • Craniopharyngioma and symptomatic Rathke's cleft cysts

How Dr. Zico treats it

Dr. Zico removes most pituitary tumors by endoscopic pituitary surgery through the nose, with no cut on the head or face. He has performed 251 macroadenoma and 71 craniopharyngioma operations. When vision loss is caused by pressure, it often starts to improve soon after surgery. Hormone tests and follow-up with an endocrinologist continue afterwards.

Endoscopic pituitary surgery is the standard approach for most pituitary tumor surgery in Bangladesh. Pituitary adenoma treatment may also involve medicines for hormone-producing tumors. Craniopharyngioma surgery and Rathke cleft cyst treatment are planned with the same endoscopic or microsurgical tools.

বাংলায়: পিটুইটারি টিউমার

চোখে কম দেখা, বিশেষ করে পাশের দিকে দেখতে না পাওয়া, চোখের পেছনে মাথাব্যথা এবং হরমোনের পরিবর্তন পিটুইটারি টিউমারের লক্ষণ হতে পারে। মাথায় টিউমার চিকিৎসার এই ক্ষেত্রে ডাঃ জিকো নাক দিয়ে পিটুইটারি টিউমার অপারেশন (এন্ডোস্কোপিক) করেন, মাথায় কোনো কাটা লাগে না। তিনি ২৫১টি পিটুইটারি টিউমার ও ৭১টি ক্র্যানিওফ্যারিঞ্জিওমা অপারেশন করেছেন।

Meningioma, in every location

মেনিনজিওমা টিউমার
216operations
Meningioma 210Foramen magnum meningioma 6

Meningiomas grow from the covering of the brain. Most are benign (WHO grade 1) and grow slowly, so complete removal can be curative. Their location decides how difficult surgery is. Dr. Zico's 210 meningioma operations include convexity, parasagittal and falcine, tuberculum sellae (TSM), sphenoid wing, olfactory groove, clinoidal, cavernous sinus, petroclival, tentorial and CP angle meningiomas.

Meningioma, in every location

Common symptoms

  • Headache, often slowly worsening
  • Seizures
  • Weakness or numbness on one side
  • Loss of smell (olfactory groove) or vision (sphenoid wing, TSM)

When surgery is considered

  • A meningioma that is growing or causing symptoms
  • Pressure on vision or other nerves
  • Swelling of the brain around the tumor
  • Small meningiomas without symptoms are often watched with MRI instead

How Dr. Zico treats it

Surgery aims to remove the tumor and the part of the covering it grows from. For suitable tumors, such as some tuberculum sellae meningiomas, Dr. Zico uses a keyhole approach through a small opening. Skull base meningiomas such as petroclival and cavernous sinus tumors are planned in detail because of the nerves and vessels around them.

Meningioma surgery has a high chance of cure when the tumor can be removed completely. Olfactory groove meningioma surgery, sphenoid wing meningioma, petroclival meningioma surgery and parasagittal and falcine meningioma each need a different route.

বাংলায়: মেনিনজিওমা

মেনিনজিওমা মস্তিষ্কের আবরণ থেকে হওয়া টিউমার। অনেকেই জিজ্ঞেস করেন, মেনিনজিওমা কি ক্যান্সার? বেশিরভাগ মেনিনজিওমা ক্যান্সার নয় (বিনাইন) এবং সম্পূর্ণ অপারেশন করলে ভালো হয়ে যায়। মেনিনজিওমা টিউমারের অবস্থান অনুযায়ী অপারেশনের পদ্ধতি ঠিক করা হয়।

Glioma, including brainstem and optic pathway glioma

গ্লায়োমা টিউমার চিকিৎসা
225operations
Glioma 205Brainstem glioma 14Optic pathway glioma 6

Gliomas grow from the brain's own supporting cells. They are graded from 1 to 4: lower-grade gliomas grow slowly, while grade 4 (glioblastoma) grows fast. Dr. Zico has operated on 205 gliomas in the insular, frontal, temporal, parietal, periatrial, occipital and cerebellar regions.

Glioma, including brainstem and optic pathway glioma

Common symptoms

  • Seizures, often the first sign
  • Headache and vomiting
  • Weakness, speech or memory problems
  • Personality change

When surgery is considered

  • To confirm the type and grade of tumor (glioma grade meaning decides further treatment)
  • To remove as much tumor as safely possible
  • To relieve pressure on the brain

How Dr. Zico treats it

The goal is maximal safe removal: taking out as much tumor as possible without harming areas that control movement and speech. After surgery, the tissue report guides radiotherapy and chemotherapy with the oncology team. Brainstem and optic pathway gliomas are often treated with biopsy or careful partial removal.

Glioma treatment combines surgery with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Insular glioma surgery and brainstem glioma treatment are among the most delicate operations in neurosurgery.

বাংলায়: গ্লায়োমা

গ্লায়োমা মস্তিষ্কের নিজস্ব কোষ থেকে হওয়া টিউমার। গ্লায়োমা কি ভালো হয়? এটি নির্ভর করে গ্রেডের উপর। লো-গ্রেড গ্লায়োমা অপারেশন ও চিকিৎসায় দীর্ঘদিন ভালো থাকা যায়; হাই-গ্রেড গ্লায়োমায় অপারেশনের পর রেডিওথেরাপি ও কেমোথেরাপি লাগে।

CP angle tumor and acoustic neuroma

কানে কম শোনা ও মাথা ঘোরা টিউমার
137operations
CP angle tumor 125Trigeminal schwannoma 8Jugular fossa lesion 4

The cerebellopontine (CP) angle lies behind the ear, where the nerves for hearing, balance and facial movement leave the brainstem. The most common tumor here is the acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma).

CP angle tumor and acoustic neuroma

Common symptoms

  • Hearing loss or ringing in one ear
  • Dizziness and poor balance
  • Facial numbness or face pain
  • Headache and unsteady walking in larger tumors

When surgery is considered

  • A tumor that is growing or pressing on the brainstem
  • Large tumors with hydrocephalus

How Dr. Zico treats it

Surgery removes the tumor while protecting the facial nerve. Dr. Zico has operated on 125 CP angle tumors, 8 trigeminal schwannomas and 4 jugular fossa lesions.

CP angle tumor surgery and vestibular schwannoma treatment aim to remove the tumor and keep the face moving normally. Jugular foramen tumor surgery is planned with ENT colleagues.

বাংলায়: অ্যাকোস্টিক নিউরোমা

এক কানে কম শোনা, কানে ভোঁ ভোঁ শব্দ, মাথা ঘোরা ও ভারসাম্য হারানো অ্যাকোস্টিক নিউরোমা বা CP angle টিউমারের লক্ষণ হতে পারে। এক কানে হঠাৎ বা ধীরে কম শুনলে MRI করা দরকার।

Skull base and orbit

চোখের পেছনে ও খুলির হাড়ের টিউমার
65operations
Clival chordoma 14Olfactory neuroblastoma 8Fibrous dysplasia 11Intraorbital tumor 7Optic nerve sheath fenestration 7Dermoid / epidermoid 14Eosinophilic granuloma 4

Skull base surgery deals with tumors at the floor of the skull, close to the nerves of sight, smell and swallowing, and around the eye socket. These include clival chordoma, olfactory neuroblastoma, fibrous dysplasia, orbital tumors and epidermoid cysts.

Skull base and orbit

Common symptoms

  • A bulging eye or double vision
  • Blocked nose, loss of smell or nose bleeds
  • Swelling of the skull bone
  • Headache with cranial nerve problems

When surgery is considered

  • Tumors pressing on the eye, optic nerve or brainstem
  • Optic nerve sheath fenestration to protect vision in selected patients

How Dr. Zico treats it

These operations often combine approaches through the nose and through the skull, and are planned with ENT and eye specialists where needed.

Clival chordoma surgery, olfactory neuroblastoma treatment, orbital tumor surgery and epidermoid cyst brain surgery all fall under skull base surgery.

বাংলায়

চোখের পেছনে টিউমার হলে চোখ বেরিয়ে আসা বা একটি জিনিস দুটি দেখা হতে পারে। মাথার খুলির হাড়ে টিউমার হলে খুলির কোনো অংশ ফুলে উঠতে পারে। এসব ক্ষেত্রে স্কাল বেস সার্জারি প্রয়োজন হয়।

Children's brain tumors and posterior fossa tumors

শিশুর ব্রেইন টিউমার
48operations
Medulloblastoma 19Posterior fossa hemangioblastoma 15Pineal tumor 14

In children, brain tumors are most often in the back of the head (the posterior fossa). Medulloblastoma is the commonest malignant brain tumor of childhood. Hemangioblastomas and pineal region tumors also grow here and often block the flow of brain fluid.

Children's brain tumors and posterior fossa tumors

Common symptoms

  • Morning headache with vomiting (শিশুর মাথাব্যথা ও বমি)
  • Unsteady walking or clumsiness
  • Double vision or a head tilt
  • An enlarging head in infants

When surgery is considered

  • Almost all posterior fossa tumors are removed surgically
  • Hydrocephalus caused by the tumor

How Dr. Zico treats it

Surgery removes the tumor and restores the fluid pathways; medulloblastoma then needs radiotherapy and chemotherapy with the paediatric oncology team.

Pediatric brain tumor surgery includes medulloblastoma treatment, hemangioblastoma surgery and pineal tumor surgery.

বাংলায়: শিশুর ব্রেইন টিউমার

শিশুর সকালে মাথাব্যথা ও বমি, হাঁটতে টলমল করা বা মাথা হেলে থাকা শিশুর ব্রেইন টিউমারের লক্ষণ হতে পারে। দ্রুত MRI ও নিউরোসার্জনের পরামর্শ নিন।

Intraventricular tumors, colloid cyst and cavernoma

ক্যাভারনোমা ও কলয়েড সিস্ট
53operations
Intraventricular tumor 25Colloid cyst 14Brainstem cavernoma 8Temporal cavernoma 4Enterogenous cyst 2

Tumors inside the brain's fluid spaces (ventricles), such as colloid cysts, can suddenly block fluid flow. Cavernomas are clusters of abnormal blood vessels that can bleed and cause seizures.

Intraventricular tumors, colloid cyst and cavernoma

Common symptoms

  • Headache that comes with posture changes
  • Seizures
  • Sudden neurological symptoms from a small bleed

When surgery is considered

  • Colloid cysts causing hydrocephalus
  • Cavernomas that have bled more than once or cause seizures

How Dr. Zico treats it

Intraventricular tumors and colloid cysts can often be removed endoscopically or through a small microsurgical corridor. Brainstem cavernomas need very careful selection.

Intraventricular tumor surgery, colloid cyst surgery and cavernoma treatment each depend on where the lesion sits. Brainstem cavernoma surgery is offered only when bleeding has recurred.

বাংলায়

ক্যাভারনোমা মস্তিষ্কের অস্বাভাবিক রক্তনালীর গুচ্ছ, যা থেকে খিঁচুনি বা রক্তক্ষরণ হতে পারে। ক্যাভারনোমা চিকিৎসায় অপারেশন লাগবে কিনা, তা অবস্থান ও লক্ষণ দেখে ঠিক করা হয়।

Brain and skull metastasis

মস্তিষ্কে ক্যান্সার ছড়ানো
31operations
Intracranial metastasis 27Skull metastasis 4

Cancer from the lung, breast or other organs can spread to the brain or skull. Surgery helps when there is a single large deposit, pressure on the brain, or doubt about the diagnosis.

Brain and skull metastasis

Common symptoms

  • New headache or seizure in someone with cancer
  • Weakness or confusion

When surgery is considered

  • One or a few accessible deposits
  • Large lesions causing pressure

How Dr. Zico treats it

Treatment is planned together with the oncologist; surgery is usually followed by radiotherapy.

Brain metastasis surgery is offered to selected patients whose cancer is otherwise under control.

বাংলায়

শরীরের অন্য জায়গার ক্যান্সার মস্তিষ্কে ছড়ালে অপারেশন ও রেডিওথেরাপি মিলিয়ে চিকিৎসা করা হয়। মস্তিষ্কে ক্যান্সার ছড়ানো চিকিৎসা অনকোলজিস্টের সাথে মিলে পরিকল্পনা করা হয়।

Before your consultation

চেম্বারে যা সাথে আনবেন

Bring with you

  • All MRI and CT films and their reports, oldest to newest
  • Previous prescriptions and discharge papers
  • A list of the medicines you take, including blood thinners
  • Blood test reports (sugar, creatinine) if you have them
  • A family member who knows your history

How to book

  1. Call his personal assistant on (+88) 01716033364, the Popular Dhanmondi serial line 09666 787801 or the Continental hotline 10666, or send a request online.
  2. Come to your chamber on the booked day with your films and reports.
  3. Dr. Zico examines you, reviews your scans and explains your options.

Questions patients ask

সাধারণ প্রশ্ন ও উত্তর
Is brain tumor surgery safe in Bangladesh?

Brain tumor surgery is done routinely in Dhaka with operating microscopes, endoscopes and neuro-monitoring. Every operation has risks, which depend on the tumor's type, size and location. Dr. Zico explains the specific risks and benefits for your case at the consultation.

What is keyhole brain surgery?

Keyhole surgery reaches the tumor through a small, well-placed opening, for example in the eyebrow or behind the ear, instead of a large craniotomy. It is suitable only for certain tumors.

What is the brain tumor operation cost in Bangladesh?

It depends on the type and location of the tumor, the hospital, and the days needed in ICU and ward. After reviewing your MRI, the chamber can give an estimate for your plan.

ব্রেইন টিউমার অপারেশনের খরচ কত?

ব্রেইন টিউমার অপারেশন খরচ নির্ভর করে টিউমারের ধরন, অবস্থান, হাসপাতাল ও ICU-তে থাকার সময়ের উপর। MRI দেখে পরিকল্পনা করার পর চেম্বার থেকে আনুমানিক খরচ জানানো হয়।

ব্রেইন টিউমার মানেই কি ক্যান্সার?

না। মেনিনজিওমা ও পিটুইটারি টিউমারের মতো অনেক ব্রেইন টিউমার বিনাইন, অর্থাৎ ক্যান্সার নয়, এবং অপারেশনে ভালো হয়ে যায়।

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