Brain tumor surgery in Iran at Erfan Hospital

Surgery to remove your brain tumour

Find out why you might have surgery and the different types of surgery.

You might have surgery to:

diagnose the type of brain tumour you have

remove the whole tumour to try to cure it

remove as much of the tumour as possible to slow its growth and improve symptoms

relieve symptoms such as a build up of fluid

help deliver other treatments such as chemotherapy

Removing some of the tumour can also help other treatments such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy to work better.