these are very complicated tumors arise from most delicate part of the brain-.brain stem,they cause varied symptoms like-giddiness,hearing impairement,tinnitus,weakness all four limbs,swaying while walking,facial pain,facial palsy/weakness,difficulty in swallowing,speech disturbances,double vision,squint,abnormal behaviour.etc .MRI SCAN/CT SCAN with contrast , are diagnostic,majority of them are treated with biopsy -and radiation.when they are focal /well circumscribed micro surgical excision would help as is done in this case.surgery is highly challenging and delicate,with very high rate of morbidity and mortality.

Surgeon: Dr. Wilson Asfora
Music by: Wilson Asfora (Guitar) with The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.
Conductor: Henry Charles Smith
Song: Contemplation from Journey To The Badlands CD
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Neurosurgery resident Dr. Abhiraj Bhimani presents a complex case involving a pediatric brainstem tumor.