The fourth ventricle tumor Treatment

Treatment for The fourth ventricle tumor include:

1. To reduce intracranial pressure:

  • dehydration treatment;
  • drainage of cerebrospinal fluid in vitro;
  • comprehensive preventive measures.

    2. Surgical treatment:

  • tumor resection;
  • internal decompression surgery;
  • external decompression surgery;
  • cerebrospinal fluid shunt.

    3. Radiation Therapy:
    If patient's condition do not permit surgical resection of brain tumor, should be radiation therapy, it may be delayed tumor recurrence or inhibit tumor growth and prolong the life of a patient.

    4. Chemotherapy.

    5. Gene or drug treatments.