BRAIN TUMORS
Get an expert opinion on
difficult or inoperable
brain Tumors
State-of-the-art surgical techniques used by Dr Akbar Khan
- Awake craniotmies with cortical – mapping
- Advanced neuronavigation with integration of functional data
- Fluorescent-guided resections using Gliolan ® (will be available soon)
- Neuro-endoscopy
Tumors treated by Dr Akbar Khan
- Primary brain Tumors (High grade and low grade gliomas)
- Metastatic brain Tumors
- Meningiomas
- Posterior fossa Tumors
- Intraventricular Tumors
- Pineal region Tumors
- Skull Base Tumors
Tuberculum Meningioma (a type of skull base tumour) completely removed by Dr Akbar Khan at Shifa International Islamabad, Pakistan
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Patient Education Videos
There are more than 100 hundred different types of brain Tumors. Histologically identical Tumors may require different techniques of surgical removal depending on the exact location in the brain.
Below are 8 patient education videos as a very basic introduction to key concepts in brain tumour surgery. These videos are very simplified versions. Some opereations can be extremely complex. The steps of the actual operations will be explained to the patients in detail by Dr Akbar khan and his team.
- Anatomy of the brain
- Brain Tumors
- Astrocytomas
- Metastatic brain Tumors
- Stereotactic biopsy
- Craniotomy for tumour
- Meningiomas
- Craniotomy for meningioma
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (Future plan)