Brain tumor physical examination

Brain tumor Microchapters

Patient Information

Overview

Classification

Adult brain tumors

Glioblastoma multiforme
Oligodendroglioma
Meningioma
Hemangioblastoma
Pituitary adenoma
Schwannoma
Primary CNS lymphoma
Childhood brain tumors

Pilocytic astrocytoma
Medulloblastoma
Ependymoma
Craniopharyngioma
Pinealoma
Metastasis

Lung cancer
Breast cancer
Melanoma
Gastrointestinal tract cancer
Renal cell carcinoma
Osteoblastoma
Head and neck cancer
Neuroblastoma
Lymphoma
Prostate cancer

Causes

Differentiating Brain Tumor from other Diseases

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

## Overview[edit | edit source]

Common physical examination findings of brain tumors include altered sense of consciousness, anisocoria, papilledema and focal neurological deficits.

## Physical examination[edit | edit source]

* Altered sense of consciousness
* Anisocoria (Dilatation of the pupil on the ipsilateral side of lesion)
* Papilledema on fundoscopic examination
* Focal neurological deficits, cognitive and behavioral impairment (including impaired judgment, memory loss, lack of recognition, spatial orientation disorders), personality or emotional changes, hemiparesis, hypoesthesia, aphasia, ataxia, visual field impairment, impaired sense of smell, impaired hearing, facial paralysis, double vision, dizziness, but more severe symptoms might occur too, such as paralysis on one side of the body hemiplegia or impairment in swallowing)
* Changes that affect touch and the ability to feel pain, pressure, different temperatures, or other stimuli[1]

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑ National Library of Medicine.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancer.html

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