Brain Tumor Diseases, Disorders & Conditions We Treat Cedars-Sinai Skip to content Close Select your preferred language English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog Menu Close Call 1-800-CEDARS-1 toggle search form Close Share Email Print Brain Tumor Back to Brain Tumor Leadership Pituitary Center Conditions We Treat Locations Getting Started Surgery Guide Support & Recovery Send Us a Message Brain Tumor Conditions We Treat The neurosurgeons and neuro-oncologists at Cedars-Sinai diagnose, treat and provide second opinions on a wide range of tumors affecting the brain and spinal cord. As a patient, you’ll have access to advanced and highly individualized medical, surgical and minimally invasive options, as well as promising new therapies for treating complex adult and child brain tumors. Learn more about the brain and spinal tumors we treat: Brain Tumors Benign and Cranial Skull Base Tumors Acoustic neuroma Chordoma Choroid plexus papilloma Colloid cysts (brain cysts) Dermoid and epidermoid tumors Ganglioglioma/ ganglioneuroma Glomus jugulare tumor Hemangioblastoma (vascular tumor) Meningioma Schwannoma Low Grade Gliomas Low grade astrocytoma Oligodendroglioma Malignant Tumors Astrocytomas Ependymoma Esthesioneuroblastoma Germinoma Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor Medulloblastoma Metastatic brain tumors Mixed-malignant gliomas Oligodendroglioma Pineal region tumors Pinealoma Pineal Tumor Primary central nervous system lymphoma Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNETs) Pediatric Tumors Arachnoid cyst Astrocytoma in children Brain tumors in children Craniopharyngioma in children Pituitary Tumors & Other Neuroendocrine Tumors Craniopharyngioma Pituitary adenomas Pituitary cancer Rathke's Cleft Cyst Spinal Tumors Astrocytoma Chordoma Hemangioblastoma (vascular tumor) Meningioma Nerve sheath tumors (neurofibromas, neurilemmomas) Neurilemmomas Neurofibromatosis Schwannoma Spinal cord lipomas and lipomyelomeningoceles Spinal metastatic tumor Brain Tumor Treatments Here are some of the treatments offered at Cedars-Sinai: Surgery: This procedure, in which the tumor tissue is physically removed, is often the first step in brain tumor care. It may be used both for diagnosis and treatment. Chemotherapy: This treatment uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing them or stopping them from dividing. It may be taken by mouth, injected into a vein or muscle, or placed directly into the cerebrospinal fluid Radiosurgery: In this procedure, multiple beams of radiation are focused directly on a tumor to destroy it. Because each beam is relatively low-energy and extremely narrow, it leaves most normal tissue unharmed. As a leader in this field, Cedars-Sinai has been the first medical center on the West Coast to offer some of the latest radiosurgery options. Radiation therapy: This treatment, which is often prescribed in combination with chemotherapy, uses X-rays to kill cancer cells or stop them from growing. There are two types: External radiation therapy uses a machine located outside the body to send radiation toward the cancer . Targeted therapy: These treatments use drugs or other substances to attack cancer cells without harming normal cells. Monoclonal antibody therapy produces immune-system antibodies to kill cancer cells, block their growth or keep them from spreading. Other types of targeted therapies are currently being studied for adult brain tumors. Currently, these therapies don’t play a large role yet in treating brain or spinal cord tumors. Immunotherapy: there are two major types of immunotherapy. Cellular immunotherapy means creating a vaccine, most often consisting of immune cells targeting tumor proteins, which is then given back to the patient to help uncover tumor cells which are hiding from the immune system. Immunotherapy medications may be given with the purpose of stimulating the immune system to work harder fighting the tumor Active surveillance: This practice simply means closely watching a patient’s condition, but not providing any treatment unless there are changes in test results that show the tumor is getting worse. Getting Started With Treatment Call us with any questions you may have, 24 hours a day, every day. You also can send a message to our Brain Tumor team. 1-800-CEDARS-1 (1-800-233-2771) Share Email Print Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility