2023-10-10 19:07:41
Tan Xuan Long, a 9-year-old boy in Singapore, suddenly developed symptoms such as vomiting, blurred vision, and a shaky gait two years ago. After diagnosis, it was confirmed that he had a rare tumor of 7 centimeters in size in his brain. After two craniotomy surgeries and proton therapy, he became the first local child patient to receive proton therapy. After the surgery, he even expressed that he wanted to become a brain surgeon to help people in the future.
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7cm tumor compresses multiple nerves
According to local media reports, Chen Xuanlong suddenly vomited at school two years ago. After being sent to the hospital for examination, his condition improved. But it was not until following the Lunar New Year this year that he started vomiting once more, and also had symptoms such as weakened vision, memory loss, and unsteady gait. His parents immediately took him to the hospital for treatment.
After detailed examination by doctors, it was discovered that Chen Xuanlong had a 7-centimeter tumor on his brain, which was confirmed to be a “craniopharyngioma.” The tumor compressed many important nerves, causing him to suffer from the above-mentioned seemingly unrelated symptoms at the same time. The hospital arranged emergency surgery for him, and later performed two craniotomy surgeries at the National Cancer Center in Singapore. Most of the tumors in his brain were treated successfully. After being removed, the remaining tumor cells need to be treated with proton therapy.
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Chen Xuanlong: I want to become a brain doctor in the future
Chen Xuanlong completed a total of 30 courses of treatment from July 30 to September 12 this year. During the treatment, he did not need to be hospitalized. The cost of proton therapy was 40,000 Singapore dollars (nearly 230,000 Hong Kong dollars). In an interview with local media, he said:
“Sometimes following I go home following treatment, I feel dizzy, vomiting, and even shake my hair. But it’s not too uncomfortable. The doctor is afraid that I will be bored, so he will play music for me.”
The second operation left a shunt in his body from his head to his abdomen to help him drain cerebrospinal fluid, but he must take medication for life. However, he remained optimistic and said:
“These experiences gave me the idea of becoming a brain doctor. I want to become someone like a doctor.”
Dr. Huang Liangzhe, chairman and senior consultant of the Department of Radiation Therapy at the National Cancer Center in Singapore, who is responsible for the treatment, explained that proton therapy can target and kill cancer cells more specifically, thereby reducing damage to nearby body tissues and organs, and reducing treatment-related side effects. .
Dr. Liu Yingyi, senior consultant neurosurgery at the National School of Neurology in Singapore and director of the neurosurgery at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, further pointed out that although most of the cancer cells that oppressed Chen Xuanlong’s optic nerve and affected hormone secretion have been removed, there are still some The remaining cancer cells are close to multiple nerve tissues and cannot be completely removed, so proton therapy is required for cure.
Proton therapy is more suitable for children to avoid damaging healthy tissue
The Hong Kong Sanatorium & Healthcare Group has stated that proton therapy is currently the most advanced radiotherapy technology. It uses high-energy and precise proton beams to target cancer cells to destroy tumors. Its highly precise characteristics help reduce the impact on surrounding healthy tissues. Destruction, especially for developing childhood cancer patients.
Dr. Law Chun-kee, Honorary Consultant of the Department of Clinical Oncology of Sanatorium & Hospital, pointed out that the proton beam in proton therapy is accurately aimed at the tumor target, releasing a high dose of radiation energy at the tumor site in one go and then stopping; this helps reduce the burden on surrounding healthy tissues. of radiation, thereby reducing the risk of complications and side effects caused by radiation therapy. For pediatric patients, it can also reduce chronic health problems and secondary cancer or other complications caused by radiation in the future.
12 common symptoms of brain tumors
Hong Kong neurosurgery specialist Pang Ka-hung once said in an interview with Qingbao that meningiomas are common brain tumors that generally grow slowly and take anywhere from 10 years. At first, it is difficult for patients to detect any symptoms. It is not until the brain tumor becomes larger that they wake up and seek medical treatment when headaches, nausea, or facial paralysis occur.
Taiwanese surgical specialist Bai Yingyu once pointed out that brain tumors are generally divided into primary brain tumors and metastatic brain tumors, and the symptoms of each brain tumor patient will be different, mainly depending on the nature, growth location and size of the brain tumor. , some patients may continue to have headaches and difficulty walking and balancing, and some people may not have obvious symptoms. Astrocytomas can grow anywhere in the brain and can easily cause epilepsy and behavioral changes. Common symptoms of brain tumors include:
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