Brain Tumor Treatment in Israel

Brain Tumor Treatment in Israel: Advanced Diagnosis, Surgery and Personalized Care

Brain tumor treatment in Israel is based on a personalized approach. Your treatment plan depends on the type of tumor, its location, size, growth rate, symptoms, MRI findings, pathology results, molecular markers and your general health.

In many cases, the first step is a detailed review of your MRI/CT images, previous medical reports and biopsy or surgery results, if available.

Brain tumors can be benign or malignant

• Benign brain tumors, such as meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, vestibular schwannomas and some low-grade gliomas, usually grow slowly and may not spread to other parts of the body. However, even a benign tumor can be serious if it presses on important brain areas, nerves or blood vessels.
• Malignant brain tumors, such as glioblastoma, high-grade gliomas, medulloblastoma, primary CNS lymphoma or brain metastases from lung cancer, breast cancer, melanoma and other cancers, often grow more aggressively and require fast, precise treatment planning.

Advanced Brain Tumor Surgery in Israel

If surgery is recommended, the goal is to remove as much of the tumor as safely possible while protecting important brain functions such as speech, movement, memory and vision.

Israeli neurosurgeons use advanced techniques such as neuronavigation, functional brain mapping, microsurgery, intraoperative monitoring, awake brain surgery in selected cases, and intraoperative MRI when available.

New and Personalized Treatment Methods

Today, brain tumor treatment is not based only on what is seen under the microscope.

Molecular testing can help identify important markers such as IDH mutation, MGMT methylation, BRAF, NTRK, H3 alterations and others. These results may influence the choice of chemotherapy, targeted therapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy or clinical trial options.

Modern brain tumor care may include:

• surgery
• stereotactic radiosurgery
• radiation therapy
• chemotherapy
• targeted therapy
• immunotherapy
• rehabilitation and close MRI follow-up

For recurrent or complex tumors, a second opinion can help you understand whether another surgery, a different radiation plan, molecular testing or clinical trial may be relevant.

Multidisciplinary Brain Tumor Care

Brain tumors often require a team approach. Your case may be reviewed by a neurosurgeon, neuro-oncologist, radiation oncologist, neuroradiologist and pathologist. This is important because the best treatment plan may include surgery first, radiation after surgery, chemotherapy, follow-up imaging, rehabilitation or observation in selected benign tumors.

Leading Israeli Brain Tumor Specialists

We work with leading Israeli neurosurgeons, including professors, heads of neurosurgery departments and senior specialists experienced in complex brain tumor surgery. They treat adults and children with benign and malignant brain tumors, including gliomas, meningiomas, brain metastases, pituitary tumors, skull base tumors and spinal tumors. Their goal is to choose the safest and most effective treatment strategy for your specific diagnosis.

You can receive an online consultation with a leading Israeli neurosurgeon before traveling.