Neurosurgeons at The London Clinic work in multi-disciplinary teams to carry out biopsies of brain tumours and cysts, and to perform brain surgery to remove benign and malignant tumours that develop within the skull.
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What is it for?
To remove benign and malignant tumours
Brain surgery consultation at The London Clinic
Primary brain tumours arise within one of the cell types in the brain and are rare, and may be benign (non cancerous).
Secondary brain tumours develop when cancer cells from elsewhere in the body spread to the brain and form a tumour there. This is also called metastatic brain cancer or sometimes secondary brain cancer. This can develop as any cancer becomes advanced, and so is much more common than primary brain cancer.
Our multi-disciplinary teams of neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, oncologists, neurologists, ear, nose and throat surgeons and endocrinologists offer brain surgery to patients who have the following types of brain tumour:
- Primary malignant brain tumours
- Benign skull tumours
- Metastatic brain tumours
Brain surgery for other conditions
Neurosurgeons also perform brain surgery to treat serious and complex conditions other than tumours:
- Blood vessel surgery
- Surgery to treat a brain aneurysm
- Removal of an arteriovenous malformation
- Repairing the damage caused by a haemorrhagic stroke
- Removal of a cavernoma
- Treatment for a subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Surgery to relieve hydrocephalus
- Surgery to treat Chiari malformations
Advanced brain surgery techniques
The facilities, equipment and neurosurgical expertise at The London Clinic mean that patients having brain surgery have access to the best and most appropriate treatments. These can include several advanced techniques such as:
- The use of neuronavigation systems: these computer operated systems superimpose 3D images of the patient’s brain obtained by CT scanning or MRI scanning so that the neurosurgeon can navigate more accurately when removing a tumour. This reduces the risk that vital normal brain tissue will be injured during the brain surgery.
- Operating microscopes and microsurgery
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Neurophysiological monitoring for brain surgery and spinal surgery
- Sonic aspiration: the use of ultrasound at high intensity to disrupt tumour tissue allowing it to be fragmented and removed by suction during brain surgery.
- Transsphenoidal surgery: the neurosurgeon gains access to a tumour in the brain by going into the brain through the nose and sphenoid bone. This is often done when removing pituitary tumours, as the risk of damaging normal brain tissue is minimised.
- Endoscopic techniques: neuroendoscopy is a technique that allows minimally invasive brain surgery. The patient has a couple of very small incisions, rather than having to have a piece of skull removed, and recovery times are much faster.
We offer Fixed Price Packages
Where possible, we’ll provide a fixed-price package for your hospital care. This covers your hospital stay, nursing, and use of our facilities, giving you a clear guide to what those costs will be.
- Pre-op assessment
- Hospital stay, nursing care and meals
- Tests, scans and physio during your stay
- Take-home medication (up to 5 days)
- Post-op follow-up appointments
- Standard equipment or prosthesis (if needed)
- Unplanned extended stay or ITU (if clinically required)
- Initial consultation and any tests done during it
- Consultant and anaesthetist fees (quoted separately)
- Physio or therapy before or after your stay
- Diagnostics before admission (unless agreed in your plan)
- Specialist medication beyond 5 days
- Ambulance transport or bespoke prosthetics
Your consultant’s fees are quoted separately and shared directly by their office after your consultation. These professional fees cover the time, expertise, and care provided by your consultant before, during, and after your treatment. See our full terms and conditions
Why choose The London Clinic?
Trusted for over 90 years, The London Clinic is an independent charitable hospital that reinvests into care, research, and support for those who can’t easily access private treatment.
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More patients choose The London Clinic than any other.
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Full intensive care on-site
World-class 13-bed ICU for expert support if your care becomes complex.
Investing in clinical excellence
Backed by Northwestern, we equip our teams with cutting-edge medical equipment.
0% Finance Options
We’ve teamed up with Chrysalis to offer you funding options that allow you to spread the cost of your treatment.
If you choose to pay for your treatment at The London Clinic over 12 months, you can make use of a great 0% interest option and pay nothing extra. Or you can choose to pay over two to five years at 14.9% APR.
Trustees of the London Clinic Ltd trading as The London Clinic is an Appointed Representative of Chrysalis Finance Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The London Clinic is a credit broker, not a lender. The provider of a payment scheme which is not offered through or by Chrysalis Finance Limited may not be so authorised and regulated. Cancer treatments or transplants aren’t covered by finance packages. Finance options are only available for UK patients.