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Brain Tumor: Treatment in Beijing

Key test: Contrast-enhanced brain MRIDiagnosis from $320
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Short answer

Brain tumors — benign or malignant growths in the brain — are diagnosed with contrast-enhanced MRI and treated with surgery, radiotherapy or targeted therapy. Beijing Tiantan Hospital runs one of the world's largest neurosurgery programs, and international patients can usually get a contrast brain MRI within days from about $320.

Overview

A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of cells in or around the brain. Symptoms depend on location and size: persistent headaches, seizures, vision or speech changes, weakness, or personality change. Many tumors are benign (such as meningiomas) but still need expert evaluation.

Diagnosis

Contrast-enhanced MRI is the standard first test; biopsy or surgery confirms the tumor type and grade. In Beijing we can typically arrange a 3.0T contrast brain MRI within 24–72 hours, with an English report and full DICOM files you keep.

Treatment in Beijing

Options include neurosurgical resection (including awake craniotomy for tumors near speech or motor areas), radiotherapy, and targeted or chemotherapy depending on pathology. Beijing Tiantan Hospital is China's national neurosurgery center and performs more brain tumor operations than almost any hospital in the world.

Typical costs

  • Contrast brain MRI: from about $320
  • Brain MRI + written neurologist review: from $450
  • Specialist second opinion on existing scans: from $400
  • Surgery: quoted individually after records review — typically a fraction of US private prices

How we help

We arrange fast imaging, certified records translation, and written second opinions from Beijing's leading neurosurgeons — typically within days, not months. If you decide to treat in Beijing, we coordinate admission, interpreters and follow-up.

Sources: Beijing Tiantan Hospital

Brain Tumor in Beijing — hospitals, costs & next steps

Recommended hospitals

Beijing Tiantan Hospital
China's national neurosurgery center — one of the world's largest brain tumor programs
Beijing Cancer Hospital
National leader in radiotherapy and medical oncology follow-up

Departments

Neurosurgery at Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Tiantan's neurosurgery department is China's national center and one of the largest in the world, operating on more brain tumors than almost any hospital anywhere — with full sub-specialty teams for gliomas, skull-base tumors, vascular disease and functional disorders.

Treatments & procedures

Awake Craniotomy
Awake craniotomy is brain tumor surgery performed while the patient is awake for part of the operation, so surgeons can map and protect speech and movement areas in real time. Beijing Tiantan Hospital performs it routinely as part of one of the world's largest neurosurgery programs.

How China MedPass helps

China Specialist Second Opinion Package
A written second opinion from a senior Beijing tertiary-hospital specialist on your existing scans and records — no travel required for the review itself.
Brain MRI + Neurology Review Package
A brain MRI at a top Beijing neuroscience hospital plus a senior neurology / neurosurgery review, with an English report.

Guides & resources

Brain MRI in Beijing Within 48 Hours: How a Typical Wait-List Case Works
A representative example of how a patient facing a months-long MRI wait at home can be scanned in Beijing within ~48 hours of arrival — booking, escort, repo...
MRI With Contrast Cost in China
A contrast-enhanced MRI in China costs more than a plain scan — public hospital fees run roughly $110–165 per region; coordinated pricing with English report and DICOM starts from around $320.

Patient stories

A Brain Tumor Second Opinion, Then Surgery at Tiantan
A 40-something professional with a newly found brain lesion sent MRI DICOMs on a Friday; by Wednesday a Tiantan neurosurgeon's written opinion recommended surgery, and three weeks later the tumor was out — total cost a fraction of home-country private quotes.

Brain Tumor — frequently asked questions

How fast can I get a brain MRI in Beijing as a foreigner?

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Usually within 24–72 hours at a top public hospital, compared with waits of weeks or months in many Western systems. We book the scan, arrange an English report and hand you the DICOM files. A contrast brain MRI starts from about $320.

Which Beijing hospital is best for brain tumor treatment?

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Beijing Tiantan Hospital is China's national neurosurgery center and runs one of the largest brain tumor surgical programs in the world. For radiotherapy and oncology follow-up, Beijing Cancer Hospital is a national leader.

How much does brain tumor surgery cost in Beijing?

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Surgery is quoted individually after a records review because tumor type, location and approach vary widely — but prices at Beijing's Grade 3A public hospitals are typically a fraction of US private costs. Diagnosis is inexpensive to start: contrast MRI from about $320 and a written second opinion from $400.

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