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World-class care forbrain cancer.

At Mayo Clinic, our unmatched combination of expertise, innovation, and compassion makes us uniquely capable of treating even the most complex forms of brain cancer. We bring together a team of the world’s leading neurology experts right here in Arizona — featuring specialists in your individual tumor type — to create a comprehensive, personalized care plan with proven benefits for you, including:

Reduced hospital stays.

Many people who undergo brain tumor surgery at Mayo Clinic leave the hospital in one or two days.

Lower complication rates.

Technological advances allow our surgeons and radiation oncologists to avoid injury to healthy brain tissue.


Shorter recovery time. 

Minimally invasive procedures often result in smaller incisions and scars.

Improved quality of life. 

We manage side effects and work to preserve and maintain motor and cognitive function, speech, cosmetic outcomes, and psychological well-being.


Expedited consultations.

With brain tumors, timing is critical. Once you request an appointment, we’ll quickly schedule an initial phone call to assess your symptoms and set up an office visit as soon as possible.

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Rare brain tumors aren’t rare to us.

More than 7,000 adults and children with brain and other central nervous system cancers come to Mayo Clinic each year. With our expertise and technology, we routinely treat people with Stage 3 or 4, or metastatic brain cancer — often operating on tumors deemed “inoperable” by other cancer centers. We strongly encourage you get a second or third opinion at Mayo Clinic, because we specialize in finding solutions when no one else can.


Conditions we commonly treat include:

  • Glioma
  • Glioblastoma
  • Meningioma
  • Gliomas
  • Vestibular schwannoma
  • Metastatic brain tumors
  • Pituitary tumors

See what makes our brain tumor care different.

The right diagnosis, right away.

An accurate diagnosis is essential to determining the most effective treatment plan. We analyze the tumor and your healthy brain tissue using advanced approaches, so we can make treatment decisions that are more precise and personalized for you. Our multidisciplinary team, which includes neuroradiologists specially trained in neurologic imaging, uses leading-edge diagnostic tools like:

This imaging system uses a stronger magnetic field to produce more detailed images of the body’s interior. These highly detailed brain scans enhance our ability to diagnose and treat patients with brain tumors.

We analyze your tumor’s DNA and predict which treatments will work best for your specific tumor type.

We are the only providers in the Greater Phoenix area to offer this comprehensive mapping for cortical and subcortical regions of the brain. Accurate up to 2–3 mm, it allows for more precise resection planning.

Helps us determine the tumor’s firmness and adhesion to healthy brain tissue, so your surgical team can plan with precision. This state-of-the art technology was invented at Mayo Clinic.

The most innovative treatment options anywhere.

Our team is highly skilled in even the most complex brain tumor treatments. Our radiation therapies are designed to target tumor cells and minimize effects on healthy brain tissue. And when surgery is the best option, we use advanced technologies to operate closer to vital areas of the brain with confidence and make procedures safer. Treatment options include:

Delivers precise radiotherapy to the tumor with less radiation to the surrounding brain tissue.

Includes Gamma Knife®, which delivers a high dose of radiation to a very small area of the brain.

Also known as an awake craniotomy, this allows our surgical team to ask questions of the patient and monitor activity in the brain during the responses. This back-and-forth helps ensure the surgery to remove a tumor isn’t affecting the patient’s communication and cognition skills.

Used in conjunction with awake brain surgery to map the brain and help surgeons maintain functional areas.

Innovative tools that help the care team plan the least invasive approach to surgery.

Allows the surgical team to visualize the tumor’s location more precisely for more thorough and accurate resection.

Also known as laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), this minimally invasive procedure uses a precisely focused laser beam to destroy tumor cells.

These options enable faster recovery with fewer side effects. Examples include key-hole surgery, radiosurgery, laser ablation therapy, and proton beam radiotherapy.

Clinical trials offer even more hope.

As an academic and research institution, our physicians constantly conduct research to bring advancements to patients faster. You’ll gain access to cutting-edge clinical trials and the latest treatments like investigational immunotherapies — which use a patient’s own immune system to fight cancer — all backed by Mayo Clinic’s nationally recognized expertise. Learn more about the latest brain tumor clinical trials at  Mayo Clinic.

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Why choose Mayo Clinic for neurology and neurosurgery

#1 in Arizona

for Neurology & Neurosurgery,
and Cancer care

U.S. News & World Report, 2024–2025

A “World’s Best Specialized Hospital”

for Neurology & Neurosurgery

Newsweek, 2025

The only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center with three integrated sites (Arizona, Florida, and Minnesota)

Supporting you every step of the way.

Our care continues after your treatment. We offer a full suite of physical, occupational, speech, and other rehabilitation and recovery therapies. We also can work with your local providers on a plan designed to regain any main function lost or impaired during treatment. If you’d like to connect with others who have or are dealing with brain cancer, our Brain Cancer Support Group is a great place to start.

Many insurance plans accepted.

Mayo Clinic has agreements with many insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and employers.

Insurance types accepted.

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