Symptoms of a Vascular Brain Tumor

The symptoms of a vascular brain tumor include:

  • Loss of balance or coordination
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Headache
  • Vision changes
  • Hydrocephalus


Since these common symptoms could be signs of any number of disorders, an accurate diagnosis by an experienced neurosurgeon is critical. Patients should also be screened for renal cancer, adrenal tumors, and retinal abnormalities to rule out Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL).

Find out more about Brain Tumors in Adults and Brain Tumors in Children.

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Our Care Team

  • Chair and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief
  • Margaret and Robert J. Hariri, MD ’87, PhD ’87 Professor of Neurological Surgery
  • Vice Provost of Business Affairs and Integration
Phone: 212-746-4684
  • Director of Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventional Neuroradiology
  • Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
  • Fellowship Director, Endovascular Neurosurgery
Phone: 212-746-5149
  • Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
  • Leon Levy Research Fellow
  • Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute
Phone: 646-962-3389
  • Professor of Radiology in Neurological Surgery
Phone: 212-746-4998
  • Vice Chair for Clinical Research
  • David and Ursel Barnes Professor of Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
  • Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Otolaryngology
  • Director, Center for Epilepsy and Pituitary Surgery
  • Co-Director, Surgical Neuro-oncology
Phone: 212-746-5620
  • Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery (Brooklyn and Manhattan)
Phone: 212-746-2821 (Manhattan); 718-780-3070 (Brooklyn)

Reviewed by: Philip E. Stieg, PhD, MD
Last reviewed/last updated: April 2021

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