Headache with irregular location is not necessarily brain tumor, but also tension headache, neurovascular headache and so on.
Brain tumor refers to tumors and brain metastases originating from intracranial area, including glioma, meningioma and other types, and its headache is mostly hidden pain or swelling pain in different parts of temporal and occipital areas, etc. However, brain tumor cannot be diagnosed purely based on the headache, and it needs to be combined with cranial CT, MRI, and other imaging examinations for the confirmation of the diagnosis of this disease.
The headache with irregular location may also be tension headache, which typically develops around 20 years old, with peak incidence at 40~49 years old, and the headache location is uncertain, which may be bilateral, unilateral, whole head, neck, bilateral occipital, bilateral temporal, etc., and is often persistently mild to moderate dull pain, with a sense of tightness, oppression or heaviness around the head.
In addition, migraine and other neurovascular headache can also appear similar performance.
If headache occurs frequently, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time, improve the cranial CT, MRI and other related examinations, make a clear diagnosis and standardized treatment under the guidance of the doctor to avoid delaying the condition.