Primary brain tumor

Primary Brain Tumor
Alternate Names
: Astrocytoma, Brain Tumor - Primary, Cancer - Brain Tumor (Primary), Ependymoma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Glioma, Medulloblastoma, Meningioma, Neuroglioma, Oligodendroglioma
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Primary brain tumors
Metastatic brain tumors
Structural abnormality of the brain, ventricles, pituitary gland
Pituitary masses
Lesions or masses (any location)
Acoustic neuroma
Optic glioma
Arteriovenous malformations of the head
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Primary brain tumors include any tumor that originates in the brain. Tumors may be localized to a small area, invasive (spread to nearby areas), benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous).
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Primary brain tumors are a diverse group of diseases that together constitute the most common solid tumor of childhood.
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GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME - May be subdivided into primary brain tumors and the more common, secondary brain tumors. Primary brain tumors (e.g.
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Clinical trials are also being conducted to evaluate its use in the treatment of primary brain tumors (glioblastoma multiforme), childhood gliomas, pancreatic cancer, and stage III non-small cell lung cancer.
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Primary brain tumors originate in the brain and can be noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant). Secondary brain tumors result from cancer that has started elsewhere and spread (metastasized) to the brain.
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Medulloblastoma is the most common type of primary brain tumor in childhood. It is a type of primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET). Medulloblastoma occasionally metastasizes outside the central nervous system, usually to bone.
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Metastatic brain tumors occur in about one-fourth of all cancers that metastasize (spread through the body). They are much more common than primary brain tumors. They occur in approximately 10-30% of adult cancers.
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