A brain tumor is an abnormal collection of cells in the brain, in which the cells divide and grow uncontrollably leading to an abnormal mass of tissue The 2 main groups of brain tumors are Primary and Metastatic The presentation of brain tumors depends on the areas of...
These are tumors that arise from the brain itself and specifically from the support cells of the brain, the glia and not the nerve cells themselves (neurons) Their origin involves a genetic disturbance affecting the cell cycle These tumors tend to infiltrate and...
Metastatic Tumors are the most common malignancy encountered in the central nervous system Up to 30-40% of cancer patients develop brain metastases at some point Conventional therapeutic options include surgical resection, stereotactic radiosurgery and whole brain...
The most common benign intracranial tumors Slow growing, benign tumors that arise from the lining of the brain Found along the surface of the brain or along its base, where the brain rests on the surface of the skull Typically they are small, slow growing and...
A tumor of the lymph nodes, typically detected in the body and can travel to the brain. Occasionally seen only within the brain and arising from cells around the blood vessels of the brain Fast growing tumor which causes significant inflammation and swelling within...
