Brain tumor

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A brain tumor in the right hemisphere

A brain tumor is any tumor in the brain. Tumors may be benign or malignant.

Types

• astrocytoma
• glioblastoma multiforme
• oliogodendroglioma
• ependymoma
• primary CNS lymphoma
• meningioma

Treatment

The treatment varies based on the type of tumor. For meningiomas, surgical removal of the tumor alone is often sufficient. Malignant tumors like anaplastic astrocytoma and glioblastoma multiforme require more aggressive therapy. For glioblastoma multiforme, surgical removal of the tumor followed by radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, is used. Temozolomide (also known as Temodar) is also used for gliomas (including Glioblastoma multiforme).

Brain Tumor Media

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  The main areas of the brain and limbic system

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  The meninges lie between the skull and brain matter. Tumors originating from the meninges are meningiomas.

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  A posterior fossa tumor leading to mass effect and midline shift

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  CT scan of a metastasis-suspected space-occupying brain tumor in the left temporo-parietal. There is hypoattenuating (dark) peritumoral edema in the surrounding white matter, with a "finger-like" spread. Same lesion seen by

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  Micrograph of an oligodendroglioma, a type of brain cancer. Brain biopsy. H&E stain.

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  Meningioma of the middle third of the sagittal sinus with large hyperostosis

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  A brainstem glioma in four-year-old. MRI, sagittal, without contrast