Important

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Synonyms

• Intracranial Tumors
• Primary Tumors of Central Nervous System

Disorder Subdivisions

• Brain Tumors, Benign
• Brain Tumors, Malignant
• Benign Tumors of the Central Nervous System
• Malignant Tumors of the Central Nervous System

General Discussion

Brain Tumors are abnormal growths in the brain that can be either cancerous (malignant) of noncancerous (benign). The effects on the brain of malignant and benign brain tumors are very similar and can cause the same types of problems depending upon the type of tumor and where it is located in the brain.