Adult central nervous system Tumors and Brain Tumors

There are many types of brain and spinal cord tumors. The tumors are formed by the abnormal growth of cells and may begin in different parts of the brain or spinal cord. Together, the brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system (CNS).

The tumors may be either benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer):

Benign brain and spinal cord tumors grow and press on nearby areas of the brain. They rarely spread into other tissues and may recur (come back).
Malignant brain and spinal cord tumors are likely to grow quickly and spread into other brain tissue.

When a tumor grows into or presses on an area of the brain, it may stop that part of the brain from working the way it should. Both benign and malignant brain tumors cause signs and symptoms and need treatment.

Source: Adult Central Nervous System Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version originally published by the National Cancer Institute

An adult central nervous system tumor is a disease in which abnormal cells form in the tissues of the brain and/or spinal cord.

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Astrocytic Tumors

Tumors of the Cranial and Paraspinal Nerves

Choroid Plexus Tumors

Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma
Pilocytic Astrocytoma
Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma
Diffuse Astrocytoma
Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma (Grades and Stats)
Anaplastic Astrocytomas
Glioblastoma
Giant Cell Glioblastoma
Gliosarcoma (Grades and Stats)

Choroid Plexus Tumors

Tumors of the Cranial and Paraspinal Nerves

Choroid Plexus Tumors

Choroid Plexus Tumors (Grades and Stats)

Choroid Plexus Papilloma
Atypical Choroid Plexus Papilloma
Choroid Plexus Carcinoma

Tumors of the Cranial and Paraspinal Nerves

Vestibular Schwannoma/ Acoustic Neuroma
Neurofibroma
Perineurioma
Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor

Embryonal Tumors

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Tumors of the Cranial and Paraspinal Nerves

Medulloblastoma (Grades and Stats)
CNS Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (Grades and Stats)

Ependymal Tumors

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Ependymoma (Grades and Stats)
Subependymoma
Myxopapillary Ependymoma
Anaplastic Ependymoma

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Meningeal Tumors

Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors

Meningioma (Grades and Stats)
Atypical Meningioma
Anaplastic/Malignant Meningioma
Hemangiopericytoma
Anaplastic Hemangiopericytoma
Hemangioblastoma

Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors

Gangliocytoma
Ganglioglioma
Anaplastic Ganglioma
Desmoplastic Infantile Astrocytoma And Ganglioglioma
Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor
Central Neurocytoma
Extraventricular Neurocytoma
Cerebellar Liponeurocytoma
Paraganglioma Of The Spinal Cord
Papillary Glioneuronal Tumor
Rosette-Forming Glioneural Tumor Of The Fourth Ventricle

Other Neuroepithelial Tumors

Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors

Other Neuroepithelial Tumors

Angiocentric Glioma
Chordoid Glioma Of The Third Ventricle

Oligodendroglial Tumors

Other Neuroepithelial Tumors

Oligodendroglioma Tumors
Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
- Grades and Stats

Oligoastrocytic Tumors

Oligodendroglial Tumors

Oligoastrocytic Tumors

Oligoastrocytoma
Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma

Pineal Tumors

Tumors Of The Sellar Region

Pituitary Tumors

Pineal Region Tumors (Grades and Stats)
Pineocytoma
Pineal Parenchymal Tumor Of Intermediate Differentiation
Pineoblastoma
Papillary Tumor Of The Pineal Region

Adult central nervous system Tumors and Brain Tumors

Astrocytic Tumors

Tumors of the Cranial and Paraspinal Nerves

Choroid Plexus Tumors

Choroid Plexus Tumors

Tumors of the Cranial and Paraspinal Nerves

Choroid Plexus Tumors

Tumors of the Cranial and Paraspinal Nerves

Tumors of the Cranial and Paraspinal Nerves

Tumors of the Cranial and Paraspinal Nerves

Embryonal Tumors

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Tumors of the Cranial and Paraspinal Nerves

Ependymal Tumors

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Meningeal Tumors

Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors

Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors

Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors

Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors

Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors

Other Neuroepithelial Tumors

Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors

Other Neuroepithelial Tumors

Oligodendroglial Tumors

Oligodendroglial Tumors

Other Neuroepithelial Tumors

Oligoastrocytic Tumors

Oligodendroglial Tumors

Oligoastrocytic Tumors

Pineal Tumors

Tumors Of The Sellar Region

Pituitary Tumors

Pituitary Tumors

Tumors Of The Sellar Region

Pituitary Tumors

Tumors Of The Sellar Region

Tumors Of The Sellar Region

Tumors Of The Sellar Region

Other CNS Tumors

Metastatic Brain Tumors

Tumors Of The Sellar Region

Metastatic Brain Tumors

Metastatic Brain Tumors

Metastatic Brain Tumors

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