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A central nervous system tumor (CNS tumor) is an abnormal growth of cells from the tissues of the brain or spinal cord. [1] CNS tumor is a generic term encompassing over 120 distinct tumor types. [2] Common symptoms of CNS tumors include vomiting, headache, changes in vision, nausea, and seizures. [3]
A nervous system tumor is a tumor that arises within the nervous system, either the central nervous system (CNS) or the peripheral nervous system (PNS). [1] [2] Nervous system primary tumors include various types of brain tumor and spinal tumors, such as gliomas, and meningiomas (of the CNS), and schwannomas (of the PNS) and can be either benign or malignant.
9.1.2 Miscellaneous rare lymphomas in the CNS 9.1.2.1 MALT lymphoma of the dura 9.1.2.2 Other low-grade B-cell lymphomas of the CNS 9.1.2.3 Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALK+/ALK−) 9.1.2.4 T-cell lymphomas and NK/T-cell lymphomas 9.2 Histiocytic tumors 9.2.1 Erdheim–Chester disease 9.2.2 Rosai–Dorfman disease 9.2.3 Juvenile xanthogranuloma
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Neoplasm in the brain Medical condition Brain tumor Other names Intracranial neoplasm, brain tumour, brain cancer Brain metastasis in the right cerebral hemisphere from lung cancer, shown on magnetic resonance imaging Specialty Neurosurgery, neuro-oncology Symptoms Vary depending on the ...
Central nervous system tumors are the most common forms of pediatric cancer. Brain tumors are the most frequent and have the highest mortality. [4] Some disorders, such as substance addiction, autism, and ADHD may be regarded as CNS disorders, though the classifications are not without dispute.
Neuro-oncology is the study of brain and spinal cord neoplasms, many of which are (at least eventually) very dangerous and life-threatening (astrocytoma, glioma, glioblastoma multiforme, ependymoma, pontine glioma, and brain stem tumors are among the many examples of these).
Secondary CNS tumors, or metastatic tumors, occur when cancer cells spread to the brain or spinal cord from a primary tumor in another part of the body. These tumors are more common than primary CNS tumors in adults and often originate from cancers of the lung , breast , skin , kidney , or colon .
A central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor, often abbreviated as PNET, supratentorial PNET, or CNS-PNET, [1] is one of the 3 types of embryonal central nervous system tumors (medulloblastoma, atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor, and PNET). [2]