Types of Brain Tumours
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Acoustic Neuroma | |
| Astrocytoma: | ||
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Grade I - Pilocytic
Astrocytoma |
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Grade II - Low-grade
Astrocytoma |
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Grade III - Anaplastic
Astrocytoma |
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Grade IV - Glioblastoma
(GBM) |
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Chordoma | |
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CNS Lymphoma | |
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Craniopharyngioma | |
| Other Gliomas: | ||
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Brain
Stem Glioma |
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Ependymoma |
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Mixed
Glioma |
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Optic
Nerve Glioma |
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Subependymoma |
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Medulloblastoma | |
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Meningioma | |
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Metastatic Brain Tumours | |
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Oligodendroglioma | |
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Pituitary Tumours | |
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Primitive Neuroectodermal (PNET) | |
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Other Brain-Related Conditions | |
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Schwannoma | |
| The following tumour types are more common in children than in adults: | ||
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Brain Stem Glioma | |
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Craniopharyngioma | |
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Ependymoma | |
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Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma (JPA) | |
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Medulloblastoma | |
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Optic Nerve Glioma | |
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Pineal Tumour | |
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Primitive Neuroectodermal (PNET) | |
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Rhabdoid Tumour | |
Keep in mind that many tumours have different
subtypes; for example, an astrocytoma can be a juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma,
an anaplastic astrocytoma or a glioblastoma. In addition, the same tumours
sometimes have different names; even pathologists are not always consistent
in what they call them. Finally, it is important to note that non-malignant,
or benign, brain tumours can be just as difficult
to treat as malignant brain tumours! |
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