Brain tumors are masses of abnormal cells in the brain that have grown out of control.

In most other parts of the body, it is very important to distinguish between benign (non-cancerous) tumors and malignant tumors (cancers). Benign tumors do not grow into nearby tissues or spread to distant areas, so in other parts of the body they are almost never life-threatening. One of the main reasons malignant tumors are so dangerous is because they can spread throughout the body.

Although brain tumors rarely spread to other parts of the body, most of them can spread through the brain tissue. Even so-called benign tumors can, as they grow, press on and destroy normal brain tissue, causing damage that is often disabling and sometimes fatal. For this reason, doctors usually speak of brain tumors rather than brain cancers. The main concerns with brain tumors are how readily they spread through the rest of the brain and whether they can be removed and not come back.

Brain tumors tend to be different in adults and children. They often form in different areas, develop from different cell types, and may have a different outlook and treatment.

• Acoustic Neuroma
• Anaplastic Astrocytoma
• Brain Metastases
• Chordoma
• Craniopharyngioma
• Ependymoma
• Gangliocytoma
• Germinoma
• Glioblastoma Multiforme
• Glioma
• Glomus Tumors

• Hemangioblastoma
• Meningioma
• Neurocytoma
• Neurofibroma
• Neurofibromatosis
• Oligodendroglioma
• Parotid SCCA
• Pituitary Adenoma
• Schwannoma
• Skull Base Tumors
• Vestibular Schwannoma