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Posted on Dec 16, 2004, 3 a.m.
By Bill Freeman
There are many different kinds of brain tumors. The tumors can be either primary or secondary. Primary tumors are tumors that begin in the brain. Secondary tumors are tumors that start elsewhere in the body and spread to the brain. Some types of primary brain tumors include astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, meningiomas, medulloblastomas, neuronomas, ependymomas, craniopharingiomas, pineal tumors, germ cell tumors, and schwannomas.
There are many different kinds of brain tumors. The tumors can be either primary or secondary. Primary tumors are tumors that begin in the brain. Secondary tumors are tumors that start elsewhere in the body and spread to the brain. Some types of primary brain tumors include astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, meningiomas, medulloblastomas, neuronomas, ependymomas, craniopharingiomas, pineal tumors, germ cell tumors, and schwannomas. The name of a tumor depends on what kind of cell it comes from.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/health/121504_hs_cancer.html
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/health/121504_hs_cancer.html
