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Brain Tumor Basics

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Sort Desciption: A tumor develops if normal or abnormal cells multiply when they are not needed. A brain tumor is a mass of unnecessary cells growing in the brain. There are two basic kinds of brain tumors ...

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The adult body normally forms new cells only when they are needed to replace old or damaged ones. Infants and children form new cells to complete their development in addition to those needed for repair. A tumor develops if normal or abnormal cells multiply when they are not needed. A brain tumor is a mass of unnecessary cells growing in the brain. There are two basic kinds of brain tumors â primary brain tumors and metastatic brain tumors. Primary brain tumors start, and tend to stay, in the brain. Metastatic brain tumors begin as cancer elsewhere in the body and spreads to the brain. When doctors describe brain tumors, they often use the words "benign" or "malignant." Those descriptions refer to the degree of malignancy or aggressiveness of a brain tumor. It is not always easy to classify a brain tumor as "benign" or "malignant" as many factors other than the pathological features contribute to the outcome. ...

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