See Also: Brain tumor(health)
Primary brain tumor(health)
Metastatic brain tumor(health)
tumor(medicine)
Tumor(health)
Tumor marker(health)
Carcinoid tumor(health)
tumor marker(medicine)
Desmoid tumor(health)
Intracardiac Tumor(health)

Brain tumor (health)


A brain tumor is any mass created by an abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells either found in the brain (neurons, glial cells, epithelial cells, myelin producing cells, etc.) or spread from elsewhere (metastasis). Brain tumors are usually located in the posterior third of the brain in childhood and in the anterior two-thirds of the brain in adulthood.