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Primary tumors
Tumors occurring in the brain include:
- Astrocytoma
- Pilocytic astrocytoma
- Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor
- Oligodendrogliomas
- Ependymoma
- Glioblastoma multiforme
- Mixed gliomas
- Oligoastrocytomas
- Medulloblastoma
- Retinoblastoma
- Neuroblastoma
- Germinoma
- Teratoma
Secondary tumors and non-tumor lesions
Secondary or metastatic brain tumors originate from malignant tumors (cancers) located primarily in other organs
- Lung cancer
- Skin cancer
- Malignant melanoma
- Hypernephroma
- Breast cancer
- Colon carcinoma
WHO* classification of primary brain tumors according to histology and grade (uptodate)
Astrocytic tumors
- Pilocytic astrocytoma
- Diffuse astrocytoma
- Anaplastic astrocytoma
- Glioblastoma
Oligodendroglial and oligoastrocytic tumors
- Oligodendroglioma
- Anaplastic oligodendroglioma
- Oligoastrocytoma
- Anaplastic oligoastrocytoma
- Glioblastoma with oligodendroglioma component
Ependymal tumors
- Subependymoma
- Myxopapillary ependymoma
- Ependymoma
- Anaplastic ependymoma
Choroid plexus tumors
Choroid plexus papilloma Choroid plexus carcinoma
Neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors
- Ganglioglioma
- Central neurocytoma
- Filum terminale paraganglioma
- Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET)
Pineal parenchymal tumors
- Pineocytoma
- Pineoblastoma
Embryonal tumors
- Medulloblastoma
- Supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)
- Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor
Malignant brain tumors:Pilocytic astrocytoma, diffuse astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma.Oligodendroglioma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma, oligoastrocytoma, anaplastic oligoastrocytoma, glioblastoma with oligodendroglioma component, anaplastic ependymoma, choroid plexus carcinoma, Ganglioglioma, pineoblastoma, Medulloblastoma, supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET),atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor, atypical clear cell chordoid
Benign tumors:Subependymoma, myxopapillary ependymoma, ependymoma, Choroid plexus papilloma,central neurocytoma, filum terminale paraganglioma, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET), Pineocytoma, Meningioma
Primary tumors
Astrocytic tumors: Pilocytic astrocytoma, diffuse astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma.
Oligodendroglial and oligoastrocytic tumors:Oligodendroglioma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma, oligoastrocytoma, anaplastic oligoastrocytoma, glioblastoma with oligodendroglioma component.
Ependymal tumors: Subependymoma, myxopapillary ependymoma, ependymoma, anaplastic ependymoma.
Choroid plexus tumors: Choroid plexus papilloma, choroid plexus carcinoma.
Neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors: Ganglioglioma, central neurocytoma, filum terminale paraganglioma, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET).
Pineal parenchymal tumors: Pineocytoma, pineoblastoma.
Embryonal tumors: Medulloblastoma, supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET), atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor.
Meningeal tumors: Meningioma, atypical clear cell chordoid, rhabdoid, papillary, or anaplastic (malignant).