A primary brain tumor is a growth that starts within the brain, including in the nerves in the brain and its covering.
Brain tumors can arise from cells in the brain or spread to the brain from cancer in another part of the body. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Metastatic cancer occurs when cells from part of the body spread to the brain.
A meningioma is a primary brain tumor that grows along the covering the brain, called the meninges. Most are benign and slow-growing.
Most pituitary tumors aren't cancerous, but they can still cause serious health problems.
Though an acoustic neuroma (a tumor on a nerve connecting the brain and ear) is usually benign, it can affect hearing and balance.
Malignant pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors, including low-grade gliomas and medulloblastomas, are the second most common childhood cancer.
Gamma Knife surgery is a treatment that uses high-dose radiation to target brain tumors. Learn more about this treatment.
Spinal tumors are benign or cancerous tissue growths in or surrounding the spine.