Fact Sheets

Source: CCM

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Primary Brain Tumors
A primary brain tumor is a growth that starts within the brain. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
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Brain Tumors
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.
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Meningiomas
Meningiomas are tumors commonly found in the membranes surrounding the brain and the spinal cord. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
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Metastatic Brain Tumors
Metastatic brain cancer starts in another part of the body and spreads to the brain. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
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Pediatric Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
Abnormal cells in the brain or spinal cord that have multiplied uncontrollably are known as brain or spinal cord tumors. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Gamma Knife surgery is a treatment that uses high-dose radiation to target brain tumors. Learn more about this treatment.
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Pediatric Skull and Spine Deformities
Some children are born with or develop irregularities of the skull and/or spine (called craniosynostosis). Some benefit from surgical correction procedures.
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Glioblastoma and Other Gliomas
Term for a group of brain tumors that arise from glial cells, the cells that support nerve cells in the brain.
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Neoplasm (Tumor)
Neoplasms or tumors refer to any growth that develops inside or on the body. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
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Radiation Therapy with Gamma Knife
The Gamma Knife is a machine that focuses radiation with precision, killing tumors without harming nearby tissue. Learn about this procedure.