The brain is an important organ that controls thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, respiration, and every process that regulates your body.
A brain tumor starts when cells in the brain change and grow out of control. As they continue to grow, they form a mass of cells that becomes a tumor.
A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain.
A chordoma is a form of bone cancer that can occur anywhere along the length of the spine from the base of the skull to the lower back.
Craniopharyngioma is a benign brain tumor that is found near the pituitary gland.
Rathke cleft cysts are noncancerous fluid-filled growths that develop between the parts of the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. They develop while a baby is growing in the uterus. A Rathke cleft cyst develops from a piece of the fetus' developing Rathke pouch, which ultimately becomes part of the pituitary gland.
A paranasal sinus tumor is a cancer that has grown inside your sinuses, the open spaces behind your nose.
An olfactory neuroblastoma often happens on the roof of the nasal cavity. It involves the cribriform plate, which is a bone between the eyes and located deep in the skull.
Astrocytoma is the most common type of brain tumor in children. It is usually low grade, which means slow-growing.
Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of cancer. It starts in cells that grow into skeletal muscle cells. The cells are called rhabdomyoblasts. Skeletal muscles are the muscles that move the body. The cancer is most common in children younger than age 10.
Healthcare providers do not know exactly what causes a brain tumor. But certain factors may raise your risk.
Brain tumor symptoms depend on how big the tumor is and where it is in the brain.
The brain is part of the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS also includes the spinal cord. A tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue. An oligodendroglioma is a type of CNS tumor called a glioma.