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Types of Brain Tumors

What are the main types of brain tumors?

Browse the list below to learn more about specific types of brain tumors and related conditions:

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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak
Chondroma
Chondrosarcoma
Chordoma
Choroid plexus tumor (in children)
Colon cancer and metastatic brain tumors
Convexity meningioma
Craniopharyngioma (in adults)
Craniopharyngioma in children

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Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (in children)

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Hemangiopericytoma

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Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma

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Kidney cancer and metastatic brain tumors

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Lung cancer and metastatic brain tumors

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- N -

Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
Neurofibroma
Neurofibromatosis:
- Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1)
- Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2)
- Schwannomatosis

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-V-

Vestibular schwannoma

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