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Abstract
Neoplasms of the intracranial components of the central nervous system, including the cerebral hemispheres, basal ganglia, hypothalamus, thalamus, brain stem, and cerebellum. Brain neoplasms are subdivided into primary (originating from brain tissue) and secondary (i.e., metastatic) forms. Primary neoplasms are subdivided into benign and malignant forms. In general, brain tumors may also be classified by age of onset, histologic type, or presenting location in the brain.
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Synonyms
53 entry terms
- Brain Tumors
- Neoplasms, Brain
- Brain Neoplasm
- Brain Tumor
- Neoplasm, Brain
- Tumor, Brain
- Benign Neoplasms, Brain
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Metastases
- Brain Neoplasm, Primary
- Brain Neoplasms, Benign
- Brain Neoplasms, Malignant
- Brain Neoplasms, Malignant, Primary
- Brain Neoplasms, Primary Malignant
- Brain Tumor, Primary
- Brain Tumor, Recurrent
- Cancer of Brain
- Cancer of the Brain
- Intracranial Neoplasms
- Malignant Neoplasms, Brain
- Malignant Primary Brain Neoplasms
- Malignant Primary Brain Tumors
- Neoplasms, Brain, Benign
- Neoplasms, Brain, Malignant
- Neoplasms, Brain, Primary
- Neoplasms, Intracranial
- Primary Brain Neoplasms
- Primary Malignant Brain Neoplasms
- Primary Malignant Brain Tumors
- Benign Brain Neoplasm
- Benign Brain Neoplasms
- Benign Neoplasm, Brain
- Brain Benign Neoplasm
- Brain Benign Neoplasms
- Brain Cancers
- Brain Malignant Neoplasm
- Brain Malignant Neoplasms
- Brain Metastase
- Brain Neoplasm, Benign
- Brain Neoplasm, Malignant
- Brain Neoplasms, Primary
- Brain Tumors, Recurrent
- Cancer, Brain
- Intracranial Neoplasm
- Malignant Brain Neoplasm
- Malignant Brain Neoplasms
- Malignant Neoplasm, Brain
- Neoplasm, Intracranial
- Primary Brain Neoplasm
- Primary Brain Tumor
- Primary Brain Tumors
- Recurrent Brain Tumor
- Recurrent Brain Tumors
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Aspects Covered
39 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate with specific site in brain + histological type of neoplasm
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Brain Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001932. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001932
- Brain Neoplasms. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_tumor
- Brain Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233309