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Types of Tumors

Acoustic Neuroma
Acoustic Neuroma

Acoustic Neuroma Causes. There are two types of acoustic neuroma: a sporadic form and a form associated with a syndrome called neurofibromatosis type II (NF2). NF2 is an inherited disorder characterized by the growth of noncancerous tumors in the nervous system.

source: webmd.com
Bladder Cancer
Bladder Cancer

Patients with bladder cancer sometimes have other tumors in these places, so the entire urinary tract needs to be checked for tumors. Invasive versus non-invasive bladder cancer. Bladder cancers are often described based on how far they have invaded into the wall of the bladder:

source: cancer.org
Brain Cancer
Brain Cancer

A primary brain tumor is one that originates in the brain, and not all primary brain tumors are cancerous; benign tumors are not aggressive and normally do not spread to surrounding tissues, although they can be serious and even life threatening.

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Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer

Breast cancer starts when cells in the breast begin to grow out of control. These cells usually form a tumor that can often be seen on an x-ray or felt as a lump. The tumor is malignant (cancer) if the cells can grow into (invade) surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body.

source: cancer.org
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Chordoma
Chordoma

Chordoma is a rare type of cancer that occurs in the bones of the skull base and spine. It is part of a group of malignant bone and soft tissue tumors called sarcomas. Chordomas account for about 3 percent of all bone tumors and about 20 percent of primary spinal tumors.

CNS Lymphoma
CNS Lymphoma

Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph tissue of the brain and/or spinal cord. Lymphoma is a disease in which malignant cells form in the lymph system.

source: cancer.gov
Craniopharyngioma
Craniopharyngioma

Craniopharyngioma is a rare, usually suprasellar neoplasm, which may be cystic, that develops from nests of epithelium derived from Rathke's pouch. Rathke's pouch is an embryonic precursor of the anterior pituitary. Craniopharyngiomas are typically very slow growing tumors.

Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer

Lung carcinoid tumors (also known as lung carcinoids) are a type of lung cancer, which is a cancer that starts in the lungs. Cancer starts when cells begin to grow out of control. Cells in nearly any part of the body can become cancer, and can spread to other areas of the body.

source: cancer.org
Medulloblastoma
Medulloblastoma

Medulloblastoma (/ m ə ˌ d ʌ l oʊ b l æ ˈ s t oʊ m ə /) is the most common type of pediatric malignant primary brain tumor , originating in the part of the brain that is towards the back and the bottom, on the floor of the skull, in the cerebellum, or posterior fossa.

Melanoma
Melanoma

Melanoma is a cancer that begins in the melanocytes. Other names for this cancer include malignant melanoma and cutaneous melanoma. Most melanoma cells still make melanin, so melanoma tumors are usually brown or black. But some melanomas do not make melanin and can appear pink, tan, or even white.

source: cancer.org
Meningioma
Meningioma

A meningioma is a tumor that forms on membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord just inside the skull. Specifically, the tumor forms on the three layers of membranes that are called meninges. These tumors are often slow-growing.

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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (also known as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, NHL, or sometimes just lymphoma) is a cancer that starts in white blood cells called lymphocytes, which are part of the body’s immune system.

source: cancer.org
Other Gliomas: Brain Stem Glioma Ependymoma
Other Gliomas: Brain Stem Glioma Ependymoma

There are several different kinds of glioma that vary in cell characteristics, location and severity, including astrocytoma (including glioblastoma), brain stem glioma, ependymoma, mixed glioma, oligodendroglioma and optic nerve glioma.

Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cancer

Epithelial ovarian tumors start in the outer surface of the ovaries. These tumors can be benign (not cancer), borderline (low malignant potential), or malignant (cancer). Benign epithelial ovarian tumors. Epithelial ovarian tumors that are benign don’t spread and usually don’t lead to serious illness.

source: cancer.org
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