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  2. Central nervous system tumor - Wikipedia

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    The American Cancer Society estimated the number of new cases of pediatric CNS tumors in the US in 2019 to be 23,820, and the number of deaths attributable to CNS tumors to be 17,760. [ 7 ] The incidence rates of the most common brain tumors for adult patients is very different, with meningiomas being the most common tumor, accounting for 38% ...

  3. Computed tomography of the head - Wikipedia

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    Special views focusing on the orbit of the eye may be taken to investigate concerns relating to the eye. [8] CT scans are used by physicians specializing in treating the eye (ophthalmologists) to detect foreign bodies (especially metallic objects), fractures, abscesses, cellulitis, sinusitis, bleeding within the skull (intracranial bleeding), proptosis, Graves disease changes in the eye, and ...

  4. Brain tumor - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 January 2025. Neoplasm in the brain Medical condition Brain tumor Other names Intracranial neoplasm, brain tumour, brain cancer Brain metastasis in the right cerebral hemisphere from lung cancer, shown on magnetic resonance imaging Specialty Neurosurgery, neuro-oncology Symptoms Vary depending on the ...

  5. Evidence of surgical tumor removal in ancient Egyptian skull ...

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    In a skull marred with bone damage from multiple tumors, archaeologists have found never-before-seen evidence from ancient Egypt of surgical intervention for cancer.

  6. Brain metastasis - Wikipedia

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    Brain imaging (neuroimaging such as CT or MRI) is needed to determine the presence of brain metastases. [6] In particular, contrast-enhanced MRI is the best method of diagnosing brain metastases, although primary detection may be done using CT. [10]

  7. Lesional demyelinations of the central nervous system

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    Normally MS lesions are small ovoid lesions, less than 2 cm. long, oriented perpendicular to the long axis of the brain's ventricles [18] Often they are disposed surrounding a vein [19] Demyelinization by MS. The Klüver-Barrera colored tissue show a clear decoloration in the area of the lesion (Original scale 1:100)

  8. Middle Schooler's Headaches 'Passed Off as a Virus' Until His ...

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    Related: Isabella Strahan Reflects on Life Before Brain Tumor Diagnosis: 'Was a Great Year Til It Wasn't' Although there are many different types of brain tumors, "a tumor can move or press on ...

  9. Medulloblastoma - Wikipedia

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    Medulloblastoma is the second-most frequent brain tumor in children after pilocytic astrocytoma [37] and the most common malignant brain tumor in children, comprising 14.5% of newly diagnosed brain tumors. [38] In adults, medulloblastoma is rare, comprising fewer than 2% of CNS malignancies. [39]