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  2. Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms related to increased pressure in the brain often disappear after surgical removal of the tumor. Effects like seizures might progressively improve as recovery progresses. Steroid treatment is often used to control tissue swelling that may occur before and after surgery.

  3. Brain tumor - Wikipedia

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    There are no specific signs or symptoms for brain cancer, but the presence of a combination of symptoms and the lack of alternative causes may indicate a brain tumor. [41] A medical history aids in the diagnosis. Clinical and laboratory investigations will serve to exclude infections as the cause of the symptoms.

  4. 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]

  5. Pilocytic astrocytoma - Wikipedia

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    Pilocytic astrocytoma (and its variant pilomyxoid astrocytoma) is a brain tumor that occurs most commonly in children and young adults (in the first 20 years of life). They usually arise in the cerebellum, near the brainstem, in the hypothalamic region, or the optic chiasm, but they may occur in any area where astrocytes are present, including the cerebral hemispheres and the spinal cord.

  6. Central nervous system tumor - Wikipedia

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    A central nervous system tumor (CNS tumor) is an abnormal growth of cells from the tissues of the brain or spinal cord. [1] CNS tumor is a generic term encompassing over 120 distinct tumor types. [ 2 ]

  7. Central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor

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    It is a rare disease occurring mostly among children, [1] [2] accounting for 1.9 to 7% of childhood brain tumors. [2] Symptoms involve emotional, visual, motor, and speech defects. [2] Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) are used to diagnose PNETs. [2]

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