Different Brain Tumor Types You Should Know

Medical science has not been provided a standard system which is used to measure or describe the spread of the cancer. There are primary brain tumors which usually originate from the central nervous system of the brain; other parts of the body are not affected by this tumor as there is no spread of disease to them.

In effect to treat the various brain tumor types, they are classified on the basis of the cell type where the tumor started from, the part of the brain in which the tumor is located as well as the tumor grade.

The various brain tumor types which are basically primary brain tumors suffered by adults is described as follows:

Pineal Astrocytic Tumor: just as the name suggests, this tumor occurs near the pineal gland or in it. The pineal gland produces the hormone melatonin which is responsible for the patterns of sleeping and waking. The grade of the tumor may be of any kind

Brain Stem Gliomas: suggestive from the name, this tumor forms within the brain stem; a part that is a connection between the brain and the spinal cord. This is often a high grade tumor which means that it has a quick spread and the cure is quite difficult

Plocytic astrocytoma: this tumor develops in the astrocytes of the brain cells. It is a grade one tumor that grows slowly and rarely spreads to other nearby cranial tissues. This tumor is more frequent in children in adolescents and can be cured

Diffuse Astocytoma: also developing in the astrocytes cells of the brain, it shares a slow growth with the pilocytic however it differs in that it tends to spread to other nearby cranial cells. That is why it is called a grade II tumor which is more frequent in adolescents

Anaplastic Astrocytoma: this is often referred to as the malignant astrocytomas. It is a grade III tumor that has a characteristic of fast growth and quickly spreads to neighboring cranial cells. This tumor has cells that have different appearance from any normal cell. It usually develops around the age of forty.

Glioblastoma: the treatment of this tumor is very difficult especially in adults between the ages of 45 years and 70 years who are the high risk group. It is a grade IV brain tumor regarded as being among the most aggressive tumors of the brain. Often it is often fatal and popularly called glioblastoma multiforme

Acoustic Neuroma occurs the on the cranial nerve responsible for hearing. The tumor grows slowly and it mostly occurs within the cerebellum and the Pons of the brain. The latter is found at the position of the posterior fossa.  It is statistically shown to constitute about 9% of those diagnosed with brain tumor. Some of the signs of this type of tumor include dizziness, loss of hearing and feeling in the face.

CNS Lymphoma is a case that occurs when there is a malfunction of the immune system. But it has also been observed that some individuals with no immune malfunction have developed this condition as well. The tumor occurs at the cerebral hemispheres of the brain.