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Types of Brain Cancer
Other types of primary brain cancer include the following:
- acoustic neuroma–originates in the vestibulocochlear nerve
- lymphoma–originates in lymphocytes; common in HIV/AIDS patients
- meningioma–originates in the meninges
- pineal gland tumor–rare; originates in the pineal gland
- pituitary adenoma–originates in surface cells of the pituitary gland
- schwannoma–originates in cells of the myelin sheath that covers neurons
Secondary (Metastatic) Brain Tumors
In adults, the most common types of cancer that spread to the brain are the following:
The prognosis for people who develop brain metastases is generally poor.
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