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There is a separate article for '''[[peripheral nerve sheath tumours]]'''. | There is a separate article for '''[[peripheral nerve sheath tumours]]'''. | ||
==Brain tumours== | ==Brain tumours - overview== | ||
===Adult=== | ===Adult=== | ||
Four most common types of brain tumours:<ref>[http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/abta/primer.htm http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/abta/primer.htm]</ref> | Four most common types of brain tumours:<ref>[http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/abta/primer.htm http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/abta/primer.htm]</ref> | ||
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**Processes may branch. | **Processes may branch. | ||
*Ill-defined border/blend with the surrounding brain/. | *Ill-defined border/blend with the surrounding brain/. | ||
==Metastatic tumours== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Most common brain tumour in adults. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Vary by subtype. | |||
Images: | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Metastatic_adenocarcinoma_-_cerebellum_-_very_low_mag.jpg CRC metastasis to cerebellum - very low mag. (WC)]. | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Metastatic_adenocarcinoma_-_cerebellum_-_high_mag.jpg CRC metastasis to cerebellum - high mag. (WC)]. | |||
==Astrocytomas== | ==Astrocytomas== | ||