Nervous system neoplasm
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A nervous system neoplasm is a tumor affecting the nervous system
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Nervous system
The nervous system is an organ system containing a network of specialized cells called neurons that coordinate the actions of an animal and transmit signals between different parts of its body. In most animals the nervous system consists of two parts, central and peripheral. The central nervous...
. Types include:
- Brain tumorBrain tumorA brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...
- Arachnoid cystArachnoid cystArachnoid cysts are cerebrospinal fluid covered by arachnoidal cells and collagen that may develop between the surface of the brain and the cranial base or on the arachnoid membrane, one of the three membranes that cover the brain and the spinal cord...
- Optic nerve gliomaOptic nerve gliomaOptic nerve glioma , a form of glioma which affects the optic nerve, is often one of the central nervous system manifestations of Neurofibromatosis 1....