Overview

NCI Definition: A benign or malignant neoplasm that arises from or metastasizes to the brain. [1]

Disease Details

Synonyms
Tumor of the Brain, Brain Neoplasms, Tumor of Brain, Neoplasm of Brain, Neoplasm of the Brain, Brain Tumor
Parent(s)
Intracranial Neoplasm
Children
Supratentorial Neoplasm, Infratentorial Neoplasm, Brain Neoplasm, NOS, Intraventricular Brain Neoplasm, Primary Brain Neoplasm, Malignant Brain Neoplasm, and Benign Brain Neoplasm

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.