Overview

NCI Definition: A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm affecting the brain. [1]

Significant Genes in Malignant Brain Neoplasm

MLH1 +

MSH2 +

MSH6 +

NF1 +

PMS2 +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Malignant Brain Tumor, Cancer of Brain, Cancer of the Brain, Brain Neoplasms, Malignant, Malignant Tumor of the Brain, Malignant Neoplasm of Brain, Malignant Tumor of Brain, Malignant Neoplasm of the Brain, Brain Cancer
Parent(s)
Malignant Intracranial Neoplasm
Children
Brain Sarcoma, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Malignant Supratentorial Neoplasm, Malignant Choroid Plexus Neoplasm, Brain Germinoma, Malignant Infratentorial Neoplasm, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, and Malignant Primary 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.