Brain tumor laboratory tests

Brain tumor Microchapters

Patient Information

Overview

Classification

Adult brain tumors

Glioblastoma multiforme
Oligodendroglioma
Meningioma
Hemangioblastoma
Pituitary adenoma
Schwannoma
Primary CNS lymphoma
Childhood brain tumors

Pilocytic astrocytoma
Medulloblastoma
Ependymoma
Craniopharyngioma
Pinealoma
Metastasis

Lung cancer
Breast cancer
Melanoma
Gastrointestinal tract cancer
Renal cell carcinoma
Osteoblastoma
Head and neck cancer
Neuroblastoma
Lymphoma
Prostate cancer

Causes

Differentiating Brain Tumor from other Diseases

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

## Overview

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Examination of the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) may show cancerous cells.[1]

## Laboratory findings

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* Examination of the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) may show cancerous cells.[1]

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Library of Medicine.http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancer.html

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