By Admin on Mar 16, 2010 in Cancer
I have to do a project on cancer and I chose brain cancer. I have to list what kind of cancer it is (carcinoma, sarcoma, lymphoma, leukemia) and I can’t find anything about what type it is. I would really apreciate it if you could also give me a web site with further explanation alon with your answer. Thanks!
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I commend you on your choice for a paper.
I have multiple meningiomas. Doesn’t sound too bad right? Wrong! Mine are snaking through everywhere in my brain, into my sinuses, in my left eustacian tube, fused into the bones in my face and wrapped around my carotid artery. And this is AFTER they did surgery, radiation and two sinus surgeries. Due to the location of some of the tumors (including the carotid artery), I have what is considered a benign malignant tumors. In other words, the tumor itself is generally considered benign but due to the location it is considered malignant.
There are many types of brain tumors: astrocytomas, neuroblastomas, ganglios, meningiomas, etc. What causes them to turn into cancer is caused in part on location, grade of tumor (usually Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 and Grade 4 – with 4 being the most deadly), size and type.
The best place for more infomation is to check out the ABTA (American Brain Tumor Association). Also check the National Institutes of Health, The American Cancer Society and the Brain Tumor Foundation.
Thank you for having the courage to do this project. I wish there were more like you.
palmyrafan | Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
neuroblastoma
*LaughOften* | Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of cells within the brain or inside the skull, which can be cancerous or non-cancerous (benign).
It is defined as any intracranial tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the brain itself (neurons, glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells), lymphatic tissue, blood vessels), in the cranial nerves (myelin-producing Schwann cells), in the brain envelopes (meninges), skull, pituitary and pineal gland, or spread from cancers primarily located in other organs (metastatic tumors).
Primary (true) brain tumors are commonly located in the posterior cranial fossa in children and in the anterior two-thirds of the cerebral hemispheres in adults, although they can affect any part of the brain.
In the United States in the year 2005, it was estimated that there were 43,800 new cases of brain tumors (Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Primary Brain Tumors in the United States, Statistical Report, 2005–2006),[1] which accounted for 1.4 percent of all cancers, 2.4 percent of all cancer deaths,[2] and 20–25 percent of pediatric cancers.[2][3] Ultimately, it is estimated that there are 13,000 deaths per year in the United States alone as a result of brain tumors.[1]
Kaitie DAWG. | Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
There are actually several kinds of brain cancers. The different cell types in the brain results in different types of brain cancer. You can see what they are called and what they look like here: http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/CNSHTML/CNSIDX.html Scroll down to neoplasms (Starts with number 94)
Flapore N | Mar 16, 2010 | Reply
Types of Pediatric Brain Tumors
Most brain tumors are named for both type of cell from which the tumor originated and the location of the tumor in the brain.
primitive neurectodermal, astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, ependymoma.
There’s many more. That’s just the kid’s. I had an oligoastrocytoma, which is a mix of two different cells. Here’s a good website that names most.
april | Mar 16, 2010 | Reply