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Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors

Definition

Tumors that start in the brain are called primary brain tumors. Tumors that start elsewhere in the body and spread to the brain are metastatic brain tumors. Learn more about brain tumors.

Brain and/or spinal tumors that effect children (pediatric patients) are discussed on the Brain and Spinal Tumors web pages on the pediatric cancer portion of our web site.

Getting Diagnosed / Treatment

Malignant and benign tumors of the brain and spinal cord as well as neurological complications of cancer are treated in the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center's Neuro-Oncology Clinic.

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