The symptoms of brain tumour may vary depe4dning on factors like size of the tumour, its growth, the location and type. Sometimes symptoms are common but other times they may also be rare. What is brain tumour and why is it dangerous? Mayo Clinic defines brain tumour as when cancer cells either grow in the brain tissues or it spreads to the brain from other parts of the body.
Cancer can also spread from nearby locations in the brain for instance from the nerves, the pituitary gland, the membranes that cover the surface of the brain or the pineal gland. There are two types of brain tumours, primary and secondary. Primary brain tumours begin in the brain itself nd secondary brain tumours may spread to the brain from other parts.
The secondary brain tumours are also referred to as metastatic brain tumours. Brain tumors can begin in the brain. These are called primary brain tumors.
Sometimes, cancer spreads to the brain from other parts of the body. These tumors are secondary brain tumors, also called metastatic brain tumors. Rare Symptoms Of Brain Tumour The Barrow Neurological Institute has identified 150 different types of brain tumors.
They state that the symptoms may vary depending on growth, location, type and size. Certain symptoms of brain tumour are common and well known but some others are rare. Here is a list:.
