Tumors
of the Nervous System are categorized as follows:
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Brain Tumor Support Group
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contact
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Central
Nervous System (CNS)
Peripheral
Nervous System (PNS)
Benign (non-cancerous)
Malignant
(cancerous)
Primary (arising from nerve cells known as Neurons,
or their supporting cells known as Glial and Schwann
cells.) See World Health Organization Classification
of all types.)
Metastatic (arising from cells outside of the Nervous
System
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