Brain tumour: various extrinsic and intrinsic factors add up to to cause tumour in the brain. See detailed information below for a list of 14 causes of Brain tumour, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Benign and malignant neoplasms that arise from or metastasize to structures within the cranium. This includes meningeal and other tumors that occur in the spaces that surround the brain, and neoplasms of the brain.
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A tumor in the brain
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Brain tumor, Intracranial tumor
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