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Created page with "= Brain tumours in general = In adults, secondary brain tumours are 10x as common as primary ones. == Etiology == * Most common tumours in childhood ** Craniopharyngioma ** Medulloblastoma ** Cerebellar astrocytoma * Most common tumours in adulthood ** CNS metastases ** Meningioma ** Glioblastoma ** Pituitary tumours == Pathomechanism == According to the Monroe-Kellie doctrine, a brain tumour must decrease CSF flow and cerebral blood flow. In the beginning phase, CSF..."
(Created page with "= Brain tumours in general = In adults, secondary brain tumours are 10x as common as primary ones. == Etiology == * Most common tumours in childhood ** Craniopharyngioma ** Medulloblastoma ** Cerebellar astrocytoma * Most common tumours in adulthood ** CNS metastases ** Meningioma ** Glioblastoma ** Pituitary tumours == Pathomechanism == According to the Monroe-Kellie doctrine, a brain tumour must decrease CSF flow and cerebral blood flow. In the beginning phase, CSF...")
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