Primary central nervous system lymphoma is a form of Lymphoma affecting the Central nervous system. It is more common in those with weak immune systems, such as those with AIDS.
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| Endocrine | | Sellar: |
- Craniopharyngioma
- Pituicytoma
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| Other: | |
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| CNS | Neuroepithelial (brain tumors, spinal tumors) | | Glioma | | Astrocyte |
- Astrocytoma
- Glioblastoma
- Pilocytic astrocytoma
- Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
- Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
- Fibrillary astrocytoma
- Anaplastic astrocytoma
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| Oligodendrocyte |
- Oligodendroglioma
- Anaplastic oligodendroglioma
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| Ependyma | |
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| Choroid plexus |
- Choroid plexus tumor
- Choroid plexus papilloma
- Choroid plexus carcinoma
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| Multiple/unknown |
- Oligoastrocytoma
- Gliomatosis cerebri
- Gliosarcoma
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Mature neuron |
- Ganglioneuroma: Ganglioglioma
- Retinoblastoma
- Neurocytoma
- Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour
- Lhermitte–Duclos disease
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| CNS embryonal tumors |
- Medulloblastoma
- Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor
- Embryonal tumour with multilayered rosettes
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| Meninges |
- Meningioma
- Hemangiopericytoma
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| Hematopoietic | |
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| PNS: | |
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| Other |
- WHO classification of the tumors of the central nervous system
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Note: Not all brain tumors are of nervous tissue, and not all nervous tissue tumors are in the brain (see brain metastasis).
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