Brain Stem Neoplasms: A brain stem tumor. The tumor may be malignant or benign and the severity of the condition is determined by the size of the tumor and exact location. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Brain Stem Neoplasms is available below.
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Prognosis for Brain Stem Neoplasms: treatment can be quite effective but malignant cases are prone to reoccurrence
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Brain Stem Neoplasms is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Brain Stem Neoplasms, or a subtype of Brain Stem Neoplasms,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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