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Intracranial Tumor Classification

World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System

World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System.

Supratentorial tumor

Supratentorial tumor.

Infratentorial tumor

Infratentorial tumor.

Adult Intracranial Tumor

Adult Intracranial Tumor.

Pediatric intracranial tumor

see Pediatric intracranial tumor


Approximately 20% of pediatric intracranial tumors arise from the thalamus or brainstem, with an incidence rate of 5% and 15%, respectively.


Excluding autopsy data, meningiomas comprise approximately 22% of primary intracranial tumors.

Olfactory groove meningiomas can grow insidiously large and present as one of the largest intracranial tumors.