Types of Brain Tumors and other Neurologic Tumors

There are many types of tumors that can develop on the brain, both cancerous and non-cancerous. Among those treated at Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth are:

• Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Melanoma

Non-Squamous Cell Carcinoma

• Neuroendocrine Carcinoma
• Adenocarcinoma
• Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma
• Salivary Gland Carcinoma
• Esthesioneuroblastoma

Sarcomas

• Osteosarcoma
• Rhabdomyosarcoma
• Ewing's Sarcoma
• Chondrosarcoma
• Chordoma
• Lymphoma
• Myeloma/Plasma Cell Tumors
• Meningioma
• Hemangioma
• Pituitary Tumors

Schwannoma

• Acoustic Neuroma
• Trigeminal Schwannoma
• Jugular Foramen Schwannoma
• Other Schwannomas

Paraganglioma

• Carotid Body Tumors
• Glomus Vagale
• Glomus Jugulare
• Glomus Tympanicum
• Angiofibromas
• Craniopharyngiomas
• Epidermoid Cysts
• Dermoid Cysts
• Other Cysts

Fibro-Osseous Lesions

• Fibrous Dysplasia
• Ossifying Fibroma
• Osteoma