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Brain Neoplasm
Definition 1
A benign or malignant neoplasm that arises from or metastasizes to the brain. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
The growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). (NCI Dictionary)
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