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Central Nervous System

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This chapter will discuss malignant gliomas, low-grade gliomas, CNS lymphomas, ependymomas, choroid plexus tumors, pediatric gliomas, craniopharyngiomas, pineal tumors, medulloblastomas, meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, pituitary tumors, primary spinal cord tumors, arteriovenous malformations, and trigeminal neuralgia. Brain metastases will be discussed in the palliative care chapter.

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