0 an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain or spinal canal that may be benign (= not likely to cause death) or malignant (= likely to cause death if not treated) --
Suddenly, over a period of days, the youngest of the two, who was nine and a half years old, was diagnosed as having a brain tumour.
At the moment, if a person has migraines they go to the doctor and the result is either a painkiller or a brain tumour—there is nothing in between.
My husband was diagnosed as having a benign brain tumour, by which time it was too large to be removed successfully.
It was eventually discovered that the lady had a brain tumour.
About 100 children die each year as a result of a brain tumour.
There can surely be few more tragic or heartbreaking experiences than for a parent to discover that his or her child has a brain tumour.
A young student was falsely described as suffering from convulsions and of having had an operation to remove a brain tumour.
Eight of the children's cancer hospitals do not have the facilities to treat brain tumour patients.
