Alopecia totalis; A woman with alopecia totalis: Classification and external resources; Specialty: dermatology: ICD-10: L63.0
CBS News Logo CBS News. Ted Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, during a Washington news conference in the Capitol. Doctors say Sen. Edward Kennedy has brain tumor, condition discovered after he had seizure.
Primary brain tumors originate in the brain. They can develop from brain cells, the membranes that surround the brain (meninges), nerve cells, or glands. In adults, the most common types of brain tumors are gliomas and meningiomas. Primary tumors can be benign or cancerous.