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.
What are vascular brain tumors? A person with a vascular brain tumor has an abnormal growth of blood vessels that form a benign tumor in the brain. Benign tumors are abnormal growths of cells that have formed a mass. Some benign tumors can interfere with the function of the brain. However, benign tumors are not cancerous, because they do not spread to other areas of the body. The cause of vascular brain tumors is unknown.