Brain tumour blood supply. Angiogram of a section through the skull of a 42-year-old patient,showing the blood vessels (white) supplying a large osteomeningioma (light grey patch,lower right) in the region of the medial and frontal lobes. Meningiomas are tumours arising from the meninges - the membrane layers surrounding the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system (CNS). Here,it is also affecting the brain of the skull. Meningiomas are usually benign (non-cancerous) but a small percentage are cancerous | |
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