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Preferred Name

Supratentorial Neoplasms

Definitions
Primary and metastatic (secondary) tumors of the brain located above the tentorium cerebelli, a fold of dura mater separating the CEREBELLUM and BRAIN STEM from the cerebral hemispheres and DIENCEPHALON (i.e., THALAMUS and HYPOTHALAMUS and related structures). In adults, primary neoplasms tend to arise in the supratentorial compartment, whereas in children they occur more frequently in the infratentorial space. Clinical manifestations vary with the location of the lesion, but SEIZURES; APHASIA; HEMIANOPSIA; hemiparesis; and sensory deficits are relatively common features. Metastatic supratentorial neoplasms are frequently multiple at the time of presentation.
Synonyms
Supratentorial Neoplasms, Malignant
Cancer, Supratentorial
Neoplasm, Primary Supratentorial
Neoplasms, Malignant Supratentorial
Supratentorial Neoplasm, Benign
Primary Supratentorial Neoplasms
Tumor, Supratentorial
Supratentorial Neoplasm
Supratentorial Neoplasm, Primary
Primary Supratentorial Neoplasm
Neoplasm, Benign Supratentorial
Malignant Supratentorial Neoplasms
Malignant Supratentorial Neoplasm
Cancers, Supratentorial
Supratentorial Cancer
Supratentorial Tumors
Neoplasms, Benign Supratentorial
Benign Supratentorial Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Primary Supratentorial
Supratentorial Neoplasms, Primary
Supratentorial Neoplasms, Benign
Supratentorial Neoplasm, Malignant
Supratentorial Cancers
Neoplasm, Supratentorial
Neoplasms, Supratentorial
Neoplasm, Malignant Supratentorial
Supratentorial Tumor
Tumors, Supratentorial
Benign Supratentorial Neoplasm
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