There are different kinds of germ cells, including germinomas, embryonal carcinomas, choriocarcinomas, and teratomas. Treatment depends on whether the cancer can be removed in an operation, the kind of cells, the location of the tumor, and other factors. Craniopharyngioma are tumors that occur near the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is a small organ about the size of a pea located just above the back of the nose that controls many of the body's functions. Meningiomas usually grow slowly.
Treatment usually consists of surgery to remove the tumor.
If all of the tumor cannot be removed in an operation, a patient may also receive external-beam radiation therapy after surgery. Malignant Meningioma are rare tumors that grow more quickly than other meningiomas. The choroid plexus makes the fluid that fills the ventricles and surrounds the brain and spinal cord. The rapidly growing tumors are more likely to spread to other places in the brain and to the spinal cord. It may come back in the brain or in another part of the body.