Assertion: brain tumor | /r/Causes | symptom
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: potentially
type: MANNER
value: by destroying neurons
type: MANNER
value: by exerting pressure
type: MANNER
value: indirectly
type: MANNER
value: directly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Not all brain tumors cause symptoms, and some (such as tumors of the pituitary gland) are often not found unless a CT scan or MRI is done for another reason.
text: Brain tumours cause symptoms because:
text: Brain tumors can cause many symptoms.
text: Brain tumors cause their symptoms directly by destroying neurons or indirectly by exerting pressure, displacing brain structures, and increasing intracranial pressure.
text: The brain also controls functions of some other organs, including hormone production, so brain tumors can also cause many other symptoms not listed here.
text: Although non-cancerous brain tumors usually grow slower than cancerous brain tumors, they may damage and press against normal brain tissue or the spine or spinal cord as they grow, potentially causing symptoms.
text: Not all brain tumors cause symptoms, and some (such as tumors of the pituitary gland) are often not found unless a CT scan or MRI is done for another reason.
text: A brain tumor can cause symptoms by directly pressing on the surrounding parts of the brain that control certain body functions, or by causing a buildup of spinal fluid and pressure throughout the brain (a condition known as hydrocephalus).
text: Benign” brain tumors are not cancer, although they often cause symptoms and will sometimes require treatment.
text: As they grow they may compress normal tissue and cause symptoms.
text: Not all brain tumors cause symptoms, and some (such as tumors of the pituitary gland, some of which cause no symptoms) are found mainly after death, with the death not caused by the brain tumor.