Brain tumors that are non-cancerous, or benign, do not spread to other organs in the body.

Benign brain tumors include:

• Chordoma
• Craniopharyngioma
• Meningioma
• Pineal tumors
• Pituitary adenoma
• Acoustic neuroma
• Vascular brain tumors

Brain tumors are often described by their location in the brain:

• Infratentorial brain tumors:
• Located in the back one-third of the brain
• Supratentorial brain tumors:
• Located in the front two-thirds of the brain.
• This is the most common location for brain tumors in adults.