What is the difference between malignant and benign brain tumors?
Malignant brain tumors contain cancer cells. They can grow very quickly, invade and destroy healthy tissues, and may spread to other areas of the brain. Slower growing brain tumors, or tumors that do not contain cancer cells may be referred to as “benign” or “non-malignant.” However, because the brain is inside the hard skull, there is no room for abnormal growths of cells.
