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Brain tumors: Fighting with targeted tools

Neurosurgeon Albert Kim, MD, PhD (center), and chief resident Adam Bevan, MD, PhD, perform a right parietal craniotomy to remove a brain tumor.
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Whether malignant or benign, a brain tumor is life-altering. Malignant tumors can spread and become deadly. And benign doesn’t mean harmless; benign tumors can cause serious problems such as paralysis, seizures and personality changes depending on which parts of the brain they affect.