Childhood Brain Tumor - Types, Symptoms, and Causes One of the most commonly found solid tumors in children is a brain tumor. The Institute of Brain and Spine Surgery (TIBSS), the best brain and spine surgery hospital in Chandigarh and Tricity, has taken an initiative to let people become aware of the different types, symptoms, and available treatments of brain tumors in children. Types of Brain Tumours Brain tumors in children can be categorized as follows: Primary: Initiating in the brain of the child. Metastatic: Initiating in different body parts and then extending to the brain. Benign: Slow-developing; non-destructive. Benign tumors are still intricate to treat in case they are developing in or around specific parts of the brain. Malignant: Cancerous. Contrary to benign tumors that will, in general, remain contained, malignant tumors can be very forceful. They develop quickly and can spread to the parts that are close to the firs...