Primary Brain Tumours – Everything a Medical Student Needs to Know

A brain tumour is an illness that inspires fear and foreboding in the general population. They can strike at any age and can often have devastating consequences. They are however relatively uncommon and perhaps this is why many undergraduate medical students do not have much in depth teaching in this area. In this review, we will consider all that an undergraduate student needs to know to have a good understanding of this complex and varied pathology.