Depends: Very difficult question. Much depends on whether the patient is a child or adult, and the tumor a primary brain tumor or a metastasis and whether the patient as a syndrome. As a general rule, tumors that are within the skull but outside the brain (known as extra-axial) are benign and usually amenable to surgical excision. Tumors that are truly inside the brain tend to be malignant.
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