Alopecia totalis; A woman with alopecia totalis: Classification and external resources; Specialty: dermatology: ICD-10: L63.0
CBS News Logo CBS News. Ted Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, during a Washington news conference in the Capitol. Doctors say Sen. Edward Kennedy has brain tumor, condition discovered after he had seizure.
Perhaps the most frightening malignancy one can be diagnosed with is a form of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme. This type of brain cancer has a dismal prognosis, with median overall survival of 12 to 15 months, and a 2-year survival rate of 15% to 26%.1. You may remember that Senator Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme in May 2008.