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.
The most commonly diagnosed primary brain tumor of adults is glioblastoma multiforme (grade IV). The incidence is two to three cases per 100,000 population per year. An estimated 13,000 deaths in 2000 were attributed to primary malignant brain tumors (PMBTs).