1. Choose a possible tumor site in one cerebral hemisphere and list the signs (focal and general) that would be expected as the tumor grows. 2. Explain why a tumor in the cerebral hemisphere may grow...

1. Choose a possible tumor site in one cerebral hemisphere and list the signs (focal and general) that would be expected as the tumor grows.

2. Explain why a tumor in the cerebral hemisphere may grow quite large before any signs appear, but a brain stem tumor causes signs in the early stages.

3. Explain why the general signs of cancer, such as weight loss and anemia, do not develop with brain tumors.

4. Explain why the brain is a common site of metastatic cancer from the lung.