Seeding of primary brain tumors to other sites via CSF is characteristic of __________.

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Seeding of primary brain tumors to other sites via CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) is a characteristic of medulloblastoma and ependymoma, which are both types of embryonal tumors arising from the cerebellum and ventricles of the brain, respectively. The other tumor types listed do not commonly spread to other parts of the brain or spinal cord via CSF dissemination.

Seeding of Primary Brain Tumors to Other Sites Via CSF