Brain Cancer: Types

Question 1

What are the two most common types of brain cancer?

Answer 1

Meningioma (34%) and Astrocytoma (30%)

Question 2

What does GBM stand for?

Answer 2

Glioblastoma multiformate (final stage of glioblastoma)

Question 3

What layer of the brain does the meningeal layer sit on top of?

Answer 3

The arachnoid layer

Question 4

True or false: Pituitary tumors are mostly benign.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What is the thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord?

Answer 5

Epyndyma

Question 6

Where do tumors in the left and right ventricles of the epyndyma metastasize to?

Answer 6

The cerebrum

Question 7

Where do tumors of the 4th ventricle of the epyndyma metastasize to?

Answer 7

The cerebellum

Question 8

What test can be used to verify an epyndymoma diagnosis?

Answer 8

A spinal tap; the presence of epyndymomas in the CSF verify epyndymoma.

Question 9

What is the #1 symptom of an epyndymoma?

Answer 9

Brain freeze