Brain tumor buzzwords Flashcards
1
Q
Crosses corpus callosum
A
GBM
2
Q
Pseudopalisading pleomorphic tumor cells
A
GBM
3
Q
Spindle cells in a whorled pattern
A
Meningioma
4
Q
Psammoma bodies
A
Meningioma
5
Q
Produce erythropoietin
A
Hemangioblastoma
6
Q
Thin-walled capillaries with minimal intervening parenchyma
A
Hemangioblastoma
7
Q
S-100+
A
Schwannoma
8
Q
Chicken-wire capillaries
A
ODG
9
Q
Fried egg cells
A
ODG
10
Q
Rosenthal fibers
A
Pilocytic astrocytoma
11
Q
Homer-Wright rosettes
A
Medulloblastoma
12
Q
Perivascular rosettes
A
Ependymoma