Brain Tumors Flashcards
1
Q
Homer-Wright Rosettes
WNT (best prognosis)
MYC/Grp 3 (worst prognosis)
4th ventricle roof
nests of small blue cells
A
Medulloblastoma
2
Q
Rosenthal Fibers
Mural nodule
cerebellar hemisphere
A
Pliocytic Astrocytoma
3
Q
3rd ventricle or Lateral ventricle
Assoc with tuberous sclerosis
A
Giant Cell Astrocytoma
4
Q
Floor of 4th ventricle
Pseudorosettes
A
Ependymoma
5
Q
Neurons + Glial cells
+GFAP & +CD34
Temporal lobe
A
Ganglioglioma
6
Q
Supratentorial tumor
C19MC amplification
A
Embryonal tumor w/ multilayered rosettes