brain tumors

Question 1

what are pimary tumors of the brain

Answer 1

neuroeptial tissue
- glioma
meningies - menigiloi
pitutiar
- adenoma

Question 2

secondary tumours of the brain

Answer 2

renal cell carcinoma
lung carcinoma
breast carcioma
malignant melanoma
gi tract

Question 3

difference between primary and secondary tumours effect in brain

Answer 3

priamry - localised ot one area
secondary seen in muliitple areas

Question 4

what percent of cancer paites get cerabal metatsies

Answer 4

15 - 30 %

Question 5

what percent of canc er paietn is the cerebal metastis the first sympton

Answer 5

15%

Question 6

what are gliomas cancer from

Answer 6

astrocytes

Question 7

astrocyes role

Answer 7

hlep to support and provide nutrion to he nerve cells

Question 8

how do gliomas spread

Answer 8

though whitle matter tractions

Question 9

what are the caracterist of merigona

Answer 9

slow growing
extraaxial
beinging

Question 10

where are meligaon noramly foudn

Answer 10

falx, convexity or spheonid bone

Question 11

what is gbm

Answer 11

gliobalsoam multiforme also inow as glioblastoma

Question 12

glimas vs glioblasotma

Answer 12

gliobals is a derive of gliomas and is mushc faster spreading

Question 13

most common type of pituitary tumour

Answer 13

adenomas

Question 14

presenttion of adenoma

Answer 14

visual disturabacnes due to comperssion of the optic chiasam
hormone imbalance
raised intracio pressure
csf obstion
epilecti fits

Question 15

symptons of a raised icp

Answer 15

headache, nausea, visua distuaban, somnolece, cogntive imparie,t altered conciousnes

Question 16

signs of raised icp

Answer 16

papillodema, 6th nerve palsy, cognative impairment, alterd consocusis, 3rd nerve palsy

Question 17

which tumor contipue in hydorcephals

Answer 17

those clsoe to the psoter fossa tumorus

Question 18

how to diagnose brain tumrous

Answer 18

ct, mri and bipogys

Question 19

what is seen witha focal neruolgica deficet

Answer 19

hemipareis - one sided muscle weakness
dysphagia -
hemianopia - loss of visual field
cognitive impairment
crainal nerve palsy
endocrine disorders

Question 20

what side of the brain do most tumor be visible in right handed people

Answer 20

left side of brian , asi it si contralatelr

Question 21

what pecent of those with epilepsy have tumours

Answer 21

20%

Question 22

above which area in the brain does a lesion cause epilepsy

Answer 22

lesion above hte tentorium

Question 23

investigations for brian tumrous

Answer 23

ct, mir, pet,

if there is spected mental
ct abdo/ pelvis/ chest
mammography
bipsy, skin lesion, lymph nodes

Question 24

manamgemednt of brain tumour

Answer 24

corticosteroids
treat epilepsy
analgesitc / antimetics
councilling
serugy
radiotlary
chemothary
endocrein repalce

Question 25

treatemetn for glioblastoma

Answer 25

suergy- for redseion, and biopys
steroid
anticonvasion
chemo terhapy

Question 26

prognosis of meingom

Answer 26

cured by sueryg

Question 27

prognsosi of astrocysosm

Answer 27

if low grade - life long expecicy
high grade of gbm - 1 year

Question 28

reasons agians lp

Answer 28

causes meningiis
caues herniatio syndrome
may cuase air emblism
may make a paietns headache worse

Question 29

most common type of symsonts of brian tumoru

Answer 29

raied icp - headaced , nauses, vommingi papillodes
seizures
neurolgolcid deifices