Brain tumors Flashcards
Metastatic intracranial tumor- Eti
- Most common brain tumor in adults
- To brain via blood, originating elsewhere in body
- 20% of METS go to brain
- 4-10x more common than primary brain tumor
- Lung cancer!
- Melanoma, renal cell, breast and colorectal too
Metastatic intracranial tumor- Tx
- Surgery
- Chemo to original CA
Metastatic intracranial tumor- Sx
- Multiple lesions on MRI
- Intracranial pressure
- Obstructive hydrocephalus
Acoustic neuroma- Eti
- Nerve sheet tumor, arise from Schwann cells
- Glia of PNS
- Vestibular branch of CN VIII
- 50 yrs old
- Incidence increasing
- Tinnitus, unilateral
- Due to exposure of loud noise
Meningioma- Eti
- Most common primary brain tumor
- Tumor attached to dura mater
- W>M, hx of radiation
- Slow growing
Astrocytoma- Eti
- Glial cell origin, glioma
- Low grade- Stage 1-2
- High grade- Stage 3-4
Glioblastoma- Eti
- Most common primary malignant brain tumor
- Cerebral white matter
- Onset > 60
Glioblastoma- Sx
- Ring of tissue around necrotic core
- Spreads rapidly
- HA sudden onset- intracranial pressure, drowsiness
- Focal neuro
- Necrosis with vascular proliferation
Meningiomas- Sx
Vary by location
- Visual complications of optic nerve tract
- Seizures
- Hearing loss
- Mental status change
- Weak extremities
- Obstructive hydrocephalus
- Spontaneous hemorrhage
Acoustic neuroma- Sx
- Unilateral, sensorineural hearing loss
- +/- focal cranial nerve deficits
- Idiopathic longlasting tinnitus
- Sudden, unilateral hearing loss
Acoustic neuroma- Dx
- MRI or CT
- Confirm loss with audiometery
Acoustic neuroma- Tx
- Surgery, radiation and observation
Astrocytoma- Well differentiated- Sx
- Focal or generalized seizure
- Slowly growing
- Childhood or early adulthood most common
- Anywhere in brain and spinal cord
Astrocytoma- Dx
MRI or CT
Astrocytoma-Tx
Surg, radiation, chemo
Astrocytoma- Prog
Grade II- 7 yrs
Grade III- 3 yrs
3% 5 year survival rate
Meningioma- Dx
- Round on imaging
Meningioma- Tx
Surgery
Meningioma- Prog
Slow growing
Glioblastoma- Dx
MRI: Necrosis with vascular proliferation
- Ring of tissue around necrotic core
Glioblastoma- Tx
- Excision
- Palliation
- Clinical trials
Glioblastoma- Prog
Untx- double in size in 14 days
- 3% 5 yr survival