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Matt's Path REVERSE > Brain Tumours > Flashcards

Brain Tumours Flashcards

1
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Stage IV Automatic

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Glioblastoma multiforme

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2
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Fried egg tumour

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Oligodendroglioma

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3
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Piloid hairy cell

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Pilocystic Astrocytomas

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4
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Necrotic core

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Glioblatsoma multiforme

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5
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Progress to Glioblastoma multiforme

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Diffuse Astrocytoma

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Rosenthal fibres and granular bodies

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Pilocystic adenomas

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7
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Prominent brain tumour in children

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Medulloblastoma

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8
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30% contain calcification

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Oligodendroglioma

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According to the WHO criteria a grade III tumour causes death within

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5 years

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10
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According to the WHO criteria a grade IV tumour causes death within

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6m - 1 Year

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11
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Does not infiltrate

Compression

Encapsulated

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Meningioma

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12
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cerebellar signs, cranial hypertension

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Medulloblastoma

Grade IV

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13
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Mutation of IDH1 in 80% of cases.

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Diffuse Astrocytomas

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14
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Pallisades: build up of cells to fence off necrotic tissue

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Glioblastoma Multiforme

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15
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Chemosensitive

Better prognosis than astrocytomas – resection is important

80% mutation of IDH1; 75% codeletion 1p19q; usually normal p53

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Oligodendroglioma

= fried egg tumour

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16
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WHO grade I

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Pilocystic Astrocytoma

17
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Children – usually midline of vermis

Adult – usually hemispheric

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Medulloblastoma

Vermis = midline of cerebellum

18
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Seizure, compression

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Meningioma

19
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Glioblastoma multiforme

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Stage IV Automatic

20
Q

Oligodendroglioma

A

Fried egg tumour

21
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Pilocystic Astrocytomas

A

Piloid hairy cell

22
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Glioblatsoma multiforme

A

Necrotic core

23
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Diffuse Astrocytoma

A

Progress to Glioblastoma multiforme

24
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Pilocystic adenomas

A

Rosenthal fibres and granular bodies

25
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Medulloblastoma

A

Prominent brain tumour in children

26
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Oligodendroglioma

A

30% contain calcification

27
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5 years

A

According to the WHO criteria a grade III tumour causes death within

28
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6m - 1 Year

A

According to the WHO criteria a grade IV tumour causes death within

29
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Meningioma

A

Does not infiltrate

Compression

Encapsulated

30
Q

Medulloblastoma

Grade IV

A

cerebellar signs, cranial hypertension

31
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Diffuse Astrocytomas

A

Mutation of IDH1 in 80% of cases.

32
Q

Glioblastoma Multiforme

A

Pallisades: build up of cells to fence off necrotic tissue

33
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Oligodendroglioma

= fried egg tumour

A

Chemosensitive

Better prognosis than astrocytomas – resection is important

80% mutation of IDH1; 75% codeletion 1p19q; usually normal p53

34
Q

Pilocystic Astrocytoma

A

WHO grade I

35
Q

Medulloblastoma

Vermis = midline of cerebellum

A

Children – usually midline of vermis

Adult – usually hemispheric

36
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Meningioma

A

Seizure, compression

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