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Brain Tumours Flashcards

1
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What can cause hydrocephallus?

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Blockage of CSF flow?

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What is a grade I Astrocytic tumour?

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Pilocytic, Pleomorphic xanthaoastrocytoma

Subependymal giant cell

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What is a grade II Astrocytic tumour?

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Low grade Astrocytoma

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What is a grade III Astrocytic tumour?

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Anaplastic astrocytoma

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What is a grade IV Astrocytic tumour?

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Glioblastoma multiforme

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Where do Glial tumours arise from?

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Astrocytes or oligodendrocytes

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Describe Grade I Astrocytomas

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Truly benign
Slow grading
Children/young adults
Surgery needed

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Where do Grade I’s occur and how do they present?

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Temporal, posterior frontal, anterior parietal

Seizures

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Describe Grade II’s

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Over 50's
Focal deficit
Short symptom duration
Raised ICP
Altered consciousness
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10
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How do you treat Grade II’s?

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Surgery

radio/chemo

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How do you treat the malignant astrocytomas?

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Surgery - cytoreduction and reduce mass effect

Supramarginal resection if non-eloquent

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Describe Oligodendroglial tumours I?

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Frontal lobes
Seizure presentation
6-12 years and 25-45 years

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What occurs with Oligogendroglial tumours II?

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Calcification
Cysts
Peritumoral haemorrhage

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What are treatment for Oligodendroglial tumours?

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Procarbazine
Lomustine
Vincristine
Surgery + chemo
RadioT reduces seizures
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What cells are involved in meningiomas?

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Arachnoid cap cells

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16
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Describe meningiomas II

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Parasagittal
Convexity
Sphenoid
Intraventricular

17
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What are symptoms of a meningiomas?

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Headaches
Cranial nerve neuropathies
Regional anatomical disturbance

18
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What are treatments for meningiomas?

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Surgery

Radiotherapy

19
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What are serious cells involved in meningiomas?

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Clear cell
Chordoid
Rhabdoid
Papilary

20
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What are the Nerve Sheath Tumours?

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Schwannomas
Neurofibromas
Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPST)

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