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Brain Tumours Flashcards

1
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Stage IV Automatic

A

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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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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9
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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

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