CIS III Flashcards
_______ deficiency can cause peripheral neuropathy
B12
______ must be measured to ensure patients on warfarin.
INR (normal 2.5-3.5)
PTT
3 cardiac tests for post-stroke patients presenting w/neurocognitive deficits
- echo
- carotid US
- EKG
meningioma
meningiomas arise from ______ cells
meningothelial cells of the arachnoid layers (aka arachnoid cells)
patients w/ _____ have an increased risk of meningiomas
neurofibromatosis type 2
merlin is a cytoskeleton protein that appears to regulate _______,
membrane receptor signaling
NF2 gene encodes _____
merlin
(contact inhibition of tumor growth)
Meningiomas grade ______ have a lower risk of regrowth after treatment
WHO grad 1-2
syncytial meningioma: note psammoma body (yellow) and oval nuclei w/central clearing
(WHO grade I)
- Yellow arrow: psammoma body
- Black arrow: oval nuclei w/central clearing
Fibroblastic meningioma
(note: collagen deposition & growth pattern)
meningiomas that invade the brain are grade ______
2
(grade 3 can invade also)
WHO grade 2 meningiomas have ______ (3 characteristics)
- increased cellularity foci of necrosis
- grow in sheets
- increased N/C ratio
Malignant meningiomas (grade 3) have _______ (2 characteristics)
- sarcomatous histology
- >20 mitoses per 10 hpf
malignant meningiomas (grade 3) can metastasis to _____
anywhere inside or outside CNS
(bones, lymph nodes, abdomen, etch)
Most meningiomas are attached to the ______.
underlying dura (WHO grade 1 won’t invade the meningioma; majority of cases)
Fibroblastic meningiomas are grade ______ .
1
(fibroblasts, collagen present on histology)
WHO grade 2 meningioma shows _______-like (2) growth with increased cellularity
- sheet-like
- pattern-less
chordoid meningioma; grade 2
(loose & empty stroma, chords & nests of tumor cells w/epithelioid appearance w/mucopolysaccarides)
Meningioma type? Grade?
- Atypical meningioma; clear cell
- WHO grade 2
(tumor cells w/abundant clear cytoplasm)
Meningioma type?
Grade?
- papillary meningioma
- WHO grade 3