CNS

Question 0

Meningiomas over represented in these 3 dog breeds?

Answer 0

Golden retrievers
Boxers
Miniature schnauzers

Question 1

What is the median survival time for cats with surgically resected meningiomas?

Answer 1

23-28 months

Question 2

Gliomas over represented in these 3 dog breeds?

Answer 2

Boxers
Boston terriers
Bulldogs

Question 3

Choroid plexus tumors over represented in which dog breed?

Answer 3

Golden retrievers

Question 4

What two histopath subtypes are included in gliomas?

Answer 4

Astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas

Question 5

Most meningiomas arise from the ——layer?

Answer 5

Arachnoid

Question 6

Which of the following have been associated with a negative prognosis in dogs with cerebral meningiomas?

i. histologic subtype (anaplastic and fibroblastic)
ii. increased VEGF expression
iii. increased Ki-67
iv. grade as described in the human literature
v. increased progesterone receptor expression

a. i, ii, iii
b. ii, iii, iv
c. iii, iv, v
d. i, ii, iv
e. ii, iii, v

Answer 6

d.
progesterone receptor expression was INVERSELY related to PCNA; therefore, increased progesterone would have decreased PCNA and better survival

Question 7

A 12-year-old, male castrated, Labrador retriever has been diagnosed with multifocal forebrain masses. What is the most likely neoplastic diagnosis for these masses?

a. metastatic hemangiosarcoma
b. metastatic transitional cell carcinoma
c. lymphoma
d. meningioma
e. glioma

Answer 7

a.

Multifocal masses are most likely to be metastatic disease and the most common is metastatic hemangiosarcoma

Question 8

A 7 year-old, spayed female mixed breed dog is imaged and finds a 4-cm, pedunculated, uniformly contrast-enhancing mass within the lateral ventricle. There is another mass noted at the obex that is similarly contrast enhancing. What is the MOST likely diagnosis for these findings?

a. glioma
b. choroid plexus carcinoma
c. anaplastic meningioma
d. microcytic meningioma
e. neuroblastoma

Answer 8

b.

Question 9

What is the accuracy for MRI in evaluating for tumor type?

a. 50%
b. 60%
c. 70%
d. 80%
e. 90%

Answer 9

c.

Question 10

The incidence of current, unrelated neoplasia in patients diagnosed with intracranial neoplasia is:
a.

Answer 10

c.

Question 11

A 12-year-old, spayed female, domestic shorthair is diagnosed with an extraaxial cerebral tumor most consistent with meningioma. The cat undergoes surgery and removes the tumor. The median survival time for this cat is:

a. 3 months
b. 6 months
c. 12 months
d. 18 months
e. 24 months

Answer 11

e.

Question 12

Which of the following are CORRECTLY paired with the most common spinal tumors?

i. primary: dog: meningioma
ii. secondary: cat: lymphoma
iii. primary: dog: nephroblastoma
iv. secondary: cat: osteosarcoma
v. primary: cat: lymphoma
vi. secondary: dog: carcinoma

a. i, ii, v, vi
b. ii, iii, v, vi
c. i, iv, v
d. ii, iii, v
e. iii, iv, vi

Answer 12

c.

Question 13

Spinal cord nephroblastomas are MOST common in which of the following breeds?

a. Dachshunds and Rhodesian Ridgeback
b. Great Dane and Golden Retriever
c. German Shepherd and Boston Terrier
d. Golden Retriever and German Shepherd
e. Great Dane and Rhodesian Ridgeback

Answer 13

d.

Question 14

What percentage of cats diagnosed with spinal lymphoma have extraneural evidence of lymphoma?

a. 25%
b. 55%
  	c. 65%
d. 85%
e. 95%

Answer 14

d.

Question 15

A dog diagnosed with spinal meningioma. What is the mean survival time of this patient after receiving surgery for removal?

a. 1 month
b. 3 month
c. 6 months
d. 12 months
e. 19 months

Answer 15

e.