CNS Tumors Buzz Flashcards

1
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Tumor in a child less than 20 years old

A

Pilocytic Astrocytoma Medulloblastoma Choroid Plexus Tumors Ependymoma Craniopharyngioma

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2
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Tumors seen in people in their 30s

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Diffuse Astrocytoma Ependymoma (spinal chord) CNS Lymphoma

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3
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Tumors seen in people in their 40s

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Giant Cell Glioblastoma Gliomatosis Cerebri Oligodendroglioma

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4
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Tumors seen in people in their 50s

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Glioblastoma multiforme Gliosarcoma CNS Lymphoma Meningioma

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5
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Tumors with a p53 mutation

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Diffuse Astrocytoma Anaplastic Glioma Glioblastoma Multiforme Giant Cell Glioblastoma Gliosarcoma

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6
Q

Rathke’s pouch

A

Craniopharyngioma

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7
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Bitemporal hemianopsia

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Craniopharyngioma

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8
Q

Calcifications in the suprasellar region

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Craniopharyngioma

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9
Q

Rb gene

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Anaplastic glioma Gliosarcoma

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10
Q

22q12, NF2 mutation

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Meningioma

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11
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Neurofibromatosis Type 2

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Schwannoma Meningioma

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12
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Li-Fraumeni Syndrome

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Choroid Plexus Tumor

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13
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Von-Hippel Lindau

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Hemangioblastoma

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14
Q

PTEN

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Giant Cell Glioblastoma

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15
Q

17q

A

Medulloblastoma

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16
Q

p16

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Diffuse Astrocytoma

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17
Q

S-100

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Schwannoma

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18
Q

Synaptophysin

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Medulloblastoma

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19
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Homer-Wright rossettes

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Medulloblastoma

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20
Q

22q

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Ependymoma

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21
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44 X, Y

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Gliomatosis Cerebri

22
Q

Pseudorossettes and rossettes

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Ependymoma

23
Q

19q, 1p

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Oligodendroglioma

24
Q

Grade II tumor

A

Diffuse Astrocytoma, Oligodendroglioma, Central Neurocytoma, Ependymoma, Craniopharyngioma

25
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Grade III tumors

A

Anaplastic Glioma Gliomatosis Cerebri

26
Q

Grade IV tumor

A

Glioblastoma multiforme, Pontine glioma, Giant Cell Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma, Medulloblastoma

27
Q

Gray-white matter junction

A

Metastatic lung cancer

28
Q

Papillary

A

Choroid Plexus tumor

29
Q

+ for cytokeratin

A

Choroid Plexus tumor

30
Q

Perivascular cuffing

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CNS lymphoma

31
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CD 20 positive

A

CNS lymphoma

32
Q

Delicate vascular pattern that looks like chicken-wire

A

Oligodendroglioma

33
Q

“Ring Enhancing”

A

Toxoplasmosis, Anaplastic glioma/gliosarcoma, CNS lymphoma

34
Q

Desmoplastic

A

Medulloblastoma

35
Q

Cerebellopontine angle

A

Schwannoma

36
Q

CN VIII

A

Schwannoma

37
Q

Histo: Antonia A and Antonia B

A

Schwannoma

38
Q

Cerebellum

A

Pilocytic Astrocytoma, Medulloblastoma (midline vermis)

39
Q

Midline vermis

A

Medulloblastoma

40
Q

Nodule within a cyst

A

Hemangioblastoma

41
Q

4th ventricle

A

Ependymoma Choroid Plexus Tumor (40% of the time)

42
Q

Nuclear Atypia

A

Anaplastic glioma

43
Q

Lateral ventricle

A

Choroid Plexus Tumor

44
Q

Invasion through Corpus Callosum

A

Glioblastoma Multiforme

45
Q

Psammoma bodies

A

Meningioma

46
Q

Pseudopalisading

A

GBM, Giant Cell Glioblastoma

47
Q

Hypercellular zones that surround necrotic foci

A

GBM, Giant Cell Glioblastoma

48
Q

Rossette-like

A

Giant-Cell Glioblastoma, Medulloblastoma

49
Q

Doesn’t form a mass

A

Gliomatosis cerebri

50
Q

Septum

A

Central Neurocytoma

51
Q

Grade I

A

Craniopharyngioma, Hemangioblastoma, Meningioma, Schwannoma

52
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