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Perivascular pseudorosettes

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Ependymomas

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Pseudopalisading areas of necrosis

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Glioblastoma

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Candle guttering

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SEGA

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Rosenthal fibers

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Pilocytic astrocytomas

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Fried egg appearance, chickenwire vasculature, secondary structures of scherer

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Oligodendrogliomas

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Homer Wright Rosettes

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Medulloblastoma

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Compact, elongated

Antoni A/B?

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Antoni A

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Loose, reticulated

Antoni A/B?

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Antoni B

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Antoni A & B

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Schwannoma

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Psammoma Bodies

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Meningioma

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MC WHO Grade I Glioma

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Pilocytic Astrocytoma

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MC Malignant PBT

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Glioblastoma

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MC tumor to hemorrhage

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Oligodendroglioma

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MC spinal cord glioma

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Ependymoma

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MC intracranial tumor in the first year of life

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Choroid plexus tumors

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MC malignant tumor of childhood

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Medulloblastoma

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MC PBT in adults

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Meningioma

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MC tumor of the pineal gland

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GCTs

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MC cause of intraaxial posterior fossa tumors in adults

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Hemangioblastoma

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MC sellar tumor

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Pituitary adenoma

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MC type of pituitary adenoma

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Prolactinoma

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MC supratentorial tumor in childhood

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Craniopharyngioma

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MC intradural/intramedullary spinal tumor

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Gliomas & ependymomas

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MC intradural/extramedullary spinal tumor

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Schwannomas

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MC intracranial tumors in adults
Brain mets
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MC location of Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Frontal and temporal lobes
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MC location of Ependymomas
4th ventricle
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MC location of Myxopapillary ependymomas
Filum terminale
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MC location of choroid plexus tumors
Lateral ventricles
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MC location of Medulloblastoma
Inferior vermis
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MC location of spinal vertebral mets
Vertebral body | Thoracic
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MC locations of Ependymomas A) In children B) In adults
A) In children: Intracranial (90%) - infra>supra - 4th v B) In adults: Spinal Cord
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MC location of choroid plexus papillomas A) in children B) in adults
A) In children: lateral ventricles B) In adults: 4th ventricle
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GCT incidence: a) Age b) Sex predilection
10-12 yo M>F
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MC location of meningiomas
90% intracranial | MC: skull base, dural folds
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Top 3 common locations of intracranial schwannomas
CN VIII > V > VII
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Neurofibromas are composed of
Schwann cells Perineural cells Fibroblasts
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Top 3 most common pituitary secreting adenomas
Prolactinoma > GH > ACTH
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Dominant type of hormone-secreting cell in the anterior lobe of the pit gland
1. GH 2. Prolactin 3. ACTH 4. LSH/FSH 5. TSH
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IHCs: a) GBM and melanomas b) GBM c) Melanoma
GBM & melanoma: S100, vimentin Melanoma: HMB 45 GBM (+/-): GFAP, Keratin
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Tumors that can appear as cystic lesions w/ an enhancing mural nodule on MRI gado?
PPGH Pilocytic astrocytoma Pleomorphic xanthroastrocytoma Ganglion cell tumors Hemangioblastoma
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Tumors typically located near the foramen of Monro?
SSCC SEGA Subependymoma Central neurocytoma Colloid cysts
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Anaplastic astrocytoma is associated w/ molecular abnormalities involving:
CDKN2 suppressor
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Neuroblastoma is associated w/ molecular abnormalities involving:
N-myc oncogene
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WHO grade II astrocytoma is associated w/ molecular abnormalities involving:
p53 tumor-suppressor gene, chromosome 17p
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NF1 is associated w/ molecular abnormalities involving:
Neurofibromin
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Most consistent chromosomal abnormality in GBM
Gain of chromosome 7 Others loss of ch 9p, 10, 17p
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Primary, de novo GBM is associated with which genes? (2)
PTEN | EGFR
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Which molecular features are: a) Shared bet Well-differentiated and anaplastic ODGs? b) Seen in anaplastic ODGs only?
Well-diff & anaplastic: loss of 1p, 19q Anaplastic: loss of 9p, CDK2NA
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Most common endocrine abnormalities of: a) GCT, suprasellar b) Hamartoma, hypothalamic gliomas
GCT (suprasellar): Diabetes insipidus Hamartoma, hypothalamic gliomas: precocious puberty
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Which CSF tumor markers are elevated in: a) Mixed GCTs (2) b) Choriocarcinoma (1)
Mixed GCTs: B HCG, AFP Choriocarcinomas: B HCG
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MC origin or mets causing epidural spinal cord compression
1. Breast 2. Lung 3. Prostate 4. Lymphoma
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Predominantly affected sensory modality in paraneoplastic sensory neuronopathy
Proprioception

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