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Neural Tumors Flashcards

1
Q

Pancoast Tumors are found in?

A

Superior Sulcus

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2
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Pancoast Tumors cause what kind of syndrome?

A

Horner’s

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If Pancoast Tumors involve horner’s syndrome, where are they affecting?

A

Autonomic ganglion, Symp. cervical ganglion

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4
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If Pancoast Tumors produce ipsilateral arm pain, paresthias and shoulder pain, where are they affecting?

A

Brachial Plexus

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5
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MC malignant primary adult tumor?

A

Glioblastoma

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6
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MC benign adult tumor?

A

Meningioma

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7
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Astrocyte tumor in adults?

A

Glioblastoma

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8
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Astrocyte tumor in kids?

A

Pilocytic astrocytoma

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9
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MC CNS tumor in Kids?

A

Pilocytic astrocytoma

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10
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What two tumors only happen in Kids?

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Ependymoma, Medulloblastoma

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11
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Meningioma has two things?

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  1. Has estrogen receptors (ER)

2. Spindle cells in whorled pattern; Psammoma bodies

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12
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Calcified white matter tumor with seizures?

A

Oligodendroglioma

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13
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Most often occurs in the frontal lobes?

A

Oligodendroglioma

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14
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Pilocytic astrocytoma is most often found in?

A

Posterior Fossa

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15
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Pilocytic astrocytoma histology?

A

Rosenthal fibers—eosinophilic, corkscrew fibers

Cystic + solid (gross).

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16
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Medulloblastoma is what kind of tumor?

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primitive neuroectodermal tumor.

17
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Medulloblastoma histology?

A

Homer Wright rosettes, small blue cells

18
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What can medulloblastoma do?

A

Drop metastases to spinal cord

19
Q

Ependymoma most commonly causes?

A

Hydrocephalus

20
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Ependymoma histology?

A

perivascular rosettes

21
Q

Glioblastoma Multiforme histology

A

pseudopalisading pleomorphic tumor cells

22
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Glioblastoma Multiforme is positive for?

23
Q

GFAP is?

A

IF in astrocytes

24
Q

Can Glioblastoma multiforme Corpus Callosum?

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