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Patho CNS TUMORS Flashcards

1
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classification of Astrocytomas

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pilocytic astrocytoma

infiltrating astrocytoma

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types of infiltrating astroyctomas

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  1. diffuse astrocytoma low grade
  2. anaplastic astrocytoma high grade
  3. Glioblastomas (GBM) high grade
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specific markers for Gliomas?

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GFAP

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explain Glioblastoma

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  1. type of infiltrating astrocytoma
  2. High grade tumor (poor prognosis)
  3. abnormal RB and p16 mutation
  4. mean survival is 15 months
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explain pleiomorphic xanthoastrocytomas

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  1. occur in temporal lobe
  2. young pateinets
  3. good prognosis
  4. history of seizures
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explain oligodendroglioma

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  1. middle age patients
  2. loss of heterozygosity in chromosome 1p and 19q
  3. better prognosis then for astrocytomas
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explain ependymomoa

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  1. tumor arising from ependymal cells
  2. present with hydrocephalus– obstruction of csf flow
  3. most common in 4th ventricular
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name a neuroectodermal tumors

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Medulloblastoma

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what is a medulloblastoma

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  1. very undifferentiated tumors
  2. often in children
  3. exclusively in cerebellum
  4. good prognosis
  5. 17p isochromosome
  6. associated with: Lifraumeni, Turcots, gorlin syndrom!
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which cns tumor presents with loss of heterozygosity of 1p and 19q?

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oligodendroglioma

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which cns tumor presents with 17p isochromosome?

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medulloblastoma

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12
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what is the marker for astrocytomas?

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GFAP

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complications of meningioma?

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compresses the Brian, outgrowth of the duramata

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metastatic tumors to the Brian

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Lung
Breast 
kidney
stomach 
Melanomas
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tumors of the pns

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  1. schwannoma

2. neurofibroma

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explain schwannoma

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  1. bening tumor of schwanncells
  2. mass effect
  3. 8th cranial nerve– hearing loss
  4. mutation of NF2
17
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explain neurofibroma

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  1. mutation of NF1

2. tumor of nerves fibres

18
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which nervous system tumor has the NF2 and which one NF1 mutation?

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NF1: neurofibroma
NF2: schwannoma

19
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familal tumor syndromes

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  1. cowden syndrom
  2. li-fraumeni sindrome
  3. turcot syndrom
  4. grolin syndrom
20
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explain cowden syndrom

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dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytomas due to PTEN mutation

21
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explain Li-fraumeni syndrom

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medulloblastoma due to p53 mutation

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explain Turcot syndrom

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medulloblastoma or galgioma due to APC mutation

23
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explain gorlin syndrom

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Medulloblastoma due to PTCH mutation

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which tumor syndromes are associated with medulloblastoma?

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  1. li-fraumeni
  2. Turcos
  3. gorlin

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