peds review Flashcards
A patient presents with short term memory loss and loss of sensation in his right hand. What area of the brain might be effected?
Occipital lobe
Parietal lobe
Frontal lobe
Temporal lobe
parietal
Symptoms: Decreased motor skills, unable to form speech. What area of the brain?
Occipital lobe
Parietal lobe
Frontal lobe
Temporal lobe
frontal
Astrocytomas arise from what type of glial cells?
Astrocytes
Ependymal cells
Oligodendrocytes
astrocytes
What is the most common tumour that occurs in the supratentorial region of the brain?
Medulloblastoma
Meningioma
Glioblastoma multiforme
Low grade astrocytoma
low grade astro
All of the following are radiographic characteristics of a high grade astrocytoma, except:
Indistinct borders
Cystic component
Edema
Areas of necrosis
cystic
What would be the WHO Grade designation for an anaplastic astrocytoma?
Grade I
Grade II
Grade III
Grade IV
grade 3
The most common location of extracranial metastasis via the blood is to the:
Lymph nodes
Lung
Cerebrospinal fluid
Spinal canal
lung
Blood – Lung
High grade tumours of brain and meninges spread by seeding into CSF
What would be the most appropriate treatment management option for a 4 year old with a Grade II astrocytoma?
- observation
- neurosurgery
- RT
- chemo
a - 1
b - 2 and 4
c - 2 and 3
d - 3 and 4
b
ages 3-5 neurosurgery primary treatment, in 3-5 yrs olds post-op chemo, delay RT until brain maturation
What is the most appropriate dose/fractionation to treat a low grade astrocytoma? 3600cGy/180cGy 4500cGy/180cGy 5040cGy/180cGy 5760cGy/180cGy
5040cGy/180cGy
Low grade 5000-5400cGy
High grade 5400-6000cGy
What is the most common location for a tumour of the brain stem to occur?
Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata
Midbrain
Pons
pons
50-70%
What is the peak age for this type of tumour to occur?
2 years old
5 years old
8 years old
12 years old
5
An MRI image of a medulloblastoma tumour would have all of the following features, except:
Central cerebrum mass
Hydrocephalus
Round in shape
Possible compression of 4th ventricle
central cerebrum mass
mass would be in the cerebellum
Medulloblastoma can develop distant mets to _______?
Lung
Liver
Bone
Brain
bone
Metastatic disease anywhere in CSF
Location outside of posterior fossa
All of the following would be considered part of the high risk tumour group, except:
2 year old child
M0 – Chang staging system
2.5 cm residual tumour post-operatively
Extension to Supratentorial region
(medullablastoma)
M0- chang
> 1.5 cm of residual tumour disease post-operatively
<3 years old
What is the most important prognostic factor?
Grade of disease
Location
Size of tumour
Disease extent
(medullablastoma)
disease extent