Pilocystic Astrocytoma Flashcards
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epidimiology
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youths, commonest form is glioma
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natural history
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slow growing, usually in the cerebellum
3
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symptoms
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focal neuro deficit
headache, nausea, loss of coord.
thalamic -> hemiparesis (interal capsule)
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histo
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hair-like cyto. processes, biphasic architecture (packed and loose) Rosenthal fibers (bright red)
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genetics
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NFM-1 plusminus chr. 17q