Solitary intraventricular mass Flashcards
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Differential for a solitary intraventricular mass
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Meningioma
Central neurocytoma
Metastasis
Ependymoma
Glial neoplasm with ventricular infiltration
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Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA)
One of the common CNS tumors of patients with tuberous sclerosis.
Benign, slow-growing, discrete neoplasms and are graded as WHO grade I tumors. Microscopically, many large plump cells with abundant glassy eosinophilic cytoplasm and large eccentric nuclei are present accompanied by elongated cells with smaller nuclei and fibrillar processes, forming a nodular appearance.
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CNS tumors of tuberous sclerosis complex
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Cortical tubers
Subependymal nodules
Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA)
