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Brain Tumours Flashcards

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Stage IV Automatic

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Glioblastoma multiforme

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Fried egg tumour

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Oligodendroglioma

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Piloid hairy cell

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Pilocystic Astrocytomas

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Necrotic core

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Glioblatsoma multiforme

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Progress to Glioblastoma multiforme

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Diffuse Astrocytoma

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Rosenthal fibres and granular bodies

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Pilocystic adenomas

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Prominent brain tumour in children

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Medulloblastoma

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30% contain calcification

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Oligodendroglioma

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According to the WHO criteria a grade III tumour causes death within

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5 years

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According to the WHO criteria a grade IV tumour causes death within

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6m - 1 Year

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Does not infiltrate

Compression

Encapsulated

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Meningioma

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cerebellar signs, cranial hypertension

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Medulloblastoma

Grade IV

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Mutation of IDH1 in 80% of cases.

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Diffuse Astrocytomas

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Pallisades: build up of cells to fence off necrotic tissue

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Glioblastoma Multiforme

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Chemosensitive

Better prognosis than astrocytomas – resection is important

80% mutation of IDH1; 75% codeletion 1p19q; usually normal p53

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Oligodendroglioma

= fried egg tumour

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WHO grade I

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Pilocystic Astrocytoma

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Children – usually midline of vermis

Adult – usually hemispheric

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Medulloblastoma

Vermis = midline of cerebellum

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Seizure, compression

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Glioblastoma multiforme

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Stage IV Automatic

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Oligodendroglioma

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Fried egg tumour

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Pilocystic Astrocytomas

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Piloid hairy cell

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Glioblatsoma multiforme

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Necrotic core

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Diffuse Astrocytoma

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Progress to Glioblastoma multiforme

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Pilocystic adenomas

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Rosenthal fibres and granular bodies

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Medulloblastoma
Prominent brain tumour in children
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Oligodendroglioma
30% contain calcification
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5 years
According to the WHO criteria a grade III tumour causes death within
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6m - 1 Year
According to the WHO criteria a grade IV tumour causes death within
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Meningioma
Does not infiltrate Compression Encapsulated
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Medulloblastoma Grade IV
cerebellar signs, cranial hypertension
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Diffuse Astrocytomas
Mutation of IDH1 in 80% of cases.
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Glioblastoma Multiforme
Pallisades: build up of cells to fence off necrotic tissue
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Oligodendroglioma = fried egg tumour
Chemosensitive Better prognosis than astrocytomas – resection is important 80% mutation of IDH1; 75% codeletion 1p19q; usually normal p53
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Pilocystic Astrocytoma
WHO grade I
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Medulloblastoma Vermis = midline of cerebellum
Children – usually midline of vermis | Adult – usually hemispheric
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Meningioma
Seizure, compression

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