Subspecs Flashcards
(25 cards)
WHO Grade 1 asrrocytoma
Pilocystic
Infiltrating Astrocytoma WHO Grade 4
Glioblastoma
Rosenthal fibers
Alexanders disease and
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Severe necrosis and vascular invasion
Crosses to the corpus callosum
“butterfly” pattern
GBM
Pseudopalisading pattern
GBM
A preferred oral alkylating agent for adjuvant chemotherapy in GBm
extends for 6 months
temozolamide
Most aggressive brain tumor
GBM
Associated with loss lf chromodome 22p,
NF II arise from Arachnoidal cells
Calcified whorls k.a. psammoma bodies
Meningioma
Bilateral acoustic schwanoma is associated with
BF II
Psammoma is made up of?
calcium
Dural tail sign
Meningioma
MC putuitary adenom
Prolactinoma
Amenorrhea
Galactorhea
bitemporal hemianopsia
Prolactinoma
surgical approach for Prolactinoma
Transphenoidal
DOC for prolactinoma
Bromocreptine(dopamine agonist)
Brain tumor from oligodendrocyte 30 to 50 y.o. frontal lobe hydrocephalus calcification in 40% can be anaplastic
Oligodendroglioma
Fried egg appearance
Oligodendroglioma
limited upward gaze
accomodative spasm
light near dissociation of pupils
Parinaud syndrome
vertical gaze syndrome
brain metastasis pattern
lung breast skin(melanoma) kidney GIT
what to look for melanom
dysplastic nevus
MC type of stroke
ischemic-thrombotic
contralateral leg weakness
ACA
contralateral face arm, aphasia
MCA
contralateral hemianopsia
PCA stroke
