Brain tumor

Question 1

Name all adults tumor

Answer 1

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Metastasis, (most common of all)
Glioblastoma, 
Meningioma,
Schwannoma,
Oligodendroglioma

Pituitary adenoma
Hemangioblastoma,

Question 2

Name all children’s tumor

Answer 2

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Astrocytoma (pilocytic)
Medulloblastoma
Ependymoma

Craniopharyngioma
Pinealoma

Question 3

Features of glioblastoma

Answer 3

Pseudopalisading pattern

-GFAP +

Question 4

features of meningioma

Answer 4

• swirled, whorled pattern

- Psammoma body

Question 5

Features of Hemangioblastoma

Answer 5

• assoc with VHL mutation (chromosome 3)
• high erythropoietin
• very think walled capillaries

Question 6

Features of Astrocytoma (pilocytic)

Answer 6

• cockscrew fibres, Rosenthal fibres

- GFAP +

Question 7

Features of Medulloblastoma

Answer 7

-Homer wright rosette (similar with Neuroglastoma)

Synaptophysin +

Question 8

Features of Ependymoma

Answer 8

Pseudorosette

Question 9

Features of Schwannoma

Answer 9

• cerebellopontine angle
• sensorineural hearing loss
• bilateral assoc with NF2
• S100 raised

Question 10

Features of Craniopharyngoma

Answer 10

• from Rathke pouch
• most common supratentorial tumor in children
• cause compressiive sx (optic chiasm)

Question 11

Features of Pinealoma

Answer 11

3Ps: Parinaud syndrome (vertical gaze defect), Precoccious puberty in males, intracranial Pressure high (obstructive hydrocephalus).

Question 12

Features of Oligodendroglioma

Answer 12

Fried egg cells with chicken wire capillary pattern