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12 Cards in this Set
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What is the most common primary brain tumor?
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Glioblastoma multiforme
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What is the prognosis for GM?
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Malignant with <1yr life expectancy
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What histology is seen with GM?
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Pseudopalisading pleomorphic tumor cells
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What is the second most common primary brain tumor?
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Meningioma
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What histology is seen with Meningioma?
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Psammoma bodies
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What is the prognosis for meningioma?
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Typiclaly benign and resectable, often asymptomatic
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What is the 3rd most common primary brain tumor?
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Schwannoma
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Where is the schwannoma often localized?
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CN VIII --> acoustic schwannoma
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What is the pathology of Oligodendroglioma?
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Rare, slow growing, most often in frontal lobes
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What is the capillary pattern of oligodendroglioma?
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Chicken-wire capillary pattern
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What is the histology of oligodendroglioma?
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Fried egg cells
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What are the symptoms of Pituitary Adenoma?
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Most commonly prolactinoma, bitemporal hemianopia
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