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17 Cards in this Set
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metastatic brain tumors account for what percentage of cancer deaths?
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20%
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von hippel-lindau associated tumor?
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hemangioblastoma
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tuberous sclerosis associated tumor?
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subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
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neurofibromatosis type I associated tumors?
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optic glioma, astrocytoma, neurofibroma
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neurofibromatosis type II associated tumors?
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acoustic neuroma, meningioma, ependymoma, astrocytoma
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li-frumeni associated tumors?
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astrocytoma, PNET
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turcot sx. associated tumors?
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glioblastoma, medulloblastoma
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contralateral superior quadrantanopsia seen in which lesion?
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meyer's loop lesion in temporal lobe
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two characteristics that make a tumor high grade?
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vascularity and necrosis
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butterfly pattern tumor that crosses corpus callosum?
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glioblastoma multiforme
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"fried egg" histo appearance with which tumor?
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oligodendroglioma
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calcification often seen with which tumors?
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meningioma and oligodendroglioma
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histo characteristics of ependymal tumors?
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located in the ventricles with perivascular rosettes and ependymal tubules
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location characteristics of cerebral mets?
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highest incidence in post. to sylvian fissure, near white/grey border, most common post. fossa tumor in adults
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meningioma arising from which layer?
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arachnoid
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foster-kennedy syndrome?
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optic atrophy in one eye and papilledema on other; associated with meningiomas
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classic location for colloid cyst?
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third ventricle
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