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DIT Brain tumors
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 3 most common primary brain tumors in adults | Glioblastoma, Meningioma, Schwannoma |
| 3 most common primary brain tumors in kids | Pilocytic astrocytoma, Medulloblastoma, Ependymoma |
| Pseudopalisading necrosis | Glioblastoma |
| Polycythemia | Hemangioblastoma |
| NFII | Bilateral Schwannoma |
| a/w VHL syndrome | Hemangioblastoma |
| Foamy cells, high vascularity | hemangioblastoma |
| prolactinemia (galactorrhea, amenorrhea, anovulation) | pituitary adenoma |
| Psammoma bodies | meningioma |
| fried egg appearance | oligodendroma |
| perivascular pseudorosettes | ependymoma |
| bilateral hemianopia | pituitary adenoma or craniopharygeoma |
| worst prognosis of any primary brain tumor | glioblastoma |
| child with hydrocephalus | medulloblastoma, ependymoma |
| homer wright pseudorosettes | medulloblastoma |