NeurOnc 03

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Sunday, February 8 2009 by gliageek

Last modified on Sunday, February 8 2009.

 
        A) Spinal cord
 
        B) Optic nerve
 
        C) Cerebellum
 
        D) Brainstem
 
        E) Cerebrum
 

 

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This question was created on February 08, 2009 by gliageek.
This question was last modified on February 08, 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

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A) spinal cord

This answer is incorrect.

Second most common location. Third most common intramedullary tumor  (See References)

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B) optic nerve

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Between 10 & 20 have been reported, but a third have been associated with von Hippel-Lindau disease (similar to the incidence seen with solitary cerebellar hemangioblastomas)  (See References)

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C) Cerebellum

This answer is correct.

Although uncommon, hemangioblastoma is one of the most common cerebellar tumors encountered in (particularly young) adults  (See References)

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D) brainstem

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Third most common location  (See References)

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E) cerebrum

This answer is incorrect.

May be more common than we think, as histologically identical tumors have often been called "angioblastic meningiomas"  (See References)

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References:

1. Prayson, R.A., and Goldblum, J.R. (Eds.) (2005). Neuropathology. Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia. (ISBN:0443066582)

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NeurOnc 03
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