Neurocutaneous 08

Topic: Pathology

Created on Monday, February 16 2009 by gliageek

Last modified on Monday, February 16 2009.

 
        A) Carney complex
 
        B) Li-Fraumeni
 
        C) Cowden disease
 
        D) Gorlin syndrome
 
        E) APC-related Turcot syndrome
 

 

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This question was created on February 16, 2009 by gliageek.
This question was last modified on February 16, 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A) Carney complex

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Psammomatous melanotic schwannoma  (See References)

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B) Li-Fraumeni

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70% of nervous system tumors in Li-Fraumeni are infiltrating gliomas; ~20% are medulloblastomas  (See References)

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C) Cowden disease

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Dysplastic gangliocytoma of cerebellum  (See References)

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D) Gorlin syndrome

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Medulloblastoma, usually desmoplastic  (See References)

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E) APC-related Turcot syndrome

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Medulloblastomas are more common than GBMs  (See References)

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References:

1. Love, S., Louis, D.N., and Ellison, D.W. (2008). Greenfield's Neuropathology, 8th Edition. Oxford University Press, USA (ISBN:0340906820)

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Neurocutaneous 08
Question ID: 021609120
Question written by gliageek. (C) FrontalCortex.com 2006-2009, all rights reserved. Created: 02/16/2009
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