the frequency of tumors in different parts of the CNS 2

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        A) Tumors commonly found in the conus and filum terminale include Lipoma.
 
        B) Tumors commonly found in the corpus callosum include Oligodendroglioma.
 
        C) Tumors commonly found in the conus and filum terminale include Paraganglioma.
 
        D) Tumors commonly found in the cerebello-pontine angle include Ependymoma.
 
        E) Tumors commonly found in the midline sellar region include Optic nerve glioma.
 

 

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A) Tumors commonly found in the conus and filum terminale include Lipoma.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "Tumors commonly found in the conus and filum terminale include Lipoma." is true.
Tumors commonly found in the conus and filum terminale include Lipoma, Ependymoma, Meningioma, and Paraganglioma.  (See References)

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B) Tumors commonly found in the corpus callosum include Oligodendroglioma.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "Tumors commonly found in the corpus callosum include Oligodendroglioma." is true.
Tumors commonly found in the corpus callosum include Oligodendroglioma, Glioblastoma multiforme, and Lipoma.  (See References)

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C) Tumors commonly found in the conus and filum terminale include Paraganglioma.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "Tumors commonly found in the conus and filum terminale include Paraganglioma." is true.
Tumors commonly found in the conus and filum terminale include Lipoma, Ependymoma, Meningioma, and Paraganglioma.  (See References)

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D) Tumors commonly found in the cerebello-pontine angle include Ependymoma.

This answer is correct.

The statement, "Tumors commonly found in the cerebello-pontine angle include Ependymoma." is false.
Tumors commonly found in the cerebello-pontine angle include Meningioma, and Acoustic neuroma.  (See References)

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E) Tumors commonly found in the midline sellar region include Optic nerve glioma.

This answer is incorrect.

The statement, "Tumors commonly found in the midline sellar region include Optic nerve glioma." is true.
Tumors commonly found in the midline sellar region include Meningioma, Pituitary adenoma, Craniopharyngioma, Germ-cell tumor, Epidermoid/dermoid cyst, Esthesioneuroblastoma, Optic nerve glioma, and Hypothalamic glioma/hamartoma.  (See References)

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References:

1. Geyers, J.D., Keating, J.M., and Potts, D.C. (2002). Neurology for the Boards, 2nd Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia.

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