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1
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Most common pediatric solid tumor

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brain tumor

2
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Brain tumor peaks

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Early childhood and late adulthood

3
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INFRATENTORIAL tumors are most common in kids whereas SUPRATENTORIAL tumors are more common in adults

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ok….

In the first year of life supratentorial tumors are more common

4
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High grade gliomas are …. in peds

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Rare

5
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Most common childhod tumor

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Astrocytoma (pilocytic)

6
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Astrocytoma often found where

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posterior fosterior

7
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Unlike adults and older children, younger children have a relatively high occurence of tumors where

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cerebellum and brain stem

8
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Neurofibromatosis 1 casues what tumor types

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Optic Gliomas
Meningiomas
Ependymomas

9
Q

Neurofibromatosis II causes

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Bilateral vestibular schwanomas

10
Q

Tuberous Sclerosis

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Subependymal giant cell tumors

11
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Von Hippel Lindau

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Hemangioblastomas

12
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Li Fraumeni syndrome

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Multiple brain tumor types but commonly astrocytoma and medulloblastoma

13
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clinical manifestations of a supratentorial tumor

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localizing findings
seizures
hemiparesis

14
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Midline tumor findings

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Endocrinopathies (diabetes insipidus, growth disorders, decreased vision, visual field issues)

15
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Infratentorial tumors

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signs of increased ICP due to compression of the fourth ventricle

16
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Brainstem tumors show

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cranial nerve defect

17
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Hydrocephalus

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associated with 80% of midline brain tumors due to obstruction of ventricular system

  • initial symptoms are early morning intermittent headaches and nausea/vomitting
  • most resolve after mass resection but 15% require shunt or ventriculostomy
18
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Intracranial Pressure triad

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AM headaches, Nausea and vomitting, Lethargy

Other signs are bulging fontanelle, sundowning eyes

19
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Most common childhood tumor

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Low Grade (Pilocytic) Astrocytoma

Low grades are grade I and II and are typically benign
grade III is anaplastic and
grade IV is GBM

20
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Low Grade Astrocytoma survival rate

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  • Good if total resection is achieved
21
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EOSINOPHILIC ROSENTHAL FIBERS

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Juvenile Pilocytic astrocytoma

22
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Second most common type of peds tumor

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medulloblastoma: arises in primitive nerve cells
- If formed in cerebrum it is a primitive neuroectodermal tumor
- Cerebellar : medulloblastoma

23
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Peak age of medulloblastoma

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3-4 yrs

24
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Medulloblastoma is generally highly malignant, can compress the 4th ventricle

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ok

25
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Homer Wright Rosettes?

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Small blue cells seen in a circular patter surrounding a fibrilliar area…..Medulloblastoma

26
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Brainstem glioma prognosis

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Prety much all fatal. surgery contraindicated, Just perform supportive care

27
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Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma

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  • dismal prognosis
  • median age is 7
  • Corticospinal weakness and CN 6,7,8 deficits

Tumor will engulf the basilar artery on MRI

28
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Ependymoma

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Arise from edendymal linings of ventricles….commonly 4th ventricle

29
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Perivascular psuedorossetes?

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Edendymomas

30
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Try to avoid radiating the brain until what age

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3yrs…axonal growth and synaptogenesis heavy in first three years

Rate of growth and dvelopment slows after age 6 so delaying until age 7 is even better

31
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Radiation effects

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intellectual impairment, memory, cognitive