The document discusses various types of adult and childhood brain tumors, including their locations, characteristics, and distinguishing features. It describes glioblastoma multiforme as an aggressive tumor found in the cerebral hemispheres. Meningiomas arise from arachnoid cells and are located on the brain surface. Schwannomas present with hearing issues and are located in the cerebellar-pontine angle. Childhood tumors commonly include pilocytic astrocytomas in the infratentorial region and medulloblastomas in the cerebellum. The document also provides a differential diagnosis list to distinguish brain lesions based on their enhancement patterns.
The document discusses various types of adult and childhood brain tumors, including their locations, characteristics, and distinguishing features. It describes glioblastoma multiforme as an aggressive tumor found in the cerebral hemispheres. Meningiomas arise from arachnoid cells and are located on the brain surface. Schwannomas present with hearing issues and are located in the cerebellar-pontine angle. Childhood tumors commonly include pilocytic astrocytomas in the infratentorial region and medulloblastomas in the cerebellum. The document also provides a differential diagnosis list to distinguish brain lesions based on their enhancement patterns.
The document discusses various types of adult and childhood brain tumors, including their locations, characteristics, and distinguishing features. It describes glioblastoma multiforme as an aggressive tumor found in the cerebral hemispheres. Meningiomas arise from arachnoid cells and are located on the brain surface. Schwannomas present with hearing issues and are located in the cerebellar-pontine angle. Childhood tumors commonly include pilocytic astrocytomas in the infratentorial region and medulloblastomas in the cerebellum. The document also provides a differential diagnosis list to distinguish brain lesions based on their enhancement patterns.
Gliobastoma Multiforme grave Px; found in cerebral hemispheres, can cross
(grade IV astrocytoma) corpus callosum (butterfly glioma); Pseudopalisading pleomorphic tumor cells; areas of necrosis and hemorrhage; astrocytoma, so GFAP stain
Meningioma arises from arachnoid cells; external to brain
(convexities of hemispheres and parasagital region; spindle cells in whorled pattern; psammoma bodies