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primary brain tumors
FirstAid 2010
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03/23/2011

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pseudopalisading pleomorphic tumor cells, border central areas of necrosis and hemorrhage
Definition
glioblastoma multiforme
Term
spindle cells concentrically arranged in a whorled pattern (psammoma body)
Definition
meningioma
Term
round nuclei with clear cytoplasm, often calcified
Definition
oligodendroglioma
Term
eosinophilic corkscrew fibers, cystic + solid
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pilocytic astrocytoma
Term
rosettes or perivascular pseudorosette, small blue cells
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medulloblastoma
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perivascular pseudorosettes, rod shaped blepharoplasts found near nucleus
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ependymoma
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foamy cells, high vascularity
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hemangioblastoma
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calcification is common (tooth enamel-like)
Definition
craniopharyngioma
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