Pediatric Brain Tumors

Associate Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center

^{Live lecture date: 11/09/2020}

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*This quiz has five multiple-choice questions and one true/false question.

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The two most common types of pediatric brain tumor are?

Medulloblastoma and pilocytic astrocytoma

Oligodendroglioma and medulloblastoma

Oligodendroglioma and schwannoma

Ependymoma and pilocytic astrocytoma

2 / 6

True or false: The majority of pediatric brain tumors are supratentorial.

True

False

3 / 6

Anaplastic refers to all but which ONE of the following?

Lots of orientation with other cells

Variable sizes/shapes of cells

Poor cellular differentiation

Degrees of resection

4 / 6

Which of the following is NOT a tumor that arises from glial cells?

Astrocytoma

Ependymoma

Medulloblastoma

Oligodendroglioma

5 / 6

Which of the following pediatric brain tumor is thought to arise from cerebellar stem cells?

Pilocytic astrocytoma

Schwannoma

Oligodendroglioma

Medulloblastoma

6 / 6

Which of the following is associated with leukoencephalopathy?

Methotrexate

Vincristine

Fluoxetine

Cymbalta

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