Laura Shared "Cancers" - 13 Picmonics
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Cancers
Mesoderm embryology (DELETED)
2 mins
Brenner Tumor
- Pathophysiology
- Non-germ cell tumor
- Transitional epithelium
- Benign and unilateral
- Coffee bean nuclei
2 mins
Fibromas
- Non-germ cell tumor
- Meigs Syndrome
- Thecoma
- Pulling sensation in groin
- Spindle-shaped fibroblasts
44 secs
Ovarian Cystadenocarcinoma
- Non-germ Cell Tumor
- Mucinous
- Peritoneal Spread
- Serous
- Psammoma Bodies
- Bilateral
- Malignant
- Stromal Invasion
- CA 125
- BRCA-1 and Lynch Syndrome
1 min
Dysgerminoma
- Germ-cell tumor
- Most Common Malignant Germ Cell Tumor
- Uniform Cells
- Fried Egg Cells
- hCG
- LDH
- Seminoma-like
- Turner Syndrome
2 mins
Granulosa Cell Tumor
- Granulosa Cells
- Non-germ cell tumor
- Endometrial Carcinoma
- Call-Exner bodies
- Estrogen producing
- Precocious Puberty
43 secs
Krukenberg Tumor
- Non-germ Cell Tumor
- Lymphatic Spread to Ovaries
- Metastasis
- GI Malignancy
- Mucin-secreting Signet Cell
34 secs
Ependymoma
- Occur in Children
- Fourth Ventricle
- Hydrocephalus
- Perivascular Pseudorosettes
- Rod Shaped Blepharoplasts
- Cauda Equina in Adults
- Poor Prognosis
- Neurofibromatosis Type II
2 mins
Craniopharyngioma
- Hypopituitarism
- Remnants of Rathke's Pouch
- Tooth-enamel Like Calcification
- Cholesterol Crystals
- Yellow Viscous Fluid
- Headache
- Bitemporal Hemianopsia
1 min
Medulloblastoma
- Pathophysiology
- Occurs in Children
- Cerebellum
- Fourth Ventricle
- Diagnosis
- Small Blue Cells
- Lots of Mitotic Figures
- Homer Wright Rosettes
- Signs and Symptoms
- Hydrocephalus
- Ataxia
- Wide-based Gait
- Treatment
- Radiosensitive
2 mins
Pilocytic Astrocytoma
- Occurs Most Commonly in Kids
- Posterior Fossa
- Cerebellum
- Well Circumscribed
- GFAP
- Rosenthal Fibers
- Eosinophilic Corkscrew Fibers
1 min
Giant Cell Tumor
- Pathophysiology
- Osteoclastoma
- Epiphyseal End of Long Bones
- Peak Incidence 20-40 Years
- Benign
- Knee Region
- Diagnosis
- Soap Bubble Appearance on X-ray
- Spindle-shaped Cells
- Multinucleated Giant Cells
46 secs
Osteosarcoma
- Pathophysiology
- Osteogenic Sarcoma
- Peak incidence men 10-20 years old
- Metaphysis of Long Bones
- Knee Region
- Radiation
- Familial Retinoblastoma
- Paget's Disease
- Diagnosis
- Codman Triangle
- Sunburst Pattern from Elevated Periosteum
- Grave Prognosis
2 mins
