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Diagnostics
PXA General
Treatments
100
astro-
What is stars?
100
average diagnosis age
What is 12?
100
abbreviation for computerized tomography
What is CT (scan)?
100
PXA stands for . . .
What is pleomorphic xanthrostrocytoma?
100
primary technique of treatment
What is surgical removal?
200
cyt/o
What is cell?
200
percentage of cases that involve more than one lobe
What is 20%
200
abbreviation for computerized axial tomography
What is CAT (scan)?
200
most common symptom of PXA
What is seizures?
200
type of cancer treatment that uses beams of intense energy (usually X-ray) to kill cancer cells
What is radiation therapy?
300
-oma
What is tumor?
300
survival rate of those with fully removed tumors
What is 90%
300
abbreviation for magnetic resonance imaging
What is MRI (scan)?
300
potential link to PXA
What is astrocytes?
300
oral steroid commonly prescribed
What is Dexamethasone?
400
pleo-
What is more?
400
percent of primary tumors that are PXA
What is 1%
400
abbreviation for electroencephalogram
What is EEG?
400
PXA can progress to this, but rarely does
What is malignant?
400
type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to stop or slow the growth of cancer cells
What is chemotherapy?
500
xantho-
What is yellowish?
500
survival rate of those with partially removed tumors
What is 50%
500
technique that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of organs and tissues in your body
What is MRI?
500
appearance of PXA
What is cystic?
500
treatment used to help the rehabilitation process of speaking and language skills
What is speech therapy?