Benign Swellings and Reactive Lesion Flashcards

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What is a congenital/ developmental harmartoma of the epithelium?

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Pigemental naevus

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What is a congenital/ developmental harmartoma of the gingiva?

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Gingival fibromatosis

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What is an inflammatory lesion of fibrous tissue/ gingiva?

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Gingival hyperplasia

Periodontal/ PA abscess

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What is a reactive lesion of the epithelium?

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Mucoceles

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What is a reactive lesion seen in gingiva?

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Pyogenic granuloma
Fibrous hyperplasia
Giant cell granuloma

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What is neoplastic lesion of epithelium?

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SCC

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Neoplastic lesion if fibrous tissue?

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Fibroma

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Neoplastic lesion of the blood vessel

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Angiosarcoma

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Neoplastic lesion of fat?

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Lipoma

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What is epulis?

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Gingival swelling

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What is a fibrous epulis?

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Fibro-epithelial polyps or fibrous hyperplasia

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Features of fibrous epulis?

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Pedunculated or sessile
Same colour as normal mucosa
Firm
Painless unless traumatised

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Difference between pedunculated and sessile?

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Pedunculated - stalk

Sessile - flat base

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Cause of fibrous epulis?

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Caused by trauma e.g dentures, teeth, ortho appliance

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What would you see histologically of fibrous epulis?

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Overgrowth fibrous connective tissue

Covered hyperkeratinised stratified squamous eputhelium

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Management of fibrous epulis?

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Excision
Removal of cause
Send histopathological exam

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What are the clinical features of pyogenic granuloma?

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Red/blue/purple vascular growth
Rapid growth
Soft, easily bleeds
Can be ulcerated

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When is common to see pyogenic granuloma?

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Usually <40yrs

Common pregnancy/ puberty - hormones exacerbate

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19
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What can pyogenic granuloma mature into?

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Fibrous epulis

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Cause of pyogenic granuloma?

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Trauma - plaque/ appliances

Pregnancy - hormone exacerbate response to trauma

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Why of pyogenic granulomas red?

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Lots of blood vessels filled RBCs

Overgrowth of vascular granulation tissue

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Management of pyogenic granuloma?

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Excision and removal of cause

Pt pregnant - can remove but can reoccur - improve OH

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Clinical appearance of peripheral giant cell granuloma

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Soft red/blue swelling
Sessile or pedunculated
Similar pyogenic granuloma
Usually anterior teeth

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Examples of localised epulides?

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Fibrous epulis
Pyogenic granuloma
Peripheral giant cell granuloma 
Bohn's nodules
Epstein pearls
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Difference pyogenic granuloma and peripheral giant cell granuloma

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PGCG - only found gingiva

Pyogenic g - can be found sites elsewhere

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26
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What problems can peripheral giant cell granuloma cause?

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Superficial bone resorption

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What histology would you see with peripheral giant cell granuloma?

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Vascular fibrous tissue
Multinucleate giant cells in fibrous strome
Haemorrhage

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Problem w/ histology of peripheral giant cell granuloma?

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Same as giant cell lesions arising in bone e/g central giant cell granuloma

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Management of peripheral giant cell granuloma?

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Determine where lesion has arose

If peripheral - excision w/ curettage

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30
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What is Bohn’s nodule?

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Keratin filled cyst on the gingival crest

Fused w/ overlying gingival mucosa

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31
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What are Epstein pearls?

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Midline of palate - epithelium filled w/ keratin

Seen in babies

32
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How to exclude abscess from differential of epulide?

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Access will be red/ yellow/ soft/ fluctuant

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If the epulide is firm and mucosal coloured what is likely diagnosis?

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Fibrous epulis

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If epulide is soft red/blue what is likely diagnosis?

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Pyogenic granuloma

Giant cell granuloma

35
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What are examples of generalised gingival swellings?

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Chronic hyperplastic gingivitis
Gingival fibromatosis 
Hormonal related gingival hyperplasia 
Diet related gingival hyperplasia 
Neoplastic related gingival hyperplasia 
Drug induced gingival hyperplasia
Crohn's related gingival hyperplasia
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What is gingival fibromatosis?

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Hereditary generalised gingival swelling - lifelong

Pale pink, firm overgrowths which may cover and submerge teeth

37
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Tx of gingival fibromatosis?

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Gingivectomy - may reoccur

Superior plaque control

38
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What is chronic hyperplastic gingivitis?

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Generalised gingival swelling
Associated w/ poor OH

Erythematous gingiva w/ inflammatory overgrowth

39
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Features of hormonal related gingival hyperplasia?

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Often seen in puberty/ pregnancy

Exuberent response to plaque

Red, erythematous

40
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What is a type of dietary related gingival hyperplasia?

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Scurvy related - lack of vitamin C = failure to synthesis collagen

41
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Why is tooth loss related w/ dietary gingival hyperplasia?

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Lack of collagen = loss of teeth due to lack of support PDL

42
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What would you see in gigival hyperplasia associated w/ leukaemia?

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Red, swollen gingiva
May exclude pus
Ulceration

Other: petechial haemorrhage, tiredness

43
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What drugs can cause gingival hyperplasia?

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Cyclosporin - immunosuppressant
Nifedipine - antihypertensive
Phenytoin - anticonvulsant

44
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What histology see in gingival hyperplasia?

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Dense fibrous tissue - lots collagen
Little inflammation
Hyperplastic epithelium w/ long rete ridge

45
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Management of drug induced gingival hyperplasia?

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Alterative med - GO
Gingivectomy
Improved OH

46
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How would Crohn’s related gingival hyperplasia present?

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Labial swelling
Apthous ulcers
Mucosal tags
Cobblestoning 
Generalised gingival hyperplasia
47
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What would see on histology of Crohn’s related gingival hyperplasia?

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Granulomatous inflammation

48
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Examples of swellings of oral mucosa?

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Squamous cell papilloma
Heck's disease 
Fibrous hyperplasia 
Pyogenic granuloma
Traumatic neuroma
Lipoma
Haemangioma 
Sturge-Weber syndrome
Mucocele
49
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What is clinical features squamous cell papilloma?

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White cauliflower like growth
Common on palate
Pedunculated or sessile

50
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What is squamous cell papilloma related w/?

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Benign neoplasm which is HPV derived (not oncogenic)

HPV 6 and 11

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What is histology of squamous cell papilloma?

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Overgrowth of hyperkeratinised epithelium
Surface thrown into fronds
Vascular connective tissue core

52
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Tx of squamous cell papilloma?

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Excision w/ margins

53
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What is heck’s disease caused by?

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HPV 13 and 32

54
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What would see clinically in Heck’s disease?

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Multiple papillomas
Multiple flat viral warts - typically on lips
Can coalesce to form bigger warms

55
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Other name for Heck’s disease?

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Focal epithelial hyperplasia

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Where would see fibrous hyperplasia?

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Cheeks, tongue and lips - from continued trauma

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What would see in fibrous hyperplasia?

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Mucosal coloured, firm nodule

Matured fibrous tissue covering normal epithelium

58
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Can pyogenic granuloma affect mucosa?

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Yes from continued trauma

Overgrowth of vascular granulation tissue - usually ulcerated

59
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What is traumatic neuroma?

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Haphazard overgrowth of nerve fibres - usually caused by trauma (e.g traumatic XLA)

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What is lipoma?

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Benign neoplasm composed of fat

Appear yellow/ pink w/ smooth surface

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Where is common to see lipoma?

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Common on cheek and tongue

Buccal mucosa - large amount adipose/ submucosa

62
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What is a malignant form of lipoma?

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Liposarcoma very rarely seen in oral cavity

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What histology would you see in lipoma?

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Overgrowth of benign adipose tissue w/ well defined edges

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What is harmartoma?

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Overgrowth of tissue found in location

65
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What is choristoma?

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Overgrowth of tissue not native to site

66
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What would see in haemangioma?

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Excess blood vessels = blue/ blue-purple colour
May bleed excessively
Will blanch on pressure

67
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What is Sturge-Weber syndrome?

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Congenital - present from birth
Port wine stain w/ varying degree of mental retardation

Port wine stain - follow division of trigeminal nerve

68
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What are the two types of mucocele?

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Mucous retention cyst

Mucous extravasation cyst

69
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What causes mucocele?

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Salivary duct becomes damaged - saliva spills into tissue which is then surrounded by granulation tissue

70
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Most common sit of mucocele?

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Lower lip

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Treatment of mucocele?

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Excision along w/ damaged duct

72
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What is associated w/ lymphatic vessels but similar to haemangioma?

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Lymphangioma

73
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What is granular cell tumour?

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Of neural origin

Common on tongue

74
Q

If lesion is cauliflower like and white what is it?

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Squamous cell papilloma

75
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If lesion is smooth, mucosal coloured and related to trauma what is it?

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Fibrous hyperplasia

76
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If lesion is smooth and yellow what is it?

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Lipoma

77
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If lesion is red/ red-blue and related to trauma?

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Pyogenic granuloma