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Lesion caused by ill fitting dentures

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Epulis fissuratum

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What are the three P’s and the F of bump on the gums

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Pyogenic granuloma ( can occur anywhere)
Peripheral ossifying fibroma (exclusively on gingiva)
Peripheral giant cell granuloma
Fibroma

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what drug causes

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Phenatonin

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What is another name for pyogenic granuloma

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Pregnancy tumor or granuloma gravidarum.

Not a true granuloma.

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Which granuloma causes cupping of the underlying alveolar bone

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Peripheral giant cell granuloma

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What is the most common mesenchymal neoplasm

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Lipoma

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What floats in formalin

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Lipoma

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What lesion might be colored yellow or mucosal colored

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lipoma

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50% of lipomas occur in

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The buccal mucousa

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What is a neuroma

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Proliferation of neural tissue after nerve injury

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What tissue is organized on histology of Schwannoma

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Antoni A

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What is freckling in the axillary region

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Crowe’s sign

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What are lisch nodules

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Two or more iris hamartomas

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14
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Which disease has coast of california cafe au lait

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Neurofibromatosis type I

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What test is used for melanotic neuroectodermal tumor

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High urinary levels of Vanillylmadelic acid VMA

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S-100 is positive for

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melanotic neuroectodermal tumor

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17
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What is the most common tumor of infancy

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Hemangioma

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What is a fibroma

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a benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue in response to local irritation or trauma

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What is the most common tumor of the oral cavity

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Fibroma

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What is the most common location of a fibroma

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buccal mucosa along the bite line

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What fibrous tumor does not seem to be associated with chronic irritation

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Giant cell fibroma

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Which fibroma tends to occur at a younger age

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Giant cell fibroma

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What tumor is associated with mandibular cuspids

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Retrocuspid papilla

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What is the name given to Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia in association with ill fitting dentures

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Epulis Fissuratum

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Where does epulis fissuratum usually develop
facial aspect of the alveolar ridge.
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What tissue growth is associated with poor denture hygiene and wearing it 24 hrs a day
Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia
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What are possible tx for inflammatory papillary hyperplasia
Removal of denture Antifungal therapy ( candidal) Surgical removal
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What tumor exhibits fibroblasic and hisitiocytic differentiation
fibrous histiocytoma (true neoplasm)
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What is a fibrous histiocytoma on the skin
dermatofibroma
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What tumor results from the overproduction of hyaluronic acid by fibroblasts
Oral focal mucinosis
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Oral focal mucinosis shows predilection for
Young females
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What is the color of pyogenic granuloma
red
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What are the most common sites for pyogenic granuloma
Gingiva 75% lips tongue buccal mucosa
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Pyogenic granuloma has a ______ predilection
Female due to vascular effects of female hormones
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What color is associated with Peripheral giant cell granuloma
Blue or purple
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What lesion occurs exclusively on the gingiva or edentulous alveolar ridge
Peripheral giant cell granuloma
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what tumor occurs mostly in the maxillary incisor-cuspid region and is pink in color
POF; peripheral ossifying fibroma
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What is the common age for POF
15; teenagers and young adults
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What is a lipoma
Benign tumor of fat
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What is the most common mesenchymal neoplasm
Lipoma
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What results from the proliferation on neural tissue after nerve injury
Neuroma
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What is the most common area for a neuroma
Mental foramen area
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What tumor arises in association with a nerve trunk
Schwannoma/Neurilemoma
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Bilateral schwannomas of auditory vestibular nerve are a characteristic feature of
Neurofibromatosis type II (NF2)
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What is Antoni A tissue
Streaming of fascicles of spindle-shaped Schwann cells that form a palisades arrangement around Verocay bodies
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What is the most common type of peripheral nerve neoplasm
Neurofibroma
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Patients with neurofibromas must be evaluated for_____
Neurofibromatosis
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What is another name for Neurofibromatosis I (NF1)
Recklinghausen's disease of the skin
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What is pathognomonic
If you have it, you have the disease.
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What is the diagnostic criteria for NF1
``` Six or more cafe au lait macules. Coast of California Crowe's sign Lisch nodules Enlargement of the fungiform papilla Intraoral neurofibromas Enlargement of the mandibular foramen or canal ```
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Multiple Endocrine neoplasia is also know as
MEN 2B or MEN 3
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What are some characteristics of MEN 2B
Adrenal gland tumors (pheochromocytoma Thyroid tumors (medullary carcinoma) Mucosal neuromas with a predilection for the oral cavity Marfanoid build Narrow face with thick and protuberant lips
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At what age does Multiple endocrine neoplasia is usually diagnosed
18-25 and has a high propensity for metastasis
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What tumor usually occurs during the first year of life
melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy
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what is the test for melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy
High urinary levels of vanillylmandelic acid (VMA)
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What are the most common sites for Granular cell tumors
Tongue 50%, usually dorsal
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Granular cell tumors exhibit significant
Pseudoepithiliomatous hyperplasia (PEH)
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PEH can be misdiagnosed for
squamous cell carcinoma
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Granular cell tumor would be positive for what test
S-100
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Congenital Epulis occurs almost exclusively where
Alveolar ridges of newborns
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Congenital Epulis is 3X more common in what ridge
Maxillary, usually by lateral incisor-canine area
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Congenital epilus occurs mostly in F or M
Females 90%
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Congenital epilus is negative for what test
S-100

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