CH 16 HEAD AND NECK Flashcards
most oralfacial hepatic infections are caused by
HSV type 1
Oral candidiasis is also known as
Thrush
Leukoplakia
is a white plaque on the oral mucous membranes that cannot be removed by scraping and cannot be characterized clinically or pathologically as another disease entity
what is Ranula
A mucocele that arises when the duct of the sublingual gland has been damaged / is a fluid collection or cyst that forms in the mouth under the tongue.
what is a pyogenic granuloma
highly vascular, peduncular lesion usually occurring in the gingiva of children, young adults, and commonly, pregnant women
most common form of malignant tumor in the mouth is ________ and most frequently occurs on the _________, hint what are the thin flat cells that line your mouth
SCC and floor of mouth
most common tumor of odontogenic origin
odontoma
google: slow-growing, asymptomatic neoplasms found in jaws. In about 80% of cases, they are associated with impacted or unerupted teeth
xerostomia
dry mouth resulting from decrease in production of saliva
another name for vocal cord polyps
singers nodules
juvenile laryngeal papillomas
HPV 6 and 11
most common malignant tumor of the larynx
SCC
branchial cyst
benign cyst occurring on the upper lateral aspect along the sternocleidomastoid muscle of the neck and usually containing clear watery or mucinous fluid
Thyroglossal duct cyst
a remnant of thyroid development produces a cyst in the anterior midline of the neck or near the base of the tongue
Carotid body tumor
A paraganglioma arising at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery is known as
side note: what is a paraganglioma?
When chromaffin cells become abnormal they can form growths (tumors). When the tumors happen in the adrenal glands they’re called pheochromocytomas. When the tumors happen elsewhere in the body they’re called paragangliomas.
Paragangliomas are usually noncancerous (benign). But some paragangliomas can become cancerous (malignant) and spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body.
Acute inflammation of salivary glands is also known as
Sialadenitis
Name the most common benign tumor of the major salivary glands and describe some of its histologic components.
Pleomorphic adenoma (mixed tumor) – epithelium-derived benign tumor that shows both epithelial and mesenchymal differentiation. Epithelial elements are dispersed throughout a matrix showing varying degrees of myxoid, hyaline, chondroid, and even osseous tissue
Warthin tumor
Papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum of the parotid gland
T1 tumors of oropharynx?
tumors of the oropharynx are 2 cm or smaller in greatest dimension
T2 tumors of the oropharynx?
measure larger than 2 cm but not larger than 4 cm (2-
T3 tumors of the oropharynx?
are larger than 4 cm in greatest dimension or have extension to lingual surface of epiglottis
T4b tumor of the oropharynx?
is a tumor described as very advanced local disease, a tumor that invades lateral pterygoid muscle, pterygoid plates, lateral nasopharynx, or skull base or encases carotid artery
T1 tumor of the hypopharynx
