Chapter 14 Flashcards
May appear after broad spectrum anitbiotics
Oral Candidiasis
Pseudomembranous candidiasis
thrush
risk of oral candidiasis
lowered immunity, diabetics
oral lesion—reactive mass to chronic irritation—fibrosis
fibroma MC along bite line
benign vascular mass [red/purple] on gingiva, fast growth
Pyogenic Granuloma—-bad name
who gets pyogenic granuloma
pregnant women, children—-pregnancy tumor
why do women get pyogenic granuloma
hormonal factors, irritation
reactive fibromas and pyogenic granulomas are what?
oral proliferative lesions
raised white patch inside oral cavity, cannot be scraped off
leukoplakia
what causes leukoplakia?
cellular irregularity, cigs, alochol, irritants
leukoplakia is an ex of dysfunctional cells how?
epithelial hyperplasia and Keratosis
Risk of leukoplakia
inflammation: cigs, alchohol, candidiasis..males 40-70
Diagnosis of leukoplakia
biopsy to rule out CA. 25% pre-cancerous»squamous cell carcinoma
Erythroplakia is important why?
Over 50% transition into oral CA
Hairy Leukoplakia is linked with what?
EBV virus, and immunosuppression
Verrucous Leukoplakia would be what
Oral HPV, hyperkeratosis, warty appearance
what does verrucous mean
wart, warty. yum
Oral CA develops from
Dysplasia, TP53 mutations
95 % of all cases of oral CA are this type
squamous cell carcinoma, multple primary tumors common
symptoms of oral CA
oropharyngeal pain/dysfunctiong
Prognosis of oral CA
less than 50% long term, early detection!
Risks of oral CA
alcohol, cigs, >30 years old, HPV-16
Lesions: raised plaque, firm–need biopsy
squamous cell carcinoma
irregular borders, maybe leukoplakia-like, whitish gray or erythematous—red types of changes
squamous cell carcinoma