EXAM 2 Flashcards
leiomyomas are most common in ? (3)
uterus, GI, skin
• Attempts to regenerate and reestablish
innervation of the distal segment;
encounters scar tissue
traumatic neuroma
Endothelial cell
– Kaposi sarcoma
• Treatment:
–Excision for small cosmetically
problematic lesions
–Radiation
–Injections of chemotherapeutic agents
(3)
boggy consistency
non hodgkin lymphoma
• Lymphoreticular
– Langerhans cell histiocytosis
• Radiographic features:
affects where?
how many?
may ?
–Any bone affected but skull, mandible,
ribs, vertebrae most frequent –Solitary or multiple –May break out of bone
oral invovlement seen in leukemia? (2)
Diffuse gingival enlargement
• “Granulocytic sarcoma” - focal
proliferation of leukemic cells at one soft tissue site
• Sjögren syndrome
– Primary (sicca syndrome)
is what? (2)
• Xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sicca
(dry eyes)
–Most common hematologic
malignancy in black persons in the U.S.
multiple myeloma
laangerhaan cell histiocytosis prefers F
False
no gender predilection
gender preference of congenital epulis?
female
canalicular adenoma occurs when?
7th decade, 65 avg
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma makes up what % of major gland
10%
adenoid cystic carcinoma represents ____ of all salivary gland neoplasms?
5%

adenoid cystic carcinoma
Sjogren syndrome secondary is what?
Sicca syndrome plus any other autoimmune disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, mixed connective tissue disease, etc.)
–Pathologic fractures (due to tumor
destruction of bone)
multiple myeloma
Lymphoreticular
– Lymphoma
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
–Treatment: (3)
- Targeted therapies for several types • Localized disease
- Radiation ± chemotherapy • Generalized disease
- Chemotherapy
during what period of life do salivary gland neoplasms arise?
adulthood
collection of lymphoid tissue, often shows germinal centers
Papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum “Warthin tumor”
–Immunohistochemical studies show
monoclonal light chain restriction (kappa or lambda) of the lesional cell population (Similar finding of monoclonal gammopathy on serum protein immunoelectrophoresis
multiple myeloma
Salivary Gland Neoplasms • Carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenoma – Treatment:
• Usually wide excision • ± lymph node dissection • ± radiation

aids related karposi sarcoma
what types of cells are found in canalicular adenoma?
cuboidal to columnar cells
–Importance is potential to cause
airway obstruction, especially if secondarily infected
cystic hygroma







































