Head And Neck Surgery Flashcards
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Mutations in RET oncogene are responsible for what three inheritable syndromes associated with mtc?
Men 2a, men 2b, familial mtc
What are the components of men 2a?
Mtc
Pheochromocytoma
Primary parathyroidism as a result of parathyroid adenomas
What are the components of men 2b?
Mtc Pheochromocytoma Marfanoid habitus Mucosal neuromas if the lips and tongue Ganglioneuromas of the git
What are the components of familial mtc?
Variant if men 2a without pheochromocytoma or primary parathyroidism
Useful markers for long term surveillance in addition to routine neck utz and body imaging in mtc?
Calcitonin and cea
What is more aggressive, men 2b or men 2a?
Men 2b thus need to perform central neck dissection.
What type of tumor is ewings sarcoma?
This primarily affects?
Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Affects long bones and pelvis
Characteristic microscopic appearance of ppnt?
Small round blue cell tumor with characteristic fibrovascular cores. Ppnet will demonstrate pseudorosettes and mitosis.
Current standard of therapy for ES treatment?
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by resection with negative margins
Most common extracerebral solid tumor of infancy and childhood?
Neuroblastoma
Origin of neuroblastoma?
Arise from primitive neuroectodermal cells of neural crest origin as embryonal tumors of the sns
Most unusual aspect of neuroblastoma?
Frequent occurence of spontaneous regression.
Most common site of origin of neuroblastoma?
Adrenal medulla or adjacent retroperitoneum, but 2-5% develop in head and neck region
What does en sablier tumors refer to?
Paraspinal neuroblastoma that extends through adjacent intervertebral foramina into spinal cord to produce paraplegia. Most commonly associated with mediastinal and retroperitoneal tumors
What may be used to screen for neuroblastoma?
Catecholamines and their metabolites (vma, homovanillic acid, dopamine), elevated in 90-95% of patients
Treatment of stage 1 neuroblastoma?
Surgical removal. In intermediate and high risk patients, chemotherapy is the main modality
Histopathology of neuroblastoma?
Small uniform cells 7 to 10mm in diameter with dense hyperchromatic nuclei and minimal perinuclear cytoplasm
Most common etiology of salivary gland lesions in children?
Inflammatory
After how many weeks of completion of chemotherapy may a second surgical procedure be done for neuroblastoma?
12-24weeks after completion of chemotherapy
Most frequently encountered benign tumors in the parotid area?
Hemangioma
Most common benign intrinsic parotid tumor?
Pleomorphic adenoma
Solid, firm, fixed salivary mass that persists for more than ____ usually an indication for open surgical biopsy and/or excision.
4-6 weeks.
What is a minimally invasive and effective tool for the diagnosis of salivary gland ductal pathology?
Sialoendoscopy
What separates the parotid gland from the submandibular gland?
Stylomandibular ligament. Both glands are covered by the superficial portion of the deep cervical fascia.