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1
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what glands are in the external ear canal?

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sebaceous and ceruminous glands

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what glands are in the external ear canal?

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sebaceous and ceruminous glands

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what is otitis media?

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inflammation of middle ear

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cholesteatoma- what can cause this?

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chronic otitis media and perforated tympanic membrane

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normal lining of middle ear?

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cuboidal or columnar glandular epithelium

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associated with vestibular nerve
occur within temporal bone
represnet 80-90% cerebellopontine tumours angle tumours?
95% sporadic an unilateral?

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vestibular schwannoma

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if bilateral vetsibulaer schwannoma and young?

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neurofibromatosis type 2

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cafe au lait spots
axillart freckles
lisch nodules

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neurofibromatosis type 2

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causes of nasal polpys?

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infection
allergy
asthma
nickle exposure

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nasal polpys in young person, what should you consider?

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cystic fibrosis

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autoimmune disorder of unknown cause

small vessel vasculitis in resp tract and kidneys

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wegners granulomatosis

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cANCA positive

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wegners granulomatosis

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most common malignant nose tumour?

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squamous cell carcinoma

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types of benign nose tumour?

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squamous papillomas

angiofirbomas

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nasopharyngeal carcinoma is high where?

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far east

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nasopharyngeal carcinoma is associated with what?

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Epstein Barr Virus! (EBV)

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seen in Hodgkins lymphoma and Burkihs lymphoma

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EBV

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what causes laryngeal polpys?

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change in mucosa, secondary to vocal cord abuse , infection and smoking

polpys are unilateral and pedunculated

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squamous papilloma peak incidencecs?

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what is squamous papilloma related to?

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HPV exposure (type 6 and 11)

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21
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tumours arising in clusters of neuroendocrine cells dispersed throughout body?

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paraganglioma

22
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chromaffin postive paraganglioma affects what?

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sympathetic nervous sytem- can secrete catecholamines

23
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chromaffin negative paraganglioma affects what?

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carotid bodies and aortic bodies

24
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is squamous cell carcinoma relateed to HPV exposure?

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tumours in large glands are likely to be..?
benign
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tumours in minor glands are likely to be malignant?
yes
27
where is warthins tumour most common? its benign
parotid gland
28
what is otitis media?
inflammation of middle ear
29
cholesteatoma- what can cause this?
chronic otitis media and perforated tympanic membrane
30
normal lining of middle ear?
cuboidal or columnar glandular epithelium
31
associated with vestibular nerve occur within temporal bone represnet 80-90% cerebellopontine tumours angle tumours? 95% sporadic an unilateral?
vestibular schwannoma
32
if bilateral vetsibulaer schwannoma and young?
neurofibromatosis type 2
33
cafe au lait spots axillart freckles lisch nodules
neurofibromatosis type 2
34
causes of nasal polpys?
infection allergy asthma nickle exposure
35
nasal polpys in young person, what should you consider?
cystic fibrosis
36
autoimmune disorder of unknown cause | small vessel vasculitis in resp tract and kidneys
wegners granulomatosis
37
cANCA positive
wegners granulomatosis
38
most common malignant nose tumour?
squamous cell carcinoma
39
types of benign nose tumour?
squamous papillomas | angiofirbomas
40
nasopharyngeal carcinoma is high where?
far east
41
nasopharyngeal carcinoma is associated with what?
Epstein Barr Virus! (EBV)
42
seen in Hodgkins lymphoma and Burkihs lymphoma
EBV
43
what causes laryngeal polpys?
change in mucosa, secondary to vocal cord abuse , infection and smoking polpys are unilateral and pedunculated
44
squamous papilloma peak incidencecs?
45
what is squamous papilloma related to?
HPV exposure (type 6 and 11)
46
tumours arising in clusters of neuroendocrine cells dispersed throughout body?
paraganglioma
47
chromaffin postive paraganglioma affects what?
sympathetic nervous sytem- can secrete catecholamines
48
chromaffin negative paraganglioma affects what?
carotid bodies and aortic bodies
49
is squamous cell carcinoma relateed to HPV exposure?
yes- type 16
50
tumours in large glands are likely to be..?
benign
51
tumours in minor glands are likely to be malignant?
yes
52
where is warthins tumour most common? its benign
parotid gland

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