salivary gland Flashcards
(30 cards)
salivary glands are not present on these 2 places
on the rugae of hard palate or on gingiva
mucocele results from
rupture of a salivary gland duct and spillage of mucin
where are mucoceles found typically
lower lip
a mucocele is a
severed salivary duct that is depositing saliva under the tissue
mucoceles have a history of
recurrent swelling that may periodically rupture
ranula
mucocele on the floor of the mouth
sialolithiasis
deposition of Ca salts around a nidus of debri with lumen
features of sialolithiasis
most common with submand gland/duct
firm and hard
PAIN and swelling during times of salivation
bacterial sialadenitis allows
retrograde spread of bacateria
sialolith
salivary gland stone
what gland does the bacterial sialadenitis usually affect
parotid
features of bact sialadenitis
acute pain, swelling, lymphadenopathy
mumps are caused by this virus
paramyxo
viral sialadenitis, aka
mumps
what happens in mumps
swelling of typically the parotid gland
most often bilateral
necrotizing sialometaplasia is due to
ischemia, leading to infarction
why is necrotizing sialometaplasia scary
mimics a malignant process clinically and microscopically, looks like and ulcer or cancer (scc)
must biopsy
where are most cases of necrotizing sialometaplasia
post palate
when does necrotizing sialometaplasia lesions resolve
5-6 wks
sarcoidosis is more common in this race
African Americans
sarcoidosis
multisystem granulomatous disorder of an unknown cause that forms noncaseating granulomatous inflammation
sjogrens syndroms
AI disorder with inflammation leading to destruction of salivary glands
primary ss
xerostomia and xeropthalmia
secondary ss
sicca syndrome and AI disease (RA or lupus)
