2009 final Flashcards
What is a characteristic of the parotid glands?
They open opposite to the 2nd molar teeth
Tall columnar epithelial cells with dense lymphoid stroma
Warthin’s
A mass in the parotid with uniform cells and eosinophilic cytoplasm
Oncocytoma
If a patient with unilateral cervical lymph node enlargement with ulcer below tongue. What must be excluded first?
Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue
Tumor in the salivary glands with biphasic pattern
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
What is the difference between primary secretion of saliva gland and the modified secretion?
Tonicity
If a person swallowed repeatedly every 1-2 seconds. What will happen?
Esophagus will only contract after the last swallow
What is secreted in response to high acidity in duodenum?
Secretin
What is secreted by enterochromaffin like cells?
Histamine
What is the characteristic of barrett esophagus?
Goblet cells + intestinal metaplasia
What is seen in a patient with H-pylori gastritis?
Lymphoid aggregates with plasma cells
A patient went to south east asia and came back with bloody diarrhea
Flask-sharp ulcers
A 75-year-old patient with hematemesis, exophytic mass was present in the antrum
Adenocarcinoma
A patient with spindle cell tumor with positive C-kit
Stromal tumor
A patient with regurgitation and dysphagia
Achalasia
What is bound to the bore area of the liver?
Coronary ligament