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Ch 12 Flashcards

1
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Lesion caused by ill fitting dentures

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Epulis fissuratum

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2
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What are the three P’s and the F of bump on the gums

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Pyogenic granuloma ( can occur anywhere)
Peripheral ossifying fibroma (exclusively on gingiva)
Peripheral giant cell granuloma
Fibroma

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3
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what drug causes

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Phenatonin

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4
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What is another name for pyogenic granuloma

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Pregnancy tumor or granuloma gravidarum.

Not a true granuloma.

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5
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Which granuloma causes cupping of the underlying alveolar bone

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Peripheral giant cell granuloma

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6
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What is the most common mesenchymal neoplasm

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Lipoma

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7
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What floats in formalin

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Lipoma

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8
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What lesion might be colored yellow or mucosal colored

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lipoma

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9
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50% of lipomas occur in

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The buccal mucousa

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10
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What is a neuroma

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Proliferation of neural tissue after nerve injury

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11
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What tissue is organized on histology of Schwannoma

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Antoni A

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12
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What is freckling in the axillary region

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Crowe’s sign

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13
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What are lisch nodules

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Two or more iris hamartomas

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14
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Which disease has coast of california cafe au lait

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Neurofibromatosis type I

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15
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What test is used for melanotic neuroectodermal tumor

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High urinary levels of Vanillylmadelic acid VMA

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16
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S-100 is positive for

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melanotic neuroectodermal tumor

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17
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What is the most common tumor of infancy

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Hemangioma

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18
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What is a fibroma

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a benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue in response to local irritation or trauma

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19
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What is the most common tumor of the oral cavity

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Fibroma

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20
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What is the most common location of a fibroma

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buccal mucosa along the bite line

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21
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What fibrous tumor does not seem to be associated with chronic irritation

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Giant cell fibroma

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22
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Which fibroma tends to occur at a younger age

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Giant cell fibroma

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23
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What tumor is associated with mandibular cuspids

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Retrocuspid papilla

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24
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What is the name given to Inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia in association with ill fitting dentures

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Epulis Fissuratum

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25
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Where does epulis fissuratum usually develop

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facial aspect of the alveolar ridge.

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26
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What tissue growth is associated with poor denture hygiene and wearing it 24 hrs a day

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Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia

27
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What are possible tx for inflammatory papillary hyperplasia

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Removal of denture
Antifungal therapy ( candidal)
Surgical removal

28
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What tumor exhibits fibroblasic and hisitiocytic differentiation

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fibrous histiocytoma (true neoplasm)

29
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What is a fibrous histiocytoma on the skin

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dermatofibroma

30
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What tumor results from the overproduction of hyaluronic acid by fibroblasts

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Oral focal mucinosis

31
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Oral focal mucinosis shows predilection for

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Young females

32
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What is the color of pyogenic granuloma

33
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What are the most common sites for pyogenic granuloma

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Gingiva 75%
lips
tongue
buccal mucosa

34
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Pyogenic granuloma has a ______ predilection

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Female due to vascular effects of female hormones

35
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What color is associated with Peripheral giant cell granuloma

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Blue or purple

36
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What lesion occurs exclusively on the gingiva or edentulous alveolar ridge

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Peripheral giant cell granuloma

37
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what tumor occurs mostly in the maxillary incisor-cuspid region and is pink in color

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POF; peripheral ossifying fibroma

38
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What is the common age for POF

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15; teenagers and young adults

39
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What is a lipoma

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Benign tumor of fat

40
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What is the most common mesenchymal neoplasm

41
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What results from the proliferation on neural tissue after nerve injury

42
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What is the most common area for a neuroma

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Mental foramen area

43
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What tumor arises in association with a nerve trunk

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Schwannoma/Neurilemoma

44
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Bilateral schwannomas of auditory vestibular nerve are a characteristic feature of

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Neurofibromatosis type II (NF2)

45
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What is Antoni A tissue

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Streaming of fascicles of spindle-shaped Schwann cells that form a palisades arrangement around Verocay bodies

46
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What is the most common type of peripheral nerve neoplasm

A

Neurofibroma

47
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Patients with neurofibromas must be evaluated for_____

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Neurofibromatosis

48
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What is another name for Neurofibromatosis I (NF1)

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Recklinghausen’s disease of the skin

49
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What is pathognomonic

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If you have it, you have the disease.

50
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What is the diagnostic criteria for NF1

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Six or more cafe au lait macules.
Coast of California
Crowe's sign
Lisch nodules
Enlargement of the fungiform papilla
Intraoral neurofibromas
Enlargement of the mandibular foramen or canal
51
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Multiple Endocrine neoplasia is also know as

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MEN 2B or MEN 3

52
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What are some characteristics of MEN 2B

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Adrenal gland tumors (pheochromocytoma
Thyroid tumors (medullary carcinoma)
Mucosal neuromas with a predilection for the oral cavity
Marfanoid build
Narrow face with thick and protuberant lips

53
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At what age does Multiple endocrine neoplasia is usually diagnosed

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18-25 and has a high propensity for metastasis

54
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What tumor usually occurs during the first year of life

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melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy

55
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what is the test for melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy

A

High urinary levels of vanillylmandelic acid (VMA)

56
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What are the most common sites for Granular cell tumors

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Tongue 50%, usually dorsal

57
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Granular cell tumors exhibit significant

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Pseudoepithiliomatous hyperplasia (PEH)

58
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PEH can be misdiagnosed for

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squamous cell carcinoma

59
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Granular cell tumor would be positive for what test

60
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Congenital Epulis occurs almost exclusively where

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Alveolar ridges of newborns

61
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Congenital Epulis is 3X more common in what ridge

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Maxillary, usually by lateral incisor-canine area

62
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Congenital epilus occurs mostly in F or M

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Females 90%

63
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Congenital epilus is negative for what test

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