Chapter 7 Part 2 Flashcards
What are the salivary gland tumors?
Pleomorphic adenoma
Monomorphic adenoma
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (cylindroma)
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
Where are tumors of the minor salivary gland more common?
Upper lip
Pleomorphic
Many shapes
Oma
Tumor
Aden
Salivary
Where may salivary gland tumors arise?
Major or minor salivary glands
Where are minor salivary gland tumors most often located?
The junction of the hard and soft palate
Which tumor makes up 90% of all salivary gland tumors?
Pleomorphic adenoma (benign mixed tumor)
What is a pleomorphic adenoma (benign mixed tumor)?
A benign salivary gland tumor
Where is the most common extraoral location of the pleomorphic adenoma?
Parotid gland
Where is the most common intraoral location of the pleomorphic adenoma?
The palate
Which lesions have been known to undergo malignant transformation?
Pleomorphic adenoma
What does the pleomorphic adenoma look like clinically and what’s the treatment?
Slowly enlarging, nonulcerated, painless, dome shaped mass
Treatment is surgical excision and recurrence is rare
What is a monomorphic adenoma (warthin tumor)?
A benign encapsulated salivary gland tumor that has lymphoid tissue and a uniform pattern of epithelial cells
Where and in who does the monomorphic adenoma most occur?
In females and on the upper lip and buccal mucosa (rarely intraorally)
Treatment of the monomorphic adenoma
Surgical excision
What is a mucoepidermal carcinoma?
A malignant salivary gland tumor
Where are major mucoepidermal carcinomas most often found majorly and minorly?
Major - parotid gland
Minor- palate
What does a mucoepidermoid carcinoma look like clinically?
Slow enlarging masses
Malignant
Cancer
Carcinoma
Epithelial tissue
Who does the mucoepidermoid carcinoma occur in?
Usually adult females but most common malignant salivary gland tumor in children
Treatment of mucoepidermoid carcinoma
Surgical excision
What is an adenoid cystic carcinoma (cylindroma)?
A slow growing malignant tumor of either major or minor salivary gland tissue that may be ulcerated and painful
Most common site of the adenoid cystic carcinoma?
Parotid gland
Adenoid cystic carcinoma resembles what microscopically?
Swiss cheese
Treatment of adenoid cystic carcinoma
Surgical excision