E2: Benign tumors of the jaws Flashcards
What is the definition of a benign tumor?
- Any swelling
- One of the four signs of inflammation: calor, dolor, rubor, and tumor
- Neoplasm
What are the 4 signs of inflammation?
calor, dolor, rubor, and tumor
What are the different broad types of neoplasm?
benign and malignant
What is the definition of benign?
a neoplasm that does not spread to remote parts of the body (metastasis) and does not invade adjacent normal tissues
What is the definition of malignant?
invades surrounding tissues, may metastasize to other sites, and are likely to recur, and may be fatal to the patient
An abnormal tissue growth by cellular proliferation, usually a distinct mass of tissue is called a _____.
neoplasm
T/F: Growth of neoplasm is faster than normal and continues to grow even after the stimuli discontinues.
true
T/F: Neoplasms have partial or complete lack of structural organization and functional coordination with the normal tissue
true
What are the main characteristics of a benign tumor?
- New growth of tissues, grows slowly
- Spreads by direct extension
- Histologically similar to native tissue
A _____ has limited growth, overgrowth of disorganized tissue
hamartoma
A ____ has organized growth
hyperplasia
What are the main imaging features of benign tumors?
- Slow growing, therefore margins are smooth
- Capsule around the lesion
- Lucent to mixed content
- Displaces tooth, canal, or cortex
- Resorbs roots, perforates cortical bone
What are the main characteristics of torus palatinus?
- Hyperostosis in the middle third of the hard palate
- 20% of the population
- Depends on race
What is the location, border and internal content of torus palatinus?
- Location: On PA or pan, attached to and below the hard palate
- Border: Well‐defined, corticated, lobulated
- Internal content: Uniformly radiopaque
torus palatinus
torus palatinus
What are the main characteristics of torus mandibularis?
- Lingual hyperostosis near the mandibular premolars
- 8% of the population
- Unilateral or bilateral
What is the location, border and internal content of torus mandibularis?
- Location: Superimposed over cervical are of premolars, mostly bilateral
- Border: Smooth, well defined, non corticated margin
- Internal content: Uniformly radiopaque
torus mandibularis
hyperostosis (exostosis)
An ____ is the internal counterpart of exostosis
enostosis
What are the different synonyms for enostosis?
dense bone island
idiopathic osteosclerosis
What are the locations for enostosis?
Anywhere. Mandible> maxilla; premolar‐molar area
What is the periphery of enostosis described as?
Well‐defined, no lucent border, no cortication, sometimes blends
What is the content of an enostosis?
uniformly radiopaque
What are the effects of enostosis?
- May resorb or displace roots
- May wrap around IAC. Canal is not displaced or compressed
enostosis
enostosis
Differential Diagnosis of Enostosis
Sclerosing osteitis: associated with inflammation. The adjacent tooth is pulp exposed
Sialolith
sclerosing osteitis
Idiopathic osteosclerosis vs. sclerosing osteitis characteristics
sialolith
What are the clinical features of ameloblastoma?
- Locally invasive, aggressive, yet benign
- Malignant form of ameloblastoma
- Multicystic or unicystic
- Unicystic mural ameloblastoma arising from dentigerous cyst
- Soft tissue ameloblastoma
- More often in men, in African,
- Average age: 40 years
- Initially asymptomatic
- Facial swelling: early sign
What are the imaging features of ameloblastoma?
ameloblastoma
ameloblastoma
ameloblastoma
ameloblastoma
ameloblastoma
ameloblastoma
What are the characteristics of recurrent ameloblastomas?
- May recur after surgery - compartments appear thicker
- Multiple cyst like appearance
- May be separated with normal bone
What are the characteristics of calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor?
- Pindborg tumor
- Rare, less aggressive than ameloblastoma
- Has mineralized substance
What is the location of an calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor?
Similar to ameloblastoma, mostly mandibular premolar‐molar
area, associated with an impacted tooth
What is the border of an calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor?
Usually, well‐defined cyst‐like cortex
What is the internal structure of an calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor?
- Unilocular or multilocular
- Many radiopacities, some near the crown of a tooth
- Thin trabeculation may be present
What is the effect of an calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor?
- Displaces tooth, prevents eruption
- Jaw expansion
calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor
calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor