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What lines the auditory meatus and external canal?

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Epidermis

(containing sebaceous and ceruminous glands)

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What lines the middle ear?

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Columnar lined epithelium

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Which type of epithelium lines the nasal vestibule?

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Squamous epithelium

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Which type of epithelium lines the nose and sinus?

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Respiratory epithelium

(pseudostratified ciliated columnar, seromucinous glands)

It is also called Schneiderian epithelium

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Which two components comprise a salivary gland?

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  1. Acinar
  2. Ductular
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Why are peripheral myoepithelial cells useful in salivary glands?

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They have contractile properties

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What is otitis media?

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Inflammation of the inner ear

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What can cause otitis media?

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Viral infections mostly

Occasionally bacterial

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Chronic otitis media may be as a result of which bacteria?

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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What is cholesteatoma?

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Keratinised squamous epithelium in middle ear

(it is NOT a tumour)

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Which age group is affected by cholesteatoma?

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Any

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Despite not being a tumour, which neoplastic property does cholesteatoma possess?

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High cell turnover

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What is the pathogenesis for cholesteatoma?

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Chronic otitis media

Perforation of tympanic membrane

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Which tumour is associated with the vestibular portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve?

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Vestibular schwannoma

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In which bone do vestibular schwannomas associate?

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Temporal

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What is the classic microscopic appearance of a schwannoma?

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Verocay bodies

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How do most vestibular scwannoma cases present?

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Sporadic and unilateral

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If a vestibular scwannoma presents bilaterally in a young patient, what should be suspected?

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Neurofibromatosis Type 2

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Which type of neurofibromatosis is more common?

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Type 1

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For which reasons may an individual develop neurofibromatosis type 2?

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  1. AD inheritance
  2. Sporadic mutation in NF2 gene
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Which clinical features will be seen in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 2?

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  1. Multiple meningiomas
  2. Gliomas
  3. Bilateral vestibular schwannomas
  4. Posterior subcapsular cataracts
  5. Pigmentary retinopathy
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Which common benign swelling is often found in the nasal cavity?

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Nasal polyps

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What can induce nasal polyps?

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  1. Allergy
  2. Infection
  3. Aspirin sensitivity
  4. Cystic fibrosis (young)
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What must be ruled out if a child presents with nasal polyps?

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Cystic fibrosis

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What are the identifying features of nasal polyps microscopically?
Highly oedematous Eosinophils prominent
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How may a patient with GPA present?
1. Pulmonary or renal disease 2. Symptoms of nasal congestion
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How is GPA identified?
cANCA +ve
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What is the most common cause of septal ulceration?
Cocaine use | (GPA can also cause)
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What are the identifying features of GPA on microscopy?
1. Liquefactive or coagulative necrosis 2. Profuse eosinophils and multinucleated giant cells 3. Pallisading histiocytes and giant cells with central necrosis 4. Few lymphocytes and plasma cells
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Which benign tumours may be found in the nasal cavity?
1. Squamous papilloma 2. Angiofibroma
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Which malignant tumours may be found in the nasal cavity?
1. Squamous cell carcinoma 2. Primary adenocarcinoma 3. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma 4. Neuroblastoma 5. Lymphoma
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Which specific thing is primary adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity particularly associated with?
Wood dust exposure (this should be asked about in the history)
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma has a high associated with what?
Epstein barr virus Volatile nitrosamines in food
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Which type of patient will likely present with nasopharyngeal carcinoma?
Male High incidence in far east
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What are the main problems with squamous "Schneiderian" papillomas?
Recur frequently Can become malignant
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In which situations can laryngeal polyps develop?
1. Vocal abuse (contact) 2. Infection 3. Smoking 4. Hypothyroidism
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Squamous papillomas have which two peaks of incidence?
\< 5 years 20 - 40
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What are squamous papillomas associated with?
HPV exposure (types 6 and 11)
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What is koilocytosis?
Development of koilocytes
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What is a koilocyte?
A cell altered by the presence of HPV Changes include: 1. Nuclear enlargement (two to three times normal size). 2. Irregularity of the nuclear membrane 3. Hyperchromasia (dark nucleus) 4. Perinuclear halo
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Which condition can be defined by "tumours arising in clusters of neuroendocrine cells dispersed throughout the body"?
Paraganglioma
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If a paraganglioma is chromaffin postitive what does this mean?
It contains chromaffin cells which, when stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system, secrete catechloamines such as **adrenaline**
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Which condition are paragangliomas associated?
MEN2
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What doe the majority of squamous cell carcinomas in the head/neck region relate to?
Smoking and alcohol
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Which virus is related to SCC?
HPV (type 16)
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Which other subtype of SCC is there besides type type associated with smoking/alcohol?
Affects young (30-50) healthy individuals Lump in neck
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What is the prognosis for this type of SCC which affects young healthy people?
Good | (treated withchemoradiotherapy)
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What is the most common salivary gland to be affected by a pathology?
Parotid
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Tumours in smaller salivary glands tend to be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Tumours in smaller salivary glands tend to be **malignant**
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What is the most common salivary gland tumour?
Pleomorphic adenoma
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What are the problems with a pleomorphic adenoma?
1. Difficult to excise 2. Associated with recurrence 3. Longstanding cases may become malignant
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What is the second most common benign tumour associated with the salivary glands?
Warthin's tumour
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Who does a Warthin's tumour usually affect?
Males over 50
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Who and where does a pleomorphic adenoma affect?
Females over 60 Parotid
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A Warthin's tumour is assciated with what?
Smoking (tumours are often bilateral in the parotid glands and multicentric)
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What is the most common malignant tumour associated with the salivary glands?
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (worldwide) Adenoid cystic carcinoma (in UK)
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What is the most common malignant tumour of the palate and where else does it commonly affect?
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (usually in those over 40) Parotid gland (It is the most common tumour of the palate)

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