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Exam 3 Salivary Glands Tumors Flashcards

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Where does most salivary glands disease affects?

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The ductal and secretory components

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Where does salivary glands originates from ?

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Ectoderm

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What are reactive lesions ?

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  • Injury or obstruction to ducts
  • Duct blockage or severance leads to pooling of saliva in the tissue
  • Can lead to mild chronic inflammation and fibrosis or sclerosis
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What are Mucocele?

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  • Trauma causing severing of a minor salivary gland duct
  • Also when secretions spill into connective tissue
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What does mucocele forms?

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Forms cyst like structure

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What are the clinical appears of a mucocele? and what are its treatment?

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  • swelling that increases and decreases over time.
  • Treatment involves surgical removal
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What is Ranula?

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  • Term used for mucocele like lesion
  • Is unilaterally on the floor of the mouth
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Where are Ranula found?

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  • Duct of either the sublingual or submandibular glands has been severed or obstructed by a salivary stone
  • Surgical removal
  • Sweling of the floor of the mouth
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Ranula

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What is a mucous retention cyst?

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  • Swelling caused by an obstruction of a salivary Gland duct
  • Cavity will fill with mucous
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What is sialadenitis ?

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  • Development of Salivary stones lead to blockage
  • Prolonged blockage can lead to necrosis
  • More pain and swelling during meals
  • Can create swelling like ranula
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sialadenitis

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Sialadenitis

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Sialadenitis

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What are the distinguishing features of benign and malignnt salivary gland tumors ?

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Dome shape
Nodular Surface
Irregularly Shaped

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What percentage of salivary glan tumors occur in the major glands and minor?

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Major: 70
Minor: 30

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Pleomorphic Adenoma

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  • Most common Salivary gland tumor
  • Appears as a soft tissue swelling
  • Associated with Parotid gland (Major)
  • Associated with Palate (minor)
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Pleomorphic Adenoma
(palate, minor)

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Pleomorphic Adenoma
(parotid, major)

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Monomorphic Adenoma

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  • Composed of a single epithelial cell type
  • Parotid
  • Adults
  • Females
  • Common sites: upper lip nd buccal mucosa.
  • Smooth-surface mass
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Basal Cell Adenoma

Monomorphic Adenoma

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Basal cell in sheets or nests

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Papillary Cystadenoma/ Warthin tumor

Monomorphic Adenoma

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Lymphoid and epithelial cells seen but only the epithelial cells are neolastic

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Onocytoma

Monomorphic Adenoma

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Clusters of onocytes

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