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Exam 3 Soft Tissue Tumors (No effect) Flashcards

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Where does carcinoma and sarcoma originate from and indicates

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A malignant tumor of epithelial origin and sarcoma which indicates a malignant tumor of Connective tissue origin.

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What are the difference between carcinoma and sarcoma?

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  • Carcinomas are 10 times more common than sarcomas
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Where does carcinoma metastaize?

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Lymphatic system

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Where does sarcomas metastasize?

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Circulatory system

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Tumors of soft tissue include?

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  • benign and malignant tumors of adipose (fat) tissue, nerve, muscle, blood, and lymphatic
    vessels.
  • But it is not completely independent from
    bone
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Benign Tumors of Fibrous CT are?

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  • Reactive hyperplasias the most common
  • Result from overzealous repair
  • Composed of collagen, endothelial cells,cementum and/or bone, or giant cells
  • If on the gingiva and you don’t know its exact histological nature, it’s called an EPULIS
  • Common lesions include the Fibroma, Ossifying fibroma, Pyogenic granuloma, and Giant cell granulomas
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What is a Fibroma ?

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  • Also called irritation or traumatic fibroma
  • Occurs in response to chronic trauma like cheek biting
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What is fibroma composed of ?

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dense scar-like CT with lots of collagen fibers and few blood vessels.

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How does Fibroma appear?

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appears as a domelike growth with smooth surface and normal color

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What is the treatment of fibroma?

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Excision- but will not resolve spontaneously due to excess collagen

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What is Epulis Fissuratum?

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A type of Irritation fibroma

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What is epulis fissuratum caused by?

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Ill fitting dentures

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What is a frenal tag?

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  • Hyperplastic fibrous tissue
  • Small finger like projection
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What is the frenal tag treatment?

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Does not require treatment

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What is ossifying fibroma?

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A reactive hyperplasia found on the gingiva

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Where does ossifying fibroma origininates from?

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From the PDL where

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Fibroma

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Epulis Fissuratum

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Ossifying Fibroma

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What is pygogenic granuloma?

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  • Fast Growing
  • Occurs as exuberant granulation to irritation
  • Appears Fiery red, bleeds easily
  • Pregnancy Tumors- second and third trimesters
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pygogenic granuloma/ pregnancy tumor

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Giant Cell Granuloma is ?

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  • Ulcerated, bleeding
  • Occus on the gingiva
  • Reactive hyperplasia
  • Develops in response to an irritant
  • Younger patient, most common in females
  • Chronic inflammatory cells seen, multinucleated giant cells- along with well vascularozed CT
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Giant Cell Granuloma

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What type of Giant Cell Granuloma occurs in the gingiva?

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Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma

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What type of giant cell granuloma occurs with the bone?

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Central Giant Cell Granuloma

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What are Lipoma ?

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  • A benign neoplasm of normal fat cells
  • Feels soft on palpation
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What is Hemangioma?

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  • A proliferation of capillaries
  • Present at birth or arise soon after
  • Color is red-blue or purple
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Hemangioma

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Hemangioma

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What is Lymphangioma?

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  • Benign proliferation of lymphatic vessels
  • Oral site: Tongue
  • Present at birth
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Lymphangioma

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Hemangioma

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What is Osteoma ?

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  • A benign Tumor of normal-appearing compact bone
  • Well defined radiopacity
  • Endosteal: withinbone
  • Periosteal attache to outter bone
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What is fibrosarcoma?

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  • A malignant lesion of fibroblasts
  • Firm to palpation and fixed adajacent tissue
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Fibrosarcoma

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What is Kaposi Sarcoma ?

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A unique angiosarcoma seen as classic kaposi sarcoma in elderly men or those with HIV

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Kaposi Sarcoma

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Kaposi Sarcoma

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Kaposi Sarcoma

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What is a osteosarcoma?

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  • Most Common malignant tumor of bone
  • Average age 37
  • Most common site: jawbones
  • Swelling- painful
  • Tooth mobility
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Osteosarcoma

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What is a Chondrosarcoma?

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  • Uncommon malignant bone lesion
  • Peak age: 30-40 years of age
  • Occurs in Anterior maxilla, premolar areas of the mandible
  • 5 year survival rate- 30%
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Chondrosarcoma

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Chondrosarcoma

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What is Lymphoma?

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  • Malignant Tumor of Lymphoid tissue
  • Clinical staging determines prognosis
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What are the 3 types of lymphoma?

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Hodgkins Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkins lymphoma
Burkitt Lymphoma

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Hodgkins Lymphoma is a?

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  • Malignant tumor
  • REED-STERNBERG cell is linked to Epstein Bar Virus infection
  • Common in 15-35 years old
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Non- Hodgkins Lymphoma

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  • 70% of lymphomas
  • No Reed-sternberg cells seen
  • B-cells in older age group
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Burkitt Lymphoma

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  • Associated with epstein barr virus- w/ AIDS
  • First seen young children in Africa
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What are the Signs of lymphoma?

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  • Cervical nodes- enlarges
  • Low grade fever and night sweats
  • liver spleen, maxillary and inguinal nodes
  • Seen with HIV
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Describe Multiple Myeloma

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  • Neoplasm of B- Lymphocytes
  • Located within the bone, multiple skeletal sites
  • Seen later in life 70s
  • Stimulates toothache
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Multiple Myeloma

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What is Neuroma?

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A hyperplasia resulting when damages nerve attempts to reunite with severed portion

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Neurofibroma and Schwannoma

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Benign neoplasms of schwann cells

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neurofibroma

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schwannoma

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What is another name for Von Recklinghausen disease/ Elephant man

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Multiple Neurofibromatosis

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Multople neurofibromatosis/ Elephant man

Maligant Nerve tumor

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What are Tumors of Muscle

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  • Rhabdomyoma (Benign)- striated muscle
  • Common site on the tongue
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma (Malignant)- seen in periorbital tissue of children
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Rhabdomyoma

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