Exam 6-Salivary Tumors Flashcards
What % of salivary tumors affect the MAJOR glands? (therefore what % affects the minor glands?)
79% major (21% minor)
Which gland sees a vast majority of all salivary tumors?
the Parotid (69%)
Which is more prevalent: benign or malignant salivary tumors?
benign
Which gland actually has more of a predilection towards malignant tumors than benign?
the sublingual gland (70% malignant!)
IN THE MOST COMMON location for minor salivary gland tumors…THE PALATE…what are the chances it is benign or malignant?
about 1/2 and 1/2
Which two locations in the mouth show a LARGE predilection for maligant salivary tumors?
1.tongue (86% malignant) 2.Retromolar (90% malignant)
What are the only two regions of the mouth where we dont have salivary glands and therefore cannot get salivary tumors there?
gingiva or anterior dorsal tongue
Repeat concept: Salivary neoplasms are more common in ______ glands
major
Salivary neoplasms are more commonly benign or malignant?
benign
Minor gland tumors are more likely to be ________ than major gland disease
malignant
Minor gland neoplasms are most often in the WHICH REGION?? (be specific!)
post-lat hard palate
What is the MOST COMMON salivary neoplasm??
PleoMorphic adenoma
What is the MOST COMMON MALIGNANT salivary neoplasm?
MUCO-EPIDERMOID Carcinoma
What are the two Benign Salivary Tumors he pointed out for us to know? What is the official term for a benign salivary tumor?
Adenomas: pleomorphic adenoma (*most common) and ONCOcytoma (he didnt give any info on it)
What are the three types of benign salivary tumors that look like papillomas and where does each occur in the glandular system?
1.Sial-Adenoma Papilliferum (opening of duct) 2.IntraDuctal Papilloma (deep in the gland-lumen) 3.Inverted ductal papilloma (deepest in gland, grows down into connective tissue)
These are examples of what class of salivary tumor? Mucoepidermoid carcinoma, Adenoid cystic carcinoma, Polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA),Acinic cell carcinoma, Malignant mixed tumor
malignant (Adenocarcinomas)…
These are exampls of what class of salivary tumor? Are they rare or common? Basal cell adenocarcinoma, Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma, Salivary duct carcinoma, Myoepithelial carcinoma, Cystadenocarcinoma, Squamous cell carcinoma, Undifferentiated carcinoma
AdenoCarcinomas (rare) (except for SCC right?)
Clinical features of adenomas: Ulcerated or not?
usually without ulceration,
Clinical features of adenomas: slow or fast growth?
slow
Clinical features of adenomas: encapsulated or non-encapsulated?
encapsulated