Head and Neck Flashcards
Cyst that originates around the crown of an unerupted tooth, esp impacted 3rd molar
Dentigerous cyst
Odontogenic tumor that has no ectomesenchymal differentiation
Ameloblastoma
Most common type of odontogenic tumor; show extensive deposition of enamel and dentin
Odontoma
Focal protrusions of nasal mucosa usually d/t recurrent rhinitis; edematous mucosa w/ loose stroma
Nasal polyps
Nasopharyngeal CA is assoc w/ what viral infx?
EBV
Carcinoma w/ Syncytium-like array large epithelial cells admixed w/ lymphocytes
Nasopharyngeal CA
Smooth, rounded sessile or pedunculated excrescences located usually on the true vocal cords; singer’s nodules
Reactive nodules and polyps
Loose myxoid Ct arising in vocal cords
Vocal cord nodules
95% cancer of the head and neck; involves desmoplasia
Squamous cell CA