Head And Neck Flashcards
Rule of 7 for evaluating neck mass
7 days: inflammatory
7months: neoplastic
7 years; congenital
Most common branchial cleft anomaly
2nd branchial cleft
External opening: lateral neck at Scm
Internal opening: tonsillar fossa
Tx for thyroglossal duct cyst
SISTRUNK PROCEDURE
Tx for branchial cleft anomaly
Complete excision
Painless mandibular mass with radiographic characteristic: “SOAP BUBBLE”
AMELOBLASTOMA (ADAMANTINOMA)
Tx: excision or resection with 1 to 2 cm normal mandible
Structures removed during radical neck dissection
Cervical lymphatics 1 to 5 3 non lympathic structure *IJV *SCM *SPINAL ACCESSORY NERVE
Most common benign salivary gland tumor
Pleomorphinc adenoma 80%
2nd most common tumor children and adult salivary gland
Children: acinic cell ca
Adult: adenoid cystic ca
Structures removed in modified radical neck dissection
CLN 1 TO 5
Structures removed in posterolateral neck dissection in thyroid malignancie
CLN 2,3,4 AND 5
Half life of iodine 123
12 to 14 hours
Half life of iodine 131
8 to 10 days
Useful for monitoring of thyroid cancer recurrence
Serum THYROGLOBULIN
Sensitivie marker for MEDULLARY THYROID CA
Serum calcitonin
Thyroid function test that reflects the output from thyroid gland
Total T4
Thyroid function test most specific and sensitive for the diagnosis of hyperthyroidisim abd hypothyroidism
ultrasesitive tsh assay
Most common malignancy that metastasize to the thyroid gland
Renal cell ca
Treatment for thyroid
R-chop regimen