Module 07 - Head and Neck Flashcards
Case Presentation:
62 yo male recently moved to warmer climate and has undergone facial reconstruction surgery, hair transplant and was fitted for dentures all completed 2 weeks ago.
He’s experiencing facial pain on his right cheek (beneath his eye down to mandible). and on and off near the top of his forehead. The cheek area is slightly swollen Has been having difficulty eating and drinking and has been brushing his hair despite surgeon telling him not to.
Targeted regions
4 DDX
Most like diagnosis + treatment
1- Hair follicles, scalp, facial vasculature, innervation, and musculature, oral cavity and proximal anatomical structures
2-
a) Postoperative complications from his hair transplant. Can cause nerve damage (numbness/lack of sensation, bleeding) or infections
b) Salivary gland stones can be caused by trauma to the salivary gland and cause swelling of the gland (and therefore cheek), pain near the duct, especially after eating, and difficulty opening mouth
c) Buccinator muscle strain causing deep pain in the cheek and/or during movements
d) trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition from trigeminal nerve impairment. brief periods of stabbing or shooting pain in teeth, jaw, gum and sometimes forehead
Trigeminal neuralgia and salivary gland stones are both reasonable diagnosis - Need x ray to confirm salivary gland stone
Small stone: sucking on a lemon or sour candies can stimulate saliva flow and help the stone pass naturally. Or massaging the cheeks to push stone out
Large stone: surgery; small incision is made in oral cavity to remove stone
What are the layers of the scalp?
mnemonic SCALP Skin (dense) Connective tissue Aponeurosis Loose connective Tissue Periosteum
What structures can you find in the skin layer of the scalp?
epidermal appendages such as hair follicles and sebaceous glands
What structures can you find in the dense connective tissue layer of the scalp?
Highly vascularized and innervated layer, also contains hair follicle
What layer of the scalp must be penetrated for a scalp laceration to bleed profusely?
dense connective tissue layer
describe the anatomy of the aponeurosis layer and its function?
Thin, broad, tendon-like sheet covering dome of skull.
Serves as an intermediate tendon between occipitalis muscle posteriorly and frontalis muscle anteriorly
What are the 2 muscles that move the scalp?
occipitalis and frontalis
What is the danger area of the scalp and why?
Loose connective tissue layer, because infections can easily spread within it and enter cranial cavity
Which layer provides an easy plane of separation between the upper 3 layers and the pericranium (external periosteum)?
Loose connective tissue layer
Describe the anatomy of the periosteum and its function
Very thin layer of connective tissue covering the bones of the skull
Protects the skull and provides nutrients to the bone
What are the 3 salivary glands?
parotid gland
sublingual gland
submandibular gland
How much saliva do the salivary glands produce per day?
0.5 to 2.0 liters
What’s the duct of the parotid gland and where is it anatomically?
Stensen’s duct
Superficial to the masseter muscle, piercing the buccinator muscle to open into the oral cavity opposite the second upper molar tooth
What is the result of the contraction of the buccinator?
pulls the cheek tightly against the teeth preventing food from collecting between the teeth and the gums during mastication. Works in concert with the tongue to keep the food between the molars
Which nerves provide both sensory and motor innervation to the face?
CNVII Facial Nerve
CN V Trigeminal Nerve
What are the 5 branches of the facial nerve?
1- Temporal 2- Zygomatic 3- Marginal mandibular 4- Cervical 5- Buccal
Which branch of what nerve innervate the buccinator?
Buccal branch of Facial nerve
What are the 3 division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)?
V1 - Ophthalmic
V2 - Maxillary
V3 - Mandibular
What is the function of the mandibular division of CN V?
Sensory supply skin of lower lip, lower face, temporal region, and upper part of external ear.
Motor information to the muscles of mastication
What is the function of the maxillary division of CN V?
sensory: skin of the lateral sides of the nose, lower eyelid, cheek, temporal region, and upper lip
What is the function of the ophthalmic division of CN V?
Sensory: skin of forehead, upper eyelid and midline of the nose
Case Presentation
Patient suffers from seasonal allergies, but this year it seems worse than unusual. Itchy, red watery eyes, itchy ears, runny nose, itchy throat, post-nasal drip and loss of taste and smell.
Key structures
4 DDX
Most likely diagnosis + treatment
1- Eye, ear, nose, oral cavity
2
a) Pyomyositis of the extrocular muscles; acute bacterial infection usually caused by Staph. Causes pain, swelling, redness in the eye as a result of the immune response . movement of the eye can also be restricted. can sometims lead to vision impairment and central renal artery occlusion (due to swelling)
b) eustachian tube dysfunction: inability to equalize pressure, causes dulled hearing and a feeling of pressure or fullness in affected ear
c) nasal polyps, soft painless noncancerous growths that hang down like teardrops, caused by chronic inflammation, they can block nasal passageways leading to loss of smell, breathing problems and post-nasal drip
d) dysgeusia, distortion of sense of taste,
Nasal polyps confirmed with endoscopy
treatment:
medication to reduce blood to maxillary and ophthalmic artery to reduce swelling
surgery to remove the polyps. Long term management is reducing inflammation
What are the 2 axis in the movement of the eye?
Horizontal and Vertical
What are the muscles of the horizontal axis or the eye?
Superior rectus
Inferior rectus
inferior oblique muscle
superior oblique muscle
What muscles facilitate elevation of the eyeball with the pupil in the midline?
superior rectus and inferior oblique muscle
What muscles facilitate depression of the eyeball with the pupil in the midline?
inferior rectus and superior oblique muscles
What are the muscles of the vertical axis?
lateral rectus muscle
medial rectus muscle
Which muscle allows for the abduction of the eyeball?
lateral rectus muscle
Which muscle allows for the adduction of the eyeball?
medial rectus muscle
Which artery supplies the contents of the orbit and eyelids?
ophthalmic artery
Where does the ophthalmic originate?
internal carotid artery
How does the ophthalmic artery enter the orbit?
Through the optic canal with the optic nerve