Neuro-temporal bone, orbit & skull base/neck Flashcards

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Longitudinal vs transverse temporal bones fractures

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  • Long: long axis, MC, more ossicular dislocation, conductive hearing loss
  • TV: short axis, van injury, sensorineuronal
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MC facial fracture

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nasal bone

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MC facial fracture pattern

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zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture (tripod)-zymgoma, inf orbit, lateral orbit

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Le-Fort Fractures

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involve pterygoid process

1) floating palate-anterolateral margin of nasal loss
2) pyramidal-inferior orbital rim & floor
3) separated face- zygomatic arch, lateral orbital rim wall

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MC fracture site to result in CSF leak

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anterior skull base

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“recurrent bacterial meningitis”

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known association with CSF leak

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What is the best predictive factor ISO temporal bone fx?

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otic capsule violation

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Division of middle ear cavity

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  • epitympanum
  • hypotympanum
  • mesotympanum
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hypotympanum-where, what arises from it?

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  • Below tympanic membrane.

- Eustachian tube arises from here.

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epitympanum

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  • “attic”

- above tip of scutum

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mesotympanum

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-directly behind tympanic membrane

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Two parts of tympanic membrane

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1) pars flaccida (top, weaker)

2) pars tensa (bottom)

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cholesteatoma-what, specific sgx, MRI img

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blob of exfoliated skin in middle ear cavity secondary to hole in pars flaccid.

  • erosion of scutum (v. specific sgx)
  • RD+
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Two types cholesteatoma

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1) pars flaccida

2) pars tensa

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Pars flaccida type cholesteatoma

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  • MC
  • Prussak’s space= MC loc
  • Early erosion scutum
  • long process incus MC segment of ossicular chain to be eroded
  • fistula to SCC MC involve lateral segment
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pars tensa type cholesteatoma

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  • less common

- inner ear involvement occ MC & earlier

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prussau’s space

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btw incus body (medial) and temporal bone process/scutum (lateral)

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otic capsule aka

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  • bony labyrinthine
  • SCC, vestibule, cochlea
  • normally fluid filled
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labyrinthine fistula (perilymphatic fistula)

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  • 2/2 cholesteatoma, iatrogenic, trauma
  • abN conn with MEC (air-filled)
  • Lat SCC MC involved
  • “sudden fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss & vertigo)
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imaging labyrinthine fistula 2/2 cholesteatoma

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  • ST density eating through otic capsule into SCC

- pneumolabyrinth-not often seen

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“chronic” OM

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fluid in MEC >6wks

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In whom is OM common?

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kids & DS (horn Eustachian tube)

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complications of OM

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1) coalescent mastoiditis-erosion mastoid septa w/ or w/o intramastoid abscess
2) facial n palsy-2/2 inflammation tympanic segment
3) dural sinus thrombosis–> venous infarct, otitic hydrocephalus
4) meningitis, labyrinthitis

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labyrinthitis ossificants

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“hx of childhood meningitis”

  • kids, 2-18 mo’s
  • img: ossification of membranous labyrinth
  • sensorineural hearing loss
  • calcification of cochlea CI for cochlear implant
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membranous labyrinth
- soft tissue lining bony labyrinth (the series of canals tunneled out of t-bone) - further divided into cochlear & vestibular labyrinths
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labyrinthitis
- inflammation of membranous labyrinth - viral URI (MC), otomastoiditis (UL), bacterial meningitis (BL) - img: cochlea & SCC enhancement
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6 segments FN. Which normally enhance?
* I Must Learn To Make Expressions 1) intracranial (cisternal) 2) meatal (canalicular)-inside IAC 3) labyrinthine (IAC--> geniculate ganglion) + 4) tympanic (GG--> pyramidal eminence) + 5) mastoid (pyramidal eminence--> SMF) + 6) extratemporal (distal to SMF)
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What causes abnormal enh of the FN? When do you think cancer? When do you damage the FN?
1) Bell's palsy (MC), Lymes, Ramsay Hunt, Cancer 2) nodular enhancement 3) T-bone fx (transverse > long)
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Bell's Palsy classic img finding
enhancement of canalicular segment (in IAC)
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Ramsey hunt
- 2/2 varicella zoster reactivation - rash around ear - CN 5 & 7 involvement
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otosclerosis-what, who, pres, types, mx
- Aka otospongiosis. Bony resorption of bony labyrinth. - conductive hearing loss in elderly - types: fenestral and retro fenestral (cochlear) types. - rx: Flouride dietary supplement. stapedecetomy, cochlear implant.
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Fenestral type otosclerosis
- Bony resorption starts at anterior margin of oval window (fissula ante fenestram). No cochlear involvement. - If unrx, footplate will fuse to oval window.
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retro-fenestral/cochlear type otosclerosis-what, img, bilaterally, pres
- more severe - progression to demineralization around cochlea - BL, symmetric 100% - +sensorineural
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superior SCC dehiscence
- aunt minnie - 2/2 long standing (+) ICP - "noise-induced vertigo". "Tullio's phenomenon"
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"noise-induced vertigo". "Tullio's phenomenon"
superior SCC dehiscence
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conductive hearing loss in elderly
otosclerosis
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large vestibular aqueduct syndrome-mo, pres, UL vs BL, findings
- Aunt Minnie. - >1.5 mm, larger than adj PSCC - 2/2 failure of endolymphatic sac to resorb endolymph--> endolymphatic hydrops & dilation - mcc congenital SN hearing loss - often BL - cochlear deformity (~100%), abscent bony modulus >90%) - "progressive sensorineural hearing loss"-not born with it!
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vestibular aqueduct
- bony canal that connects vestibular with endolymphatic sac | - should never be > PSCC
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congenital malformations inner ear
- michel's aplasia-earlier (3rd wk), most severe, rare | - classic mondini's malformation-latest (7th wk), least severe, common
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Mondini Malformation
cochlear hypoplasia of middle & apical turns (fuse into cystic apex --> 1.5 turns) - ass w/ enlarged vestibule, enlarged vestibular aqueduct - SN hearing loss (but high frequency sounds preserved via basal turn!)
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Michel's aplasia/complete labyrinthine aplasia (CLA)-what, when, ass, findings, how to differentiate from a mimic
- Earliest (3rd wk) & most severe of congenital abN of inner ear. V rare - absent cochlea, veestibule, vestibular aqueduct - completely deaf - ass w/ anencephaly, thalidomide exposure * some people think it looks like labyrinthitis ossificans (look for absent vestibular aqueduct to help differentiate!)
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How to differentiate Michel's aplasia from labyrinthitis ossificans
absent vestibular aqueduct in CLA
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endolymphatic sac tumor-ass & imaging.
- sporadic. Ass w/ VHL | - img: int amorphous Ca, T2+, enh+++, FV, tumor blush on angiography
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paraganglioma of jugular fossa
- Glomus jugular & jugulotympanic tumors - can invade occipital bone and adjacent petrous apex - 40% hereditary, multiple - MC presenting syx=hoarseness from VN compr
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petrous apex anatomic variations
1) asymmetric marrow 2) cephalocele 3) aberrant internal carotid
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How to avoid misinterpreting asymmetric petrous apex marrow signal
STIR/fat suppression | *marrow signal follow that of scalp & orbital fat (T1/T2+)
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petrous apex cephalocele-what? BL vs US. Classic img.
- misnomer bc doesn't contain brain tissue - aka "petrous apex arachnoid cyst" - acquired or congenital herniation of PL wall of Meckel's cave into superomedial petrous apex - BL > UL - "smoothly marginated lobulated cystic expansion of petrous apex."
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"smoothly marginated lobulated cystic expansion of petrous apex."
petrous apex cephalocele
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how will examiners try to fool you re: aberrant internal carotid
calling it a paraganglioma. look for conn to horz carotid canal.
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aberrant internal carotid-MOA, pres, img, mimic?
"pulsatile tinnitus" - C1/cervical segment involuted/under developed --> middle ear collaterals level (enlarged caroticotympanic a)---> hypertrophied vessels run through tympanic cavity and join carotid canal - ENT exam: vascular mass pulsing behind ear drum. - vs paraganglioma-connect to horz carotid canal
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Apical petrositis
- 1˚ in children. 2˚ in adults from otomastoiditis. | - --> skull base OM, ICA vasospasm, subdural empyema, venous sinus thrombosis, TL stroke, meningitis
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gradenigo syndrome
complication of apical petrositis when dorellos canal is involved --> lateral rectus palsy -classic triad: otomastoiditis, face pain, lateral rectus palsy
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cholesterol granuloma
MC 1˚ petrous apex lesion. - obstruction of air cells --> repeated hem/inflamm -->bone expansion/remodeling - MC syx=hearing loss - T1/T2+ - rx fast growing ones surgically
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petrous cholesteatoma
- congenital (vs MEC) - slow growing, ass bony change - T1(-), T2 (+), RD+ - smooth expansile bony change
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smooth expansile bony change of petrous apex
- cholesterol granuloma (T1+, RD-) | - cholesteatoma-T1-, RD+
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external auditory canal exostosis
- overgrowth tissue in EAC seen in surfers who get repeated bouts of ear inf - if chronic=bone - BL
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external auditory canal osteoma
benign bone growth near junction of cartilage and bone in ear canal
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external auditory canal atresia-what, findings, what does surgeon want to know?
-EAC doesn't form. +/- mashed up ossicular chain -ENT cares about 1) ST or bone covering opening 2) aberrant facial n course?
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"osteolysis circumscripta"
pagets
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MC 1˚ malignancy of the globe in children?
Retinoblastoma
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retinoblastoma-pathology, epidemiology, appearance
- Rb suppressor gene on chromosome 13 (unlucky 13) (same as OS) - peds (~3 yo) - eyeball size: N/L. - Ca+
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chromosome 13 pathology
- Rb - osteosarcoma * Rb patients (+)risk facial osteosarcoma after radiation.)
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Rb: bilateral, trilateral, quadrilateral
- Bilateral-both eyes. 30% - Trilateral- +pineal gland - Quadrilateral- +suprasellar
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Coats' Disease
retinal telangiectasia--> leaky blood & sub retinal exudate--> retinal detachment - vs RB: no ca, small globe. - CT dense, T1/2+
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persistent hyper plastic primary vitreous (PHPV)
failure of embryonic ocular bs to regress --> retinal detachment -microphthalmis + vitreous increased density. No Ca
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size of globe in toxocariasis
normal
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Causes of microphthalmia
- persistent hyper plastic primary vitreous (PHPV) (normal before birth) - retinopathy of prematurity-BL small - coats'
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retinal detachment
- causes: PHPV, Coats, trauma, sickle cell, old age | - V or Y shape (listen up retinal leaves & sub retinal fluid)
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melanoma
- mc intraoccqular lesion in adult - collar but shaped related to Bruch's membrane - stong predilection for liver mets-next step liver MR
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optic n glioma
- sporadic <20 yo, GBM - BL: NF-1, Who Grade 1 pilocytic astrocytoma - enlargement of entire nerve
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"tram-track calcification" optic nerve sheath meningioma
optic nerve sheath meningioma
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"doughnut appearance with circumferential enhancement around optic nerve."
optic nerve sheath meningioma
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mc benign congenital orbital mass
dermoid - classic loc: superolateral, from frontozygomatic suture - <10 yo
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rhabdomyosarcoma
- mc extra ocular orbital malignancy in children - superior-medial orbit - bone destruction - "bully orbital mass in a 7 yr old"
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orbital lymphoma
ass with Chlamydia Psittaci (bird fever) & MALT - upper outer orbit, closely ass w/ lacrimal gland - homogenous enhancement, RD+
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metastatic neuroblastoma
- "raccoon eyes" on PE - periorbital tumor infiltrate + proptosis - BL sphenoid greater wing
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bony involvement greater wing of sphenoid
- BL=NB | - UL=EWL
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metastatic scirrhous (fibrosing)
2/2 breast cancer | -desmoplastic rxn --> enophthalmos (pst displacement globe)
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infiltrative retrobulbular mass + exophthalmos=
Breast scirrhous carcinoma
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what do orbital pseudotumor, tolosa hunt syndrome & lymphocytic hypophysitis all have in common?
IgG4 related
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orbital pseudotumor
- IgG4 related idiopathic inflamm - UL LR - myotendinous insertions not spared & pain (vs graves). - EOM+, T2-, enh+
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tolosa hunt syndrome
- IgG4 related idiopathic inflamm | - cavernous sinus. painful. multiple CN palsies
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lymphocytic hypophysitis
- IgG4 related idiopathic inflamm - pituitary gland stalk enlarged in post-partum/3rd TM F. - Vs pituitary adenoma: T2 dark rim
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MCC exophthalmos
thyroid orbitopathy
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thyroid orbitopathy
- TSH rec ab's --< orbital fibroblasts & adipocytes - confined to EOM m body enlargement - risk of compressive optic neuropathy - painless
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thyroid orbitopathy order of EOM involvement
IR > MR> SR > LR >SO/IO
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thyroid orbitopathy vs orbital pseudotumor
TO m belly only and painless
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orbital lymphangioma
- venous and lymphatic malformations - ill defined, no capsule - multi-spatial-preseptal, post septal, extraconal, intrazonal. - F/F levels classic * don't distant with Valsalva maneuvers
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orbital varix
- massive dilation of valveless orbital v's 2/2 weakness in post-capillary venous wall - distend with provocative maneuvers
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mcc spon't orbital hemorrhage
orbital varix (thrombose + pain)
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intraconal space
inside rectus muscle pyramid
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extraconal space
space outside rectus m pyramid
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insertions of orbital septum
periosteum of orbit --> palpebral tissue along tarsal place
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where do pre- and postseptal infections arise from?
- pre: teeth, face | - post: paranasal sinus
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mcc periorbital abscess induced thrombosis of opthalmic v or cavity sinus?
aspergillosis
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dacryocystitis
Aunt minnie - inflamm & dil lacrimal sac 2/2 obstruction --> bacterial inf (staph, strep) - well circumscribed, round enhancing lesion centered in lacrimal fossa - CT if peri-orbital cellulitis
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MCC orbital subperiosteal abscess
Aunt minnie | -ethmoid sinusitis
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optic neuritis
nerve enh without enlargement - UL (70%), painful - Devics & MS
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optic n enhancement + enlargement
glioma...NF-1!
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papilledema
dilation/swelling optic nerve sheath
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drusene
- mineralization at optic disk | - ass w/ age-related maculopathy
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intraocular lens implant
standard treatment for cataracts | -implant = thin, linear
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ectopia lentis
- lens dislocation | - causes: trauma, marfans, homocystinuria
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coloboma
- failure of choroid tissue to close --> focal discontinuity of globe - posterior. - UL = sporadic - BL= CHARGE
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"sudden fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss & vertigo"
labyrinthine fistula
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MCC's labyrinthitis
-URI (MC) otomastoiditis (UL) -bacterial meningitis (BL)
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"hx of childhood meningitis"
labyrinthitis ossificans
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MC presenting symptom of jugular paragangliomas
hoarseness from VN compression
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What percent of jugular paragangliomas are hereditary (and likely multiple)
40%
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clivus chordoma vs chondrosarcoma
chordoma=midline, chondrosarcoma off midline
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McCune Albright Syndrome
MF fibrous dysplasia, cafe-au-lait spots, and precocious puberty
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Pagets of the skull- inner vs outer table
favors inner table
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Paget's skull related complications-which is MC
- deafness (MC) - CN paresis - basilar invaginations--> HCP--> BS compression - 2˚ OS (high grade)
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which part of the skull does fibrous dysplasia classically spare?
otic capsule
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which part of the skull does FD favor?
outer table
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When would you use CT in sinus disease?
- sinus & orbital infections (anterior 2/3 orbit) - Diff infection from tumor (inf hyperdense) - Anatomic variation
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When would you use MRI in sinus disease?
- Cavernous sinus involvement or pst 1/3 orbit. | - tumor progression/extension (perineurial, marrow)
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hyperdense sinus
- blood - dense (inspissated) secretions - fungus
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fungal sinusitis-types
1) allergic | 2) acute invasive fungal
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allergic fungal sinusitis-what is it, location, appearance (CT & MR), immune status
- chronic allergic fungal sinusitis via hypersensitivity run to fungus - immunocompetent, hx asthma - mult sinuses (usually BL ethmoid & MS) - CT: dense centrally or w/ layers/curvilinear. chronic= bony erosion/remodeling. - MR: T1/2 (high protein/heavy metals). Can mimic aerated sinus! Mucosa T2+ (inflamed). Fungal blob will not enhance.
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What's in it? Infraorbital canal/foramen
infraorbital vessels & n
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acute invasive fungal sinusitis-appearance (CT & MR) immune status.
- mult sinuses. *Periorbital fat extension - immunocomromised- neutropenic (aspergillus), DM in DKA (zygomycetes/mucor) - ct- not hyperdense. Fat stranding (orbit, masticator far, pre-antral fat, PPF=invasion). No bone change required - MR-T1/T2(-) Mucosa +/- enh, ie: (-) in necrosis. extra sinus disease= STIR+, enh.
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chronic inflammatory sinonasal disease
inflammation >12wks.
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osteomeatal unit (OMU)
- common drainage pathway for maxillary, frontal and anterior ethmoid sinuses - maxillary sinus esteem, infundibulum, uncinate process, hiatus semilunaris, ethmoid bulla & middle meatus (some authors include frontal recess)
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What part of OMU is blocked in isolated maxillary sinus disease?
maxillary sinus osteium or infundibulum
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What part of OMU is blocked in maxillary, frontal & anterior ethmoid sinus disease?
-hiatus semilunaris
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Which is the largest paranasal sinus?
maxillary
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How is ethmoid sinus divided? What divides it? Differences in drainage?
- Ant: frontal recess--> middle meatus (OMU) - Pst: drains via tiny ostia under superior turbinate into superior meatus. - divided by basal lamella
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What sep ES from orbit?
lamina papyracea
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What lines the sinuses?
ciliary mucosa
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what does frontal sinus represent at birth?
enlarged anterior ethmoid cell, ie: not formed at birth
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drainage frontal sinus
into ethmoid infundibulum via frontal recess
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drainage sphenoid sinus
into ethmoid air cells via sphenoethmoidal recess
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overview sinus drainage:
- frontal --> frontal recess --> ethmoid infundibulum --> OMU --> middle meatus - sphenoid --> sphenoethmoidal recess--> pst ethmoid air cell - ant ethmoid --> frontal recess - pst ethmoid--> unnamed ostia (under sup turbinate)--> superior meatus - maxillary: maxillary sinus ostium --> infundibulum --> hiatus semilunaris --> middle meatus
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FESS-acronym
functional endoscopic sinus surgery
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Important things to not re: preoperative FESS imaging
anatomic variations: dehiscent lamina papyracea, dehiscent cribriform plate
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dehiscent lamina papyracea- imaging appearance and clinical consequence in FESS
- medial bulge of orbit | - enter orbit
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dehiscent cribriform plate-imaging appearance and clinical consequence in FESS
- inferior bulge of frontal lobe | - enter FL
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Agger nasi cell-what is it, clinical consequence?
"nasal mound". Most anterior air cell. | -may cause obstruction of FS if large
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Haller cell- what is it, clinical consequence?
ethmoid cell inferior to orbit | -compromise maxillary osmium if enlarged or inflamed
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Onodi cell- what is it, clinical consequence?
- most posterosuperior ethmoid air cell - directly inferomedial to optic nerve - may be mistake for optic nerve endoscopically--> damage
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concha bullosa-aka, what is it, locations, clinical consequence?
- aka "concha/tubinate pneumatization" - extension of sinus into concha --> pneumatization 50%+ vertical heigh of middle concha - may cause septal deviation, narrowing of infundibulum when large
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pott's puffy tumor
subgaleal abscess + ST edema 2/2 OM frontal bone
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Patterns of chronic inflammatory sinonasal disease
1) infundibular 2) ostiomeatal 3) sinonasal polyposis
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infundibular pattern chronic inflammatory sinonasal disease
- MC | - maxillary sinus via obstruction ostium/infundibulum
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ostiomeatal unit pattern chronic inflammatory sinonasal disease- pathophys/causes?
- 2nd MC - blockage middle meatus --> MS, FS, ES - HTr turbinates, anatomic variants (concha bullosa, middle turbinates curling wrong way (paradoxical), septal deviation.
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sinonasal polyposis pattern- pathophys, imaging, key feature/classic description, class associations
- ST nasal polyps & variable degrees of sinus opacification - key feature: bony remodeling, erosion. "widening infundibula"-must distinguish from expansion via mucocele - f/f levels 50% - ass: ASA sensitivity, CF
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muocele-pathophys, appearance (change over time), MC sinus
- chronic sinus obstruction (inflamm/tumor) --> circumferential bony expansion - FS = MC (via obstruction sinus ostia) - CT: homogenous total opacification - MR: variable: increasing chronicity, T1+/T2-. In late disease, T2- may be so dark it looks like normally aerated sinus. - +/- PERIPHERAL enh via inflamed mucosa
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complications sinonasal disease
- acute, chronic infection/inflammation - orbital: subperiosteal abscess, cellulitis, ophthalmic vein thrombosis - intracranial: spread--> cavernous sinus thrombus, meningitis, abscess (ED, SD, intraparenchymal) - bony: periostitis, OM --> pott's puffy tumor - mucus retention cyst-obstructed small mucosal serous or mutinous glands
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antrochoanal polyp-population, syx's, MC sinus, appearance
- 30-40yo - syx's- nasal congestion/obstruction - benign polyp extending from maxillary sinus --> "widening of ostium" --> nasal cavity - +/- bone remodeling: smooth enlargement, ie: NO DESTRUCTION - Rx-complete resection (prevent recurrence)
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inverted papilloma-what, classic location, imaging, mx, associated with which cancer?
- rare benign lobulated polypoid epithelial tumor of sinus mucosa - classic location: lateral wall nasal cavity (middle turbinate)--> impaired maxillary drainage - img: cerebriform, COMPLETE enhancement (vs mucocele or obstructive secretions). Focal hyperostosis at humor org. - rx: surgical (recurrent 15%) - SCC 15-20%
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juvenile nasal angiofibroma (JNA)-classic hx
- male teenager w/ nose bleed. obstruction MC in real life - loc: sphenopalantine foramen - vascular, intratumor FV, +bony remodel - presurgical embo internal maxillary, asc pharyngeal artery
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"widening of maxillary ostium"
antrochoanal polyp
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Enthesioneuroblastoma-pathophys, where, classic look, diagnostic app, who, NM scan?
- malignant NB of olfactory cells. Starts in cribriform plate - "dumbbell shape w/ waisting at cribriform plate" +Cysts - dumbell shape-sup growth into skull, inf growth into sinus - +bone remodeling AND destruction - v vascular - diagnostic: intracranial pst cyst - bimodal age distribution - ocreotide+ * really fills the nasal cavity --> ext to other structures
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cribriform plate
- Sieve-like structure btw anterior cranial loss & nasal cavity, part of the EB. - Supports olfactory bulb.
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SNUC acronym
Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma
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mc cancer of H/N
SCC
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MC location H/N SCC?
maxillary antrum
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Imaging H/N SCC-T2 and enh
- T2 dark (v cellular) | - enhances less than other sinus cancers
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Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC)-what, where
- Rare, aggressive, sinonasal nonsquamous cell epithelial or nonepithelial malignant neoplasm of varying histogenesis. - MONSTER SCC-aggressive, bone destruction, rapid growth, >4cm at presentation, extension - nasal cavity--> sinuses (ethmoid)
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epistaxis-causes. involved locations & mx
- Idiopathic (MC), HHT - ant septum (MC)= kiesselbach plexus. Compression. - Pst (5%): sphenopalatine artery (terminal internal maxillary artery). Angiogram, nasal packing, IR
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what to watch out for when embolizing sphenopalatine artery
variant anastomosis btw ECA & ophthalmic artery
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nasal septal perforation-MC loc & cause
- ant septal cartilaginous area - causes: surgery (old school Killian submucousal resection), cocaine (3mo), Wegener granulomatosis, syphilis (affects bony septum)
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Corresponding ducts: submandicular, parotid, sublingual
SM: Wharton Parotid: Stenson SL: Rivinus
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Salivary duct most commonly involved in sialolithiasis
Submandibular (Wharton)
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odontogenic infection causes. MC scenario?
- Dental or periodontal. | - MC in extracted tooth than abscess of intact tooth
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mylohyoid line-clinical significance?
- mylohyoid m --> mylohyoid ridge - above=anterior mandibular teeth/sublignual space. - below=2nd & 3rd molars, submandibular space - dictates spread of infection to SL and SM spaces
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MC masticator space mass in adult
odontogenic abscess
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Ludwig's angina- MC cause
- aggressive cellulitis in floor of mouth (submental, SLS, SMS) - odontogenic infection
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Torus palatinus-what, classic history?
- bony exostosis off hard palate midline (normal variant) | - grandma's dentures won't stay in
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mandibular onsteonecrosis-causes
- prior radiation - radium - bisphos rx
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ranula
- mucous retention cyst arising from SL gland/space | - typically lateral
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"plunging ranula"
ranula extends under mylohyoid m (into SMS)
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young adult with new level II neck mass
HPV related SCC w/ necrotic level II LN
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lesions of the jaw categories
- non-odontogenic-bony lesions that you see in other bones | - odontogenic- related to teeth
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periapical/radicular cyst-what, were, appearance
- acquired cystic degeneration around periodontal ligament from inflammation (dental caries) & less commonly trauma - well corticated - <2cm - apex of non-vital tooth
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what is the MC odontogenic cyst
periapical/radicular cyst
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dentigerous/follicular cyst
- developemental odontogenic cyst that forms around crown of un-erupted tooth - ass expansion of mandible, thinning of lingual cortex. inferior alveolar canal displaced inferiorly. - displaces tooth (typically into condylar regions of mandible or floor of orbit), usually in apical direction.
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Keratogenic odontogenic tumor/odontogenic keratocyst-appearance (OKC). Ass syndrome when multiple
- Cystic multiloculated tumor at mandibular body/ramus w/o cortical expansion - Daughter cysts=multilocular - grow along length of bone - bone smoothly scalloped/thinned, can dehisce - Gorlin Syndrome
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Gorlin Syndrome
rare phakomatosis char by multiple odontogenic keratocysts (OKC) & multiple BCCs
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Ameloblastoma (adamantinoma of jaw)-what, loc, appearance, hallmark, relation to dentigerous cysts?
- benign but locally aggressive tumor of jaw from odontogenic epithelium - expansile multicystic ("bubbly") + solid comps - usually near 3rd molar (if maxillary, 1st molar) - usually shown with UNINTERRUPTED tooth - HM: extensive tooth root absorption - 5% from dentigerous cysts
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Odontoma-what, 2 forms, app.
- tooth hamartoma. "bag of teeth" - immature form (Lucent). - mature-sclerotic. radiodense + Lucent rim - +/- fluffy Cal
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"bag of teeth"
Odontoma
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What's in it: parotid space
- parotid gland - CN 7 - retromandibular vein
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relationship of retromandibular vein & facial nerve
RMV medial to FN
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What is special about the parotid gland relative to other salivary glands?
Only gland that contains lymph tissue
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parotid space pathology
- pleomorphic adenoma/benign mixed tumor - warthins - mucoepidermoid carcinoma - adenoid cystic carcinoma - lymphoma - sjogrens - benign lymphoepithelial dx - acute parotitis
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major & minor salivary glands
- major: parotid, SM, SL | - minor: >100 unnamed
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MC major (and minor) salivary gland tumor, MC loc
pleomorphic adenoma/BMT | -parotid --> SL/Sm
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Parotid gland division, rel to FN
-line from lateral surf pst belly digastric muscle --> lateral surface mandibular ascending ramus -superficial lobe-lateral to FN deep lobe-medial to FN
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pleomorphic adenoma/BMT-mc loc, img, malignant potential, rx
- PG (superficial 90%) - T2+, rim of low signal - small mal pot - rx=surgery (can recur of spilled)
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Warthin's tumor-what, who, BL vs UL, nukes study?
- benign cystic tumor of PG (only), 2nd MC - older male smoker - BL 15% - pertechnetate+ (only other PG tumor to do this is parotid oncocytoma) (P for P) - also thallium and FDG-PET
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mucoepidermoid carcinoma-ass?
- mc minor salivary gland malignant tumor | - radiation
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MC malignant salivary gland tumor
mucoepidermoid carcinoma
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Is malignancy more common in minor or major SGs?
minor
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adenoid cystic carcinoma-location, what to know
- malignant SG tumor (minor --> PG) | - perineural spread
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parotid lymphoma-causes, app
1˚ or 2˚ - BL=sjogrens - img: variable (like everywhere else in body)
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What disease is ass with parotid lymphoma
Sjogrens (1000x increased risk)
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Sjogren's parotid involvement
- H/N inv - honeycombed appearance of gland - new mass=NH MALT type lymphoma
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Sjogrens-what, 1˚ vs 2˚, who, img
- AI destruction of SGs & lacrimal glands--> "dry eyes, dry mouth." - middle aged-60s F - 1˚-only SG & LG involvement - 2˚
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benign lymphoepithelial disease-ass, img
- HIV - BL cystic & solid lesions, diffusely enlarged PGs - painless (vs parotitis which also enlarge PG)
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Causes of parapharyngeal space displacement-ant, medial, pstmedial, lateral
- ant=carotid space - medial=parotid - pstmedial-masticator - lateral-superficial mucosal
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Parapharyngeal space contents-clinical significance
- triangular space of fat, +pterygoid v's & branches CN5 - spread of inf, tumor - use displacement to localize org of pathology
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parapharyngeal space cystic mass
- necrotic LN-mc | - atypical 2nd branchial cleft cyst
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carotid space aka
post-styloid, retro-styloid
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what's in it: carotid space
- carotid a - jugular v - portions of: CN9-11 - IJ chain LNs
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3 classic carotid space tumors
1) paraganglioma 2) schwannoma 3) neurofibroma
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Carotid space pathology
- classic tumors- PG, Sch, NF - infection-necrotizing otitis external - malignant spread-NP SCC
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carotid paragangliomas-types based on location
1) carotid body tumor 2) glomus jugulare 3) glomus vagale 4) glomus tympanicium
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Paraganglioma imaging app
- hypervascular (intense tumor blush) - "Salt & pepper" on MRI from FVs - Ocreotide NM scan
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rule of 10's in paraganglioma
- ass w/ familiar syndromes | - 10% BL, mal, etc
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carotid body glomus-classic img
splaying ICA, ECA at bifurcation
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glomus jugular-classic img
- skull base | - destruction middle ear/jugular foramen
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glomus vagale
above carotid bifurcation, below jugular foramen
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glomus tympanicum
- confined to middle ear - "overlying cochlear promontory" - middle ear floor intact
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Schwannoma- types in carotid space, img, ass
- CN10 (if higher near skull base: CN 9, 11, 12) - oval, T2+ hetero (cystic + solid), avidly enhancing (via extravascular leakage and poor venous drainage) - hypovascular- ie: neg angio - NF 2 (if multiple)
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why do schwannomas have avid enhancement?
Not because of vascularity! Hypovascular lesions but have extravascular leakage + poor venous drainage
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Things to consider in resection of carotid space lesions
- distance from skull base: >1 cm=neck dissection - vascularity-may need pre-embo - rel to carotid-don't fuck with big red!
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carotid space neurofibroma-img, ass
- T1~/T1+, enh+. Mildly hetero (more homog than schwannoma) - T2 "target sign"-bright rim, dark middle - 10% NF-1
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paraganglioma vs schwannoma vs neurofibroma
- paraganglioma-peripheral autonomic (SNS, PNS) cells | - neurofibroma-benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor inseparable from normal nerve
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neck infection syndromes
- Lemierre's | - Grisel's syndrome
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bacteria ass w/ lemierre's disease
fusobacterium necrophorum
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grisel's syndrome
torticollis w/ atlanto-axial joint inflama seen in H/N surgery or RPA
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masticator space-m's, bone, nerve, extent
- muscles of mastication (masseter --> mandible ramus --> temporalis --> pterygoid plate: lateral--> medial pterygoids) - mandibular ramus - inferior alveolar nerve (branch of V3) - extends superior along skull via temporalis m
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MC masticator space mass. What to look out for.
- infection | - look for spread via pterygopalatine fossa --> orbital apex & cavernous sinus
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masticator space pathology
- infection (MC) - sarcoma (rhabdomyosarcoma in kids, bone (chondrosarcoma of TMJ)). - cavernous hemangioma-phleboliths. (venous & lymphatic involve multi compartments/spaces) - perineural spread-adenoid cystic Ca, melanoma - nerve sheath tumors-schwannoma or NF of V3 (inferior alveolar n)
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what's most likely to widen neural foramina: schwannoma or perineural spread?
schwannoma
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retropharyngeal space
- potential space located pst to pharynx sep by pharyngobasilar fascia - ant true space- & pst danger space - ant: ext from skull base --> upper mediastinum (@level of tracheal bifurcation; C6/C7). - directly lateral are CS and PPS
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alar fascia
- directly pst to RPS | - sep RPS from danger space
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danger space
ext into mediastinum | -alar f ant, prevertebral f pst
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prevertebral space
- anterior comp of perivertebral space in supra hyoid neck, just ant to VB - bounded ant by prevertebral f, pst by longs Colli m's
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what infections affect the prevertebral space?
spine/disc
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role of delayed img in neck inf?
differentiate phlegmon from abscess
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mcc retrophargyngeal space infection
tonsillar infection
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nodes of rouviere
LNs in lateral retropharyngeal region, regress by age 4 - peds: infection - adults: mets (SCC, papillary thyroid), lymphoma (won't be necrotic until treated.)
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What are the cervical LN stations
``` IA, IIB-submental, submandibular IIA, IIB- upper IJ nodes III-middle jugular nodes -IV-inf jugular nodes -VA, VB-pst cervical nodes -VI-pretracheal -VII-superior mediastinal nodes, described by location ```
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Level IA
submental | btw medial margin ant digastric
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divisions cervical node stations
- IA, B: hyoid inferiorly, pst margin SM gland - div by medial margin ant digastric m - IIA, B: hyoid inferiorly, skull base (pst margin SM gland) - div by pst margin internal jugular v - III- - craniocaudally from hyoid to inferior cricoid cartilage - posteriorly: margin SCM - IV - craniocaudally cc --> clavicle - AP: carotid a --> SCM (sup), anterior scalene (inf) - VA- - CC: skull base --> inf cc - AP: SCM--> trap - VB- - CC: cc--> clav - AP: anterior scale--> trap
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epidemiology of nasopharyngeal SCC
- asian - bimodal - 15-30, chinese - >40
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what worsens prognosis in NP SCC?
PPH involvement (compared to nasal cavity or oropharynx invasion)
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Fossa of Rosenmuller
most common location NPP
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earliest sign NP SCC
effacement of fat in FOR
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which nodes are mc in NP SCC
retropharyngeal | *generally, nodal mets=90%
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what percent of patients with NP SCC have skull base invasion?
30% | LOOK AT CLIVUS!
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division of larynx
1) supraglottic- epiglottis, valleculae, hypo epiglottic lig preepiglottic fat, false cords, paraglottic space, arytenoid cartilage 2) glottic region- true cords, cricoarytenoid joint, anterior commisure 3) sub glottic region-cricoid ring
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laryngocele-what, cause
- fluid filled cyst of laryngeal ventricle (via obstruction) | - forceful blowers (trumpet players, glass blower), 15% obstructed via tumor
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vocal cord paralysis
ipsilateral expanded laryngeal ventricle OR laryngeal CA OR chest tumor from recurrent laryngeal n compression
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laryngeal cancer-MC type, RFs
85% SCC | -smoking, EtOH, radiation, laryngeal keratosis, HPV, GERD
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role of radiologist in laryngeal cancer?
staging-supraglottic, glottic, subglottic, transglottic (crosses laryngeal ventricle)
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when can partial laryngectomy be performed in setting of laryngeal CA?
-supraglottic w/o involvement arytenoids or laryngeal Vt
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supraglottic laryngeal cancer types
* more aggressive, early LN mets, no hoarseness 1) epiglottic centered: ant, spreads ant across hypo-epiglottic ligament into pre-epiglottic space/fat (which is rich in lymphatics!) and paired vallecula 2) false cord/fold centered a) pstlat. invades paraglottic space/fat (which comm sup with pre-epiglottic space) b) aryepiglottic fold mass spreading into paraglottic space & piriform sinus. * paraglottic tumor=T3, "transglottic", best seen in coronal
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glottic laryngeal cancer
- MC and best outcome. Grows slowly. Late metastatic disease - "progressive & con't hoarseness" - ant cord--> spread via ant commissure (typically defined as ST thickening >2mm) - fixation of cords=T3, best assessed with scope but suspected w/ disease in cricoarytenoid joint
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subglottic laryngeal cancer-details, location, surgical
- least common, often small compared to nodal burden (often BL + mediastinal extension) - ST thickening btw aw & cricoid ring. only reliable sign of cc invsion=tumor on BOTH sides of cartilage (irregular sclerotic cartilage can be N) - invasion of cricoid=CI to laryngeal conservation surgery)-cc necessary for postoperative stability of vc's.
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adult orbital Ca
- senile - trochlear (superolat) - drusen (optic n head, looks like papilledema - pthisis bulbi-end stage: small globe + Ca
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orbital NF
middle age CN 3, 4, 5 CN expands SOF well-defined lobular mass
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lymphoma in the eye
- retinal - conal - lacrimal
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vagal schwannoma vs carotid body tumor
vagal schwannoma-NF 1. Separates ICA, IJV and displace ICA ant -Carotid body tumor-splays ICA and ECA
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mc middle ear tumor
gloms tympanum paraganglioma | -arise from jacobson n at cochlear promontory