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Oral Cavity Flashcards

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What is a oral fibroma and what is it due to?

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Squamous cell and fibrous tissue proliferation due to chronic irritation

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What are some disease associations with aphthous ulcers?

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Ciliac’s disease, inflammatory bowel disease

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What is a pyogenic granuloma of the mouth?

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Benign lobular proliferation of capillaries in the mouth

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What can cause glossitis?

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B12 deficiency

Other deficiency states

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What is Plummer-Vinson syndrome?

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Iron deficiency anemia
Glossitis
Dysphagia due to esophageal webs

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Increased neutrophilic proliferation in the epithelium (associated with mild burning sensation) is indicated in what disease?

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Geographic tongue

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What is the name for heterotropic collections of sebaceous glands in the oral cavity?

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Fordyce’s granules

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What are the three types of odontogenic cysts?

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Dentigerous cyst
Odontogenic keratocyst
Periapical cyst

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What infectious diseases can manifest in oral changes?

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Scarlet Fever
Measles
Mononucleosis
Diphtheria
HIV
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Which dermatological diseases can manifest in the mouth?

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Lichen planus
Pemphigus
Bullous pemphigoid
Erythema multiforme

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What hematological disorders can manifest in the mouth?

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Pancytopenia
Leukemia
Monocytic leukemia

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What type of patient gets hairy leukoplakia?

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HIV, immunocompromised

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Where is hairy leukoplakia in the mouth and what causes it?

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On sides of tongue

EBV

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What viral infection is associated with squamous papillomas?

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HPV

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What are the two precancerous lesions commonly seen in the oral cavity?

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Erythroplakia and leukoplakia

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What is the histology of leukoplakia?

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Hyperkeratosis and irregular epithelial hyperplasia

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What is actinic cheilitis? What causes it?

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Actinic keratosis of the lip

Caused by sun exposure

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What are the biggest risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity?

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Alcohol and tobacco use, as well as HPV

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Does HPV squamous cell carcinoma result in a better or worse diagnosis?

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Better

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What gene and which protein are overexpressed in HPV induced SCC?

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p16, cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor

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What cells are indicated in allergic rhinitis?

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Eosinophils (REMEMBER LATE PHASE)

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What is empyema?

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A big pocket of pus in the sinus

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A young adolescent male presents to your office with persistent stuffiness and gets frequent nosebleeds. What is a common diagnosis for this age group?

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Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma

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What are the three types of sinonasal papillomas?

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Inverted, exophytic, and oncocytic

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What are the most common causes of laryngoepiglotitis?

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RSV, H. influenza, beta hemolytic strep

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What are laryngeal squamous papillomas?

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Benign papillary squamous neoplasms caused by HPV

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What is the most common form of laryngeal carcinoma?

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squamous cell carcinoma

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What are the most common causes of xerostomia?

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Sjogren’s syndrome
Radiation therapy
Antimuscarinics (and other medications)

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What is sialadenitis?

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Inflammation of salivary glands, oftentimes by mumps or staph/strep

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What is a ranula?

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Mucocele from sublingual duct that can dissect into the neck

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What is lymphoepithelial sialadenitis?

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Autoimmune disease involving salivary gland

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What must lymphoepithelial sialadenitis be distinguished from pathologically?

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B cell MALT lymphoma

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Where do most salivary glands present? Where is it the most malignant?

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Parotid gland

Sublingual gland is most malignant

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Which is the most common salivary gland tumor? Where is it found?

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Pleomorphic adenoma

Parotid gland

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What is the physical exam of the pleomorphic adenoma?

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firm, freely movable, painless parotid gland mass

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What is a Warthin tumor?

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tumor of the parotid gland, smokers have 8x the risk

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What does the histology look like of a warthin tumor?

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Dual layer of bland, neoplastic, eosinophilic epithelium

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What is the most common malignant salivary gland tumor?

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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

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What is a slow growing salivary gland tumor with predilection for neural invasion?

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Adenoid cystic carcinoma

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