Oral cavity and GI tract Flashcards
An idiopathic, thin exudate sore with a red rim is called?
canker sore
Whats another name for an aphthous ulcer?
canker sore
Canker sores are idiopathic. T/F?
T
What causes cancer sores?
stress, fever, or certain foods
What percent of HSV are asymptomatic?
80%
What organism causes HSV in children?
acute herpetic gingivostomatitis
Where does HSV lay dormant?
Trigeminal ganglion
What organism causes HSV in adults?
Recurrent Herpetic Stomatitis
Which HSV is orofacial?
HSV-1
Which HSV is genital?
HSV-2
Are the 2 types of HSV exclusive to their respective spots on the body?
no
What is it called when HSV spreads into the brain?
Herpesviral Encephalitis
What are gray/white pseudomembranes that CAN be scraped off describing?
thrush
What organism causes Thrush (Oral Candidiasis)?
Candida albicans
What percent of newborns have thrush?
40%
What nodular mass of the mouth is found following chronic irritation?
fibroma
Where are fibromas MC in location?
the bite line
What oral lesion is due to hormonal factors and irritation?
pyogenic granuloma
What oral lesion is a raised, white patch ass. with cellular dysplasia?
Leukoplakia
How do you diagnose Leukoplakia?
by exclusion
What % of Leukoplakia is precancerous for squamous cell carcinoma?
25%
What oral lesion is described as a red, velvety area?
Erythroplakia
What % of Erythroplakia transitions into cancer?
> 50%
Oral cancer is ass. with what gene mutation?
TP53
What’s the MC type of oral cancer?
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (95%)
Describe the tumor pattern of Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Commonly have multiple 1° tumors
What are the 2 MC locations of oral cancer?
ventral tongue and the floor of the mouth
Squamous Cell Carcinoma may develop atop a background of what two diseases?
leukoplakia or erythroplakia
What’s the MC place for Squamous Cell Carcinoma for met.?
cervical lymph nodes
HPV-16 ass. Squamous Cell Carcinoma has a better or worse prognosis?
better
Although primary salivary gland diseases are rare, what is the MC location?
Parotid gland
Dysphagia(difficulty swallowing), dysarthria(difficulty speaking), and xerostomia are features ass. with what pathology?
salivary gland pathologies
What is the autoimmune disease that destroys salivary and lacrimal glands?
Sjögren Syndrome
Whats the MC viral infection of the salivary gland?
mumps
Whats the blockage/rupture of a salivary duct, where saliva collects within tissue leading to an inflamed cyst?
Mucocele
Whats the MC location of a Mucocele?
the lower lip
In respect to salivary gland neoplasms, the less common they are, the ____ the risk for cancer.
higher
MC- parotid, submandibular, sublingual/ minor salivary -LC
Who do salivary gland neoplasms MC affect?
elderly
Pleomorphic Adenoma are MC benign or malignant?
benign
What percent of Pleomorphic Adenoma are parotid tumors? what % transition into cancer?
60%; 2-10% (Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma)
What are the 2 types of MECHANICAL obstructions of the esophagus?
Atresia and tracheal fistula
Whats the main FUNCTIONAL obstruction of the esophagus? and where does it most commonly happen?
Achalasia (absent peristalsis); Proximal esophageal dilation
Whats the ‘triad’ for Achalasia?
- Incomplete LES relaxation - Increased LES tone
- Esophageal aperistalsis
Which type of Achalasia is idiopathic?
primary
Which type of Achalasia is ass. with inflammation near Auerbach’s plexus??
secondary
Whats the pathology that has portal venous congestion leading to portal blood flow to the esophageal venous plexus?
Esophageal Varices
Where do Esophageal Varices normally develop?
distal esophagus
Esophageal Varices occur secondarily in patients with what?
Alcoholic liver disease( 90% of cirrhosis patients)
If an Esophageal Varices hemorrhages, what percentage of bleeds are lethal?
50% (hypovolemic shock)