Oral Path Marathon II Flashcards
Tumefaction is another name for…
Swelling
Hyperplasia that can grow quite large but doesn’t have unlimited growth potential:
Reactive Tumors
Reactive Tumors are not…
Neoplasms
*unlimited growth potential
Reactive Lesions make up ____% of Biopsied lesions in the dental office
20%
The most common tumor of the Oral Mucosa:
Fibroma
Hyperplasia of fibrous connective tissue:
Fibroma
Fibroma incidence is higher in the _____ but occurs almost anywhere
Usually ______, smooth surfaced, normal color, asymptomatic
Cheek
Sessile (fixed)
2 Fibroma Variants:
Giant cell fibroma
Peripheral odontogenic (ossifying) fibroma
Increases incidence in Gingiva, also on the Tongue but to a lesser extent, and children, often confused with Papillomas
Giant Cell Fibroma
Giant Cell Fibroma is a fibrous CT tumor containing plump ________ Fibroblasts that are ______ nucleated
stellate
bi/tri
Giant Cell Fibroma contains what cells?
Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma contains what cells?
stellate, multinucleated Fibroblasts
multinucleated Giant Cells
Reactive folds of hyperplastic fibrous CT along Border of ill-fitting Denture:
Hyperplastic response of Palatal Mucosa to ill-fitting Denture:
*2 names for each
Inflammatory Fibrous Hyperplasie (Epulis Fissuratum)
Inflammatory Papillary Hyperplasia (Papillomatosis)
Papillary hyperplasia + inflammation +/- psudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia =
Inflammatory Papillary Hyperplasia (Papillomatosis)
*ill-fitting denture to Palate
Only on Gingiva (more in Anterior), any age, asymptomatic, red/brown/purple
pedunculated or sessile
2:1 female to male
Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma
Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma is a tumor of well vascularized fibrous CT w/ numerous _______ cells
multinucleated Giant cells
The body’s basic reparative tissue:
Granulation tissue
Giant Cells?
red/ulcerated pedunculated/sessile 2-4 decades Mostly in Gingiva but can occur anywhere (including skin) "pregnancy tumor" reactive lesion of granulation tissue
Pyogenic Granuloma
*misnomer
Pyogenic Granuloma is a reactive lesion of _______ tissue and often occurs during _______
Granulation
Pregnancy
If a Pyogenic Granuloma occurs in extraction sockets it is called…
Epulis Granulomatosa
Hyperplastic granulation tissue, Fibroblasts w/ Delicate Collagen
vascularized
Pyogenic Granuloma
Occurs anywhere, but if on Gingiva
Odontogenic and Pus
*pulpal/periodontal in origin
Parulis
“Gum Boil”
Exclusively 1-2 decades
Female 2:1
Mx 5:1
Papillary w/ edema
Localized juvenile spongiotic gingival hyperplasia
*red/papillary/gingival
Localilzed Juvenile Spongiotic Gingival Hyperplasia is red, ______, and gingival
Papillary
Overgrowth of Blood Vessels:
Hemangioma
Hemangioma is often ________
____% in the Head and Neck
Females __:__
developmental
60%
3:1
Rapid proliferation of Endothelial Cells at birth/short after
Most common tumor in infancy (5-10%)
Hemangioma
Hemangioma Tx: most of it naturally _______
Laser pulse, excision, sclerosing agents, and what 2 drugs?
involutes
steroids, Systemic Propanolol
Sturge-Weber Angiomatosis, aka…
Encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis
Nonheriditary developmental, congenital
Vascular proliferation brain/face
Large purplish lesions identical to port-wine stains
Ipsilateral Common
Sturge-Weber Angiomatosis
encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis
Sturge-Weber and port wine stains are due to somatic activation mutations in _______- which encodes _______
This is a member of the ____ class of ____ protein alpha that mediates G-protein to downstream receptors
(difference is when mutation occurs)
GNAQ, G-alpha-q
q class, G protein
Leptomingeal angioma of cerebral cortex
Sturge-Weber
Developmental overgrowth of Lymphatic Vessels:
Lymphangioma
Tx for Lymphangioma
b/c the don’t ______
Excision
Involute
Head and Neck
0-5 yrs
Tongue
pebbly if superficial, more diffuse deeper
called a Cystic Hygroma if large/deep/neck
Lymphangioma
Pathologic new growth of tissue - Uncontrolled - no regression if caused by stimulus and the stimulus was removed
Neoplasm
T/F
You can usually differentiate if a Neoplasm is epithelial/mesenchymal or benign/malignant
True
2 kinds of Epithelial Neoplasms (etiologies):
HPV etiology
Keratoacanthoma
3 Types of HPV derived Epithelial Neoplasms:
Papilloma (soft palate)
Verruca vulgaris (common wart - HPV 2)
Condyloma Acuminatum (veneral - HPV 6/11)
Exophytic, pedunculated, pink/white Epithelial Neoplasm w/ HPV etiology on the Palate:
Papilloma
Sun Exposed areas will create Reactive (not Neoplastic) tumor
increased in older patients with ___% on the lips
Natural History is involution/healing
Keratocanthoma
10%
Neoplasms can be ______ or ________
Epithelial
Mesenchymal
3 types of Mesenchymal Neoplasms:
CT
Muscle
Nerve
Most _____ Neoplasms look identical clinically and present as asymptomatic, slowly growing Submucosal Masses
Mesenchymal
3 CT derived Mesenchymal Neoplasms:
Fibroma
Lipoma
Verruciform xanthoma
A benign neoplasm of fat
yellowish, very common in skin, less Orally
Lipoma
Reactive lesion, often in Hard Palate or Gingiva
Oral, but can be in skin/genitals
Irregular
Pink to White
Verruciform Xanthoma
Papillary hyperplasia in which CT papiiae contain phagocytic cells that have engulfed Lipid
Verruciform Xanthoma
xanthoma = engulfed lipid cells
Benign neoplasm of Smooth Muscle, common in the Uterus
*rare orally, red to purple
Leiomyoma
angioleiomyoma, vascular leiomyoma
Benign neoplasm of Skeletal Muscle, often in the Heart, rare orally (but in tongue)
Rhabdomyoma
Once thought to originate from Muscle, but now Nerve (possibly sheath)
Tongue
Fixed
Granular Cell Tumor
*Myoblastoma
Granular Cell Tumors have large ____ cells with granular cytoplasm
1/2 cause overlying epithelium to react, stimulating Carcinoma, this is called?
polygonal
pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia (PEH)
Congenital Tumor of the Anterior Alveolar Ridge
Congenital Epulis of the newborn
Congenital Epulis of the Newborn occurs 2:1 in the _______ and F:M :
Mx
10:1
Identical Cells to Granular Cell Tumor but no Nerve markers
No PEH (pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia)
May regress if incompletely excised
Congenital Epullis of the Newborn
Aberration of healing following Trauma to Nerve (not real Neoplasm)
Lateral/Anterior ______, lower lip, mental foramen,
Palpation produced ______
Traumatic Neuroma
Tongue
Pain
Benign Neoplasm in Nerve composed of Schwann Cells, Axons, and Fibrous Tissue
Most are _____ but can occur anywhere
Neurofibroma
asymptomatic
Developmental form of Neurofibromatosis, can affect Pigmentation, central/peripheral NS….
Von Recklinghausens Disease of the Skin
Von Recklinghausen’s Disease of the Skin can cause what skin pigmentation?
1/2 inherited as ______ trait, the other 1/2 _____ mutations
Most on Chromosome _____
cafe-au-lait spots
autosomal dominant, somatic
17
*Remember, this is a neurofibroma