Pathology of Ear, Nose and Throat

Question 1

What colour do serous cells in the salivary gland stain?

Answer 1

darkly

Question 2

What colour do mucinous cells in the salivary gland stain?

Answer 2

light clear grey

Question 3

What is otitis media?

Answer 3

inflammation of middle ear, usually viral

Question 4

If chronic, what might be the organism causing otitis media?

Answer 4

pseudonomas aerugonosa

Question 5

What is cholesteatoma?

Answer 5

not a tumour

middle ear is lined with squamous epithelium instead of cuboidal/columnar

Question 6

Are nasal polyps common?

Answer 6

Yes but not inchildren

Question 7

What should you consider in nasal polyps in young?

Answer 7

cystic fibrosis

Question 8

What else might cause nasal polyps?

Answer 8

aspirin sensitivity, asthma, nickel exposure

Question 9

What is Wegener’s granulomatosis?

Answer 9

autoimmune

small vessel vasculitis in resp tract and kidneys

Question 10

What is Nasopharyngeal carcinoma associated with?

Answer 10

Epstein Barr virus

Question 11

What might cause laryngeal polyps?

Answer 11

vocal abuse, infection, smoking, hypothryoid

Question 12

What may cause a contact ulcer?

Answer 12

vocal abuse, GORD

Question 13

What is squamous papilloma related to?

Answer 13

HPV

Question 14

What is paraganglioma?

Answer 14

tumours in clusters of neuroendocrine cells dispersed throughout body, can be chromaffin positive, or negative (negative is when you get clusters in nose, nasopharync etc)

Question 15

Who is likely to get Warthin’s tumour?

Answer 15

Males over 50

Question 16

Is Warthins tumour benign?

Answer 16

Yes