Pathoma: Salivary Gland

Question 1

The salivary glands are ___________ glands.

Answer 1

exocrine

Question 2

There are three salivary glands: ______________.

Answer 2

parotid, submandibular, and sublingual

Question 3

Viral infection of the parotid glands is called __________.

Answer 3

mumps

Question 4

The big complication that you should worry about with mumps is _____________.

Answer 4

sterility from orchitis in teenagers with mumps (think of the squirrel with swollen cheeks sitting on nuts)

Question 5

What is sialadenitis?

Answer 5

Inflammation of the salivary gland, often due to sialolithiasis –can develop infection

Question 6

What is the most common tumor of the parotid gland?

Answer 6

Pleomorphic adenoma, a biphasic tumor (meaning it has two cell types –both epithelial and glandular) that appears at the angle of the jaw

There is a high rate of recurrence with this tumor because it has poorly defined margins.

Question 7

If there is facial nerve damage, then the pleomorphic adenoma that _____________.

Answer 7

turned into a carcinoma

Question 8

If a patient presents with a parotid mass that has lymphoid tissue, what is the diagnosis?

Answer 8

Warthin tumor –a cystic mass of the parotid that presents with lymphoid tissue

Question 9

The __________ nerve passes through the parotid gland.

Answer 9

facial

Question 10

What is the most common malignant tumor of the parotid?

Answer 10

Mucoepithelioid carcinoma – also contains two tissue types