Plastics Flashcards
Name common benign lacrimal gland tumor
Pleomorphic adenoma
Aka benign mixed tumor
What % of pple have a common caniliculus?
90%
Whats the most common type of melanoma on the face?
Lentigo maligna
whats kassabach merrit syndrome?
thrombocytopenia in capillary hemangioma 2/2 plt sequestration
whats a hemangiopericytoma?
round encapsulated within cone needs to be excised completely can be benign or malignant and can look like cav hemangioma
lacrimal gland tumors: 50% inflammatory (painful) and 50% tumors- what are the 2 types of epithelial tumors?
adenoid cystic ca
benign mixed cell tumor
how do you treat benign mixed tumor of lac gland?
complete excision including capsule. Why not incisional biopsy? bc it has malignant potential
what are the causes of inflammation of the lacrimal gland?
sarcoid- painful
IOI- painful
Lymphoma- NOT painful
whats the most important consideration in chosing a ptosis surgery?
amount of levator fxn
whats a fasanaella?
remove mullers and top 1/3 of tarsus
in both TAO, and CC fistula there are angry conj vessels How do the 2 presentations differ?
CC fistula the mad vessels go right up to limbus. In TAO theres a clear zone w no angry vesses between muscle and K
what are the symptoms of IOI?
Deep pain, EOM restriction, chemosis, pain w eom,
whats the first part of the orbit to be affected by IOI?
Lacrimal gland
whats the next step in rx if steroids fail for IOI?
Radiation
how does sarcoid usually present in the orbit? uni or bilateral?
bilateral lacrimal gland swelling
whats the cause of a CC fistula?
basal skull fracture
whats a dural cavernous fistula, who gets it, whats the cause?
1) menigeal artery commun w cav sinus
2) old pple
3) htn, atherosclerosis
does a varix present w proptosis or enophthalmos?
both!
proptois upon valsalva and enophthalmos upon rest
how do you treat optic n glioma?
complete excision
what does a meningioma arise from?
arachnoid villi
meningioma is described as “fusiform tumor” what does that mean?
fusiform = tapered on the ends (as opposed to gliom which is not)
what does a sphenoid wing meningoma look like on ct?
hyperostosis of the surrounding bone
how do you treat sphenoid wing meningioma?
observe till visually significant. If so, then debulk tumor. Complete excision is impossible
how do you treat a optic nerve meningioma that is visually significat?
radiation