Quiz 2 Flashcards
“Textbook” progression of leukoplakias (3 steps)
- Thin LPs
- Thick/homogeneous
- Granular/nodular or verrucous/verruciform
Pts with oral submucous fibrosis are ____x more likely to develop SCC
19x more likely
This is why it is a high risk lesion
What is the 1 cell in the body that shows reverse polarization
Ameloblast
Actinic cheilitis (cheilosis)
PREMALIGNANT lesions on lip due to chronic UV exposure
6 histologic features of Granular, Verruciform Leukoplakia
- Irregular (verruciform) hyperkeratosis
- Bulbous rete pegs
- Lymphocytes (mod #s)
- Mod/severe dysplasia
- Congested vessels
- Candida hyphae (maybe)
Of the 95% of leukoplakias that are NOT malignant at 1st biopsy, about ___% undergo subsequent malignant transformation
5%
In TNM staging, what does TNM stand for?
T = tumor size in cm N = regional lymph node involvement M = distant metastasis
What is the main diagnostic feature (microscopically) of focal epithelial hyperplasia (hecks disease)
Mitosoid bodies
Erythroleukoplakia (speckled leukoplakia)
Leukoplakia with patches of redness
Incidence of proliferative verrucous leukoplakia
4x more in females
Cause of verruciform xanthoma
Unknown
Most likely reactive or immune response to trauma
The risk for oral SCC in smokeless tobacco users is ____ compared to smoking
Less
4 other symptoms associated with smokeless tobacco keratosis
- Gingival recession
- Periodontitis
- Caries
- Tooth wear
Idiopathic leukoplakia incidence
Pts >40 yrs
What role does smoking play in proliferative verrucous leukoplakia
No/minor role
Which HPV subtypes may be causative factors for proliferative verrucous leukoplakia?
HPV 16 + 18
Acanthosis
Diffuse epidermal hyperplasia
Aka thicker epithelium
Betel quid/Guthka
*cause of oral submucous fibrosis
Betel leaf, areca nut, slaked lime, catechu, tobacco? Sweeteners?
4 features of Muir Torre syndrome
- Autosomal dominant
- Cutaneous tumors of sebaceous origin
- Visceral malignant diseases
- Multiple keratoacanthomas
Definition of idiopathic leukoplakia
Clinical white lesion that does not rub off + cannot be characterized clinically as any other disease
Leukoplakia is _______
PREMALIGNANT
Incidence of oral submucous fibrosis
India, South East Asia (where ppl use betel quid)
Young pts
HPV associated oral cancers are different from the others how?
Better prognosis
The single most effective measure to lower the risk for oral cancer is…
Reduce exposure to tobacco + alcohol
Actinic cheilitis (cheilosis) has the same pathology as ______ but in a different location
Actinic keratosis
____% of the dysplasia that present as clinical leukoplakias (thick + granular) will undergo malignant transformation
10-15%
Where do you see sanguinaria associated keratosis
Mx buccal vestibule
Mx alveolar ridge
Names for a raised lesion
Papule
Nodule
3 high risk sites of erythroplakia
- Floor of mouth
- Tongue
- RMP
6 danger signals of malignant transformation
- No cause (risk factors)
- Causative agent carcinogen
- Location (high risk sites)
- Ulceration
- Induration
- Redness (erythroplakia)
10 signs of epithelial dysplasia
- Hyperchromatism (dark nuclei)
- Pleomorphism (abnormal shape nuc)
- Increased nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio
- Dyskeratosis (prematrue keratinization)
- Increased mitotic activity
- Abnormal mitotic figures
- Loss of polarity
- Bulbous rete pegs
- Keratin pearls
- Loss of epithelial cell cohesiveness
7 intrinsic risk factors for oral cancer
- Iron deficiency (plummer vinson syndrome)
- Vitamin A defiency
- Bacteria (tertiary stage syphilis)
- Candida
- HPV 16 + 18
- Immunosuppression (HIV, drugs)
- Oncogenes + tumor suppressor genes
HPV positive tumors have a better prognosis bc…
Respond v well to radiation + chemo
Red lesions are red because
Epithelium is thin = close to blood vessels
What are the 2 clinical forms of focal epithelial hyperplasia (hecks disease) and how many/where are the lesions
Papulonodular
Papillomatous
Multiple lesions on lips, tongue, gingiva, tonsils (typically in anterior)
What cancer can develop from smokeless tobacco keratosis? Risk?
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (verrucous)
4x more risk vs. non users (but NOT as high as smoking)
3 microscopic features of focal epithelial hyperplasia (hecks disease)
- Nodular broad based mass of oral mucosa
- Numerous mitosoid bodies
- Viral like cytopathic change
4 histologic features of verruciform xanthoma
- Papillary acanthotic epithelium
- Hyperparakeratosis
- Clefts + crypts noted
- Xanthoma (foam) cells in CT papilla
Metastasis from the posterior mouth occurs through…
Superior jugular nodes
Digastric nodes
HPV positive tumors are diagnosed…(6) (compared to HPV negative tumors)
- Dx @ younger age
- Low prevalence of amoking/alch use
- Dx @ more advanced TNM stage
- Dx @ smaller tumor size
- With lumph node positivity
- Presence of metastases
Name for a lesion with an irregular surface
Papillary
Does every cancer have a precancerous lesion?
No
Which 2 conditions increase the risk for development of actinic cheilitis (cheilosis)
Xeroderma pigmentation
Albinism
3 histologic features of Thin, Smooth Leukoplakia
- Hyperkeratosis
- Acanthosis (thick epi)
- Lymphocytes (sometimes)
Which parts of the tongue are high risk for oral cancer
Lateral border
Ventral
What are the 3 theories that explain why HPV positive oropharyngeal cancers respond better to chemo?
- Low rates of genomic damage
- Absence of field cancerization
- Presence of immune responses to HPV antigens
8 premalignant + related lesions of the oral mucosa
- Leukoplakia
- Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia
- Erythroplakia
- Smokeless tobacco keratosis
- Oral submucous fibrosis
- Nicotine stomatitis
- Actinic cheilitis/keratosis
- Keratoacanthoma
Nicotine stomatitis clincal presentation
Diffuse grey/white mucosa with red punctate papules (= inflamed minor salivary glands + their ductal orifices) on PALATE
Incidence of nicotine stomatitis
Men >45 yrs
Pipe + cigar smokers
Hyperchromatism
Dark staining nuclei
*sign of epithelial dysplasia
Plummer vinson syndrome
Iron deficiency
Risk factor for oral cancer
HPV positive tumors are ____ differentiated
Poorly differentaited
What are molluscum bodies
Histo feature of molluscum contagiosum
Large intranuclear inclusions inside bloated keratinocytes
How does transmission of molluscum contagiosum vary in different populations
Teens/adults = sexual
Kids = nonsexual contact
Immunocompetent pts = warm + humid environments
Are smokeless tobacco keratosis lesions reversible?
Yes
Explain the theory that HPV+ tumors respond better to chemo bc of the presence of immune responses to HPV antigens
Immune responses to E6 + E7 oncoproteins help in improved tx responses + px