RADIOLOGY - benign and malignant path Flashcards

1
Q

list clinical signs and symptoms of malignancy in the oral cavity?

A

leukoplakia/ erythroplakia/ erythroleukoplakia
non healing socket
non healing ulcer
usually mobile tooth (with no hx of perio)
swelling/ exophytic mass
lymphadenopathy
pain
numbness

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2
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what are systemic signs and symptoms of malignancy?

A

weight loss (B symptom)
night sweats (B symptom)
problems moving tongue
dysphagia
dysphonia
loss of hearing
pathological #

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3
Q

what nerve controls moto movement of the tongue?

A

hypoglossal

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4
Q

what nerve controls hearing?

A

facial and vestibulocochlear

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5
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list radiographic signs of malignancy?

A

moth eaten bone
non healing sockets
floating teeth
unusual perio bone loss
spiculated periosteal reaction - “sunburst” reaction
unusual uniform widening of the PDL
generalised loss of lamina dura
loss of bony outlines for anatomical features
thinning of corticoendosteal margin
spiking root resorption

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6
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list what must be included in a radiological description?

A

size
site
shape
definition and margins
radiolucency/ opacity
expansion
effect on other structures

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7
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in regards to the margins of a lesion, what does bone cortication imply and why?

A

benign
cortication means the bone has had time to remodel at the periphery of the radiolucency
slow growing = benign

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8
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in regards to the margins of a lesion, what does a lack of cortication represent?

A

healing lesion
superimposed infection

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9
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in regards to the margins of a lesion, what does a moth eaten radiolucent bone with no margin imply?

A

bad prognostic sign

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10
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what effect may benign lesions have on other structures?

A

displace anatomical structures due to slow growth

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11
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what effect may malignant lesions have on other structures?

A

destroy anatomical structures

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12
Q

what are the key anatomical features seen of the maxillary antrum on an OPT?

A

pterygomaxillary fissure
superior wall/ inferior margin of the orbit
zygomatic buttress

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13
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what effects may malignant lesions have on the teeth?

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spiking root resorption
generalised widening of the PDL
generalised loss of lamina dura

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14
Q

what age of people tend to present with osteosarcoma?

A

young adults around 30 years old

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15
Q

what are risk factors for osteosarcoma?

A

FD
retinoblastoma
previous exposure to radiation
previous primary bone cancer
pagets disease
chronic osteomyelitis

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16
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what percentage of osteosarcomas present in the head and neck?

17
Q

what are the most common symptoms of osteosarcoma?

A

persistent pain
oedema
paraesthesia

18
Q

how does multiple myeloma occur?

A

multifocal proliferation of plasma cells in bone marrow leading to over production of immunoglobulins

19
Q

what is a solitary lesion in multiple myeloma called?

A

plasmocytoma

20
Q

what age of people does multiple myeloma affect?

A

middle aged adults

21
Q

what are radiographic features of multiple myeloma?

A

round/ unilocular
radiolucent
punched out
well defined not corticated
large lesions can lead to pathological #

22
Q

what is the most common type of lymphoma?

A

B cell lymphoma

23
Q

what can lymphoma initially present as?

A

a soft tissue lump

24
Q

what is the cause of langerhans histocytosis?

A

proliferation of Langerhans cells and eosinophillic leucocytes

25
Q

what are the 3 manifestations of langerhans histocytosis?

A

eosinophilic granuloma
hand-schuller-christian disease (multifocal eosinophilic granuloma)
letterer-siwe disease

26
Q

what type of langerhans histiocytosis affects children under 3 years old?

A

letterer-siwe disease

27
Q

what are radiographic features of langerhans histiocytosis?

A

unilocular
radiolucent
punched out
smooth outline
floating teeth
no expansion

28
Q

where in the body can head and neck bone metastasis originate from?

A

lung
prostate
breast
kidney
thyroid

29
Q

how do metastasis present in the jaws?

A

typically radiolucent

breast and prostate metastasis can be sclerotic/ osteogenic

30
Q

what does metastasis present as on a PET scan?

31
Q

what are differentials for moth eaten bone seen on plain film radiographs?

A

osteomyelitis
osteoradionecrosis
MRONJ