Salivary Gland Disorders Flashcards
1
Q
Supparative sialadentitis
A
Bacterial infection of salaivary glands
most of parotid
can happen after surgery due to lack of saliva production
Staph
purulent discharge
2
Q
parotidectomy
A
warthrin tumour
pleomorphic ademoma
can cause Facial VII nerve palsy - motor mandible branch
3
Q
pleomorphic adenoma
A
benign slow growing pain less unilateral swelling in parotid resection - can reoccur if not complete mixed construction myoepithelial cells and chondroid tissue
4
Q
Warthins tumor papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum
A
benign smoking risk factor looks like lymph tissue papillary - infiltration of epithelia cyst- infolding lymphoid tissue - germinal centers
5
Q
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
A
malignant
( smaller the gland more likely it is malignant)
mucoid cells + epithelia cells
