Salivary Gland Pathology: Flashcards
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Parotid Gland
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- Serous
- most likely to get a tumor
- ⅔ are benign
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Submandibular Gland
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- Serous + Mucus
- 26-45% are malignant
- Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: 11-17%
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Sublingual Glands
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- Mucus
- 1% of all Salivary Gland Tumors
- 70-90% are malignant
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Minor Glands
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- 40-50% are malignant
- smaller the gland, more likely its malignant
- Palate> Upper Lip> Buccal Mucosa
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Salivary Gland Aplasia
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- 1+ major Salivary gland does not develop
- can occur alone or associated with:
- Mandibulofacial dysotosis
- (Treacher Collins syndrome)
- Hemifacial microsomia
- Lacrimo-auriculo-dento-digital syndrome
- Mandibulofacial dysotosis
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Salivary Gland Aplasia: Oral Manifestations
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- Salivary Deficiency
- caries due to “dry mouth”
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Salivary Gland Aplasia: Treatment
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- Artificial saliva or stimulating salivary flow
- Pilocarpine
- Cevimeline
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Salivary Gland Aplasia is associated with what other diseases?
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- Mandibulofacial dystosis
- Treacher Collins Syndrome
- Hemifacial microsomia
- lacrimo-articulo-dento-digital syndrome
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Mucocele
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- ruptured salivary duct
- mucin into soft tissue
- Lower Lip-most common
- Superficial Mucoceles:
- lichenoid reactions
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Mucocele: Clinical Appearance
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- dome shaped swelling
- bluish translucent hue
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Mucocele: Treatment
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- Local excision and removal of feeding gland/duct
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Ranula
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- mucocele on the floor of the mouth
- associated with sublingual or submandibular gland
- Location:
- Duct of Rivinus or Bartholin Duct
- Plunging or Cervical Ranula:
- if it continues to grow=swelling in the neck
- goes into mylohyoid facial planes
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Ranula: Treatment
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- Surgical excision along with feed gland/duct
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Salivary Duct Cyst
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- aka Mucous Retention Cyst
- TRUE cyst w/epithelium lining
- Develops secondary to duct blockage
- major gland=parotide gland→Most common
- Minor Glands→ floor of mouth, buccal mucosa, lips
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Ductal ectasia
- due to blockage and increased intraluminal pressure
- not a true cyst
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Salivary Duct Cyst: Clinical Appearance
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- soft, fluctuant swelling w/bluish hue
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Salivary Ductal Cyst: Histo
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- Dx: Papillary cystadenoma
- if extensive proliferation
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Sialolithiasis
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- AKA Salivary gland stones
- calcified structures in the salivary duct system
- 80% in submandibular glands
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Sialadenitis
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- infection of the salivary duct→ inflammation
- Viral
- Mumps (most common)
- CMV (infants)
- ECHO
- HIV
- Bacterial
- normally due to Sialoliths or decreased flow
- S. aureus and streptococci
- most common
- Non-infectious:
- Radiation
- Allergy
- Sjogren Syndrome
- Viral
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Cheilitis Glandularis
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- Inflammation of minor salivary gland
- swollen (lower) Lips
- glands retain mucin
- 3 types:
- Simple
- Superficial suppurative
- Baelz disease
- bacterial involved
- Deep suppurative
- Cheilitis glandular apostematosa
- bacterial
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Cheilitis Glandularis; Etiology
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- Actinic damage=UV radiation
- Tobacco
- hereditary
- Hygiene
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Cheilitis Glandular: histo
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- concomitant dysplastic changes
- can transform into SCC
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Cheilitis Glandularis: Tx
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- Vermillionectomy
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Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma
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- only minor salivary glands
- PRKD1 somatic point mutation (E710D)
- Location:
- hard or soft palate-Mainly
- Bleeding or discomfort
- infiltrate bone
- “Polymorphous”
- multiple growth patterns
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Sialorrhea
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- Excessive Salivation
- Types:
- Minor
- True Sialorrhea
- Relative sialorrhea
- idiopathic paroxysmal sialorrhea
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Sialorrhea: Tx
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- Medication
- Sever Chorda tympani-no parasympathetic stimulation
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Minor Sialorrhea
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- Local Irritation
- aphthous ulcers
- ill-fitting dentures
- Episodic hypersecretion due to GERD
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True Sialorrhea
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- Rabies
- Heavy-metal poisoning
- Antipsychotic agents:
- Clozapine
- Cholinergic agonists to treat:
- Dementia of the Alzheimer type
- Myasthenia Gravis
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Relative Sialorrhea
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- Lack of neuromuscular control
- seen in patients w/cognitive impairments
- Surgical resection of the mandible
- Cerebral Palsy
- Parkinson Disease
- ALS
- Stroke
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Idiopathic Paroxysmal Sialorrhea
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- short episodes (2-5 mins) of excess salivation
- Prodrome of nausea or epigastric pain
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Xerostomia
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- Sensation of dry mouth
- due to decreased salivary flow/secretions
- Older population
- Increased Candidal infection
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Xerostomia: Etiology
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- Development
- salivary Gland Aplasia
- Water/Metabolite loss
- Iatrogenic
- medication
- Radiation
- Chemotherapy
- Systemic Disease
- Sjogren’s
- Local factors
- Smoking
- mouth breathing