Soft Tissue Neoplasms Flashcards
soft tissue neoplasms types
fibrous
adipose
vascular
peripheral
muscle
what are most intraoral lesions
benign overgrowths
not tumours
tumours of fibrous tissue
fibrosarcoma
tumours of adipose tissue
lipoma (benign)
liposarcoma (malignant)
lipoma clinical features
soft smooth swelling
pedunculated or sessile
asymptomatic
can be yellowish or pink
tumours of vascular tissue
haemangioma
lymphangioma
kaposi’s sarcoma
angiosaarcoma
haemangioma clinical features
vascular hamartomatous lesion
dark red/purple swelling
blanch on pressure
lymphangioma
rare
pale swelling
present in childhood
malformation of lymphatic vessels
what is kaposi’s sarcoma
locally aggressive tumour of edothelial cells assoicated with HHV-8 infections
4 variants of kaposi’s sarcoma
classic
endemic
AIDS associated
iatrogenic
clinical features of kaposi’s sarcoma
palate and ginvae most common sites
purplish/red lesions
becomes increasing nodular
what is angiosarcoma
malignant tumour of vascular endothelium
tumours of peripheral nerves
neurofibroma
neurilemmoma
traumatic neuroma
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours
what is neurofibroma
benign peripheral nerve sheath tumour
what is neruilemmoma
benign peripheral nerve sheath tumour
