The Face and Neck Flashcards
___:benign congenital neck cysts found most often near the angle of the mandible
branchial cleft cysts
___: enlargement of the cervical lymph nodes
cervical lymphadenopathy
___: the hypofunctioning thyroid nodules seen on a nuclear
medicine study that have malignant potential
cold nodules
___: the fluid produced by the thyroid that contains thyroid hormones
colloid
___: difficulty swallowing
dysphagia
___: difficulty breathing
dyspnea
___: a rare, pediatric fibrous tumor located within the sternocleidomastoid muscle
fibromatosis colli
___: an enlarged, hyperplastic thyroid gland
goiter
___: the most common cause of hyperthyroidism that produces
bulging eyes, heat intolerance, nervousness, weight loss, and hair loss
Graves disease
___: the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States
Hashimoto thyroiditis
___: the hyperfunctioning thyroid nodules seen on a nuclear medicine study that are almost always benign
hot nodules
___: a condition that results from the overproduction of thyroid hormones
hyperthyroidism
___: a condition that results from the underproduction of thyroid hormones
hypothyroidism
___: the most common malignancy of the salivary glands; typically starts in the parotid gland
mucoepidermoid carcinoma
___: the most common form of thyroid cancer
papillary carcinoma
___: benign and most frequent tumor of the salivary
glands; most commonly seen in the parotid gland
pleomorphic adenoma
___: round, punctate calcific deposits
psammoma bodies
___: marked with dots
punctate
___: a normal variant of the thyroid gland in which there is a superior extension of the isthmus
pyramidal lobe
___: fluid produced by the salivary glands which aids in digestion
saliva
___: nuclear medicine study in which a
radiopharmaceutic is used to examine the thyroid gland
scintigraphy (thyroid)
___: inflammation of the salivary gland or glands
sialadenitis
___: benign, painless enlargement of a salivary gland or glands
sialadenosis
___: salivary duct stones
sialolithiasis