Tumors of the Upper Respiratory Tract

Question 1

Where are the three usual locations of tumors in the upper respiratory tract?

Answer 1

1. Nose and Nasal sinuses
2. Oropharynx
3. Nasopharynx

Question 2

There are 7 different tumors that can be found in the nose and nasal sinuses…

Answer 2

1. Angiofibroma
2. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
3. Squamous cell carcinoma
4. Adenocarcinoma
5. Olfactory neuroblastomas
6. Plasmacytoma
7. Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma

Question 3

Angiofibroma

Answer 3

Posteriolateral wall of the nasal wall adolescent males

Question 4

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Answer 4

Caused: Epstein-Barr virus

Question 5

Swuamous cell carcinoma

Answer 5

Frequent occuring malignant nasal tumor

Question 6

Adenocarcinoma

Answer 6

5% of malignant tumors

Question 7

Plasmacytoma

Answer 7

Can produce tumors in the upper respiratory tract

Question 8

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma

Answer 8

mesenchymal malignancy

Question 9

What is the tumor found int he oropharynx?

Answer 9

Squamous cell carcinomas

Question 10

Squamous cell carcinomas, define, origin

Answer 10

Define: Associated with HPV (type 16) - 80%
Origin: Palatine/lingual tonsils - NONKERATINIZING SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS

Question 11

What are the 3 tumors of the larynx?

Answer 11

1. Singer’s nodule
2. Squamous papilloma
3. Squamous cell carcinoma

Question 12

Singer’s nodule

Answer 12

Benign laryngeal polyp, heavy cigarette smoking, TRUE VOCAL CORDS

Question 13

Squamous papilloma

Answer 13

• Benign neoplasms - true vocal cords

- Children/adolescents - juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis

Question 14

Squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 14

• Most common malignant tumor of larynx
• NOT ASSOCIATED WITH HPV
• Glottic carcinoma - most common
• Supraglottic and Subglottic carcinomas - not common