Salivary Gland Diseases
22 Questions
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Oral Pathology- salivary gland diseases, etc.
Questions and Answers
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A cyst is a pathologic epithelial lined sac with fluid.
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True
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False
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A. True -
- 2.
A superficial mucocele arises from increased pressure in the outermost part of salivary duct and most commonly seen in the lower lip.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
soft palate, posterior buccal mucosa, and retromolar areaRate this question:
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- 3.
In a mucus retention cyst you sometimes only need to remove obstruction and not whole gland.
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True
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False
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A. True -
- 4.
Necrotizing sialometaplasia can be caused from trauma from local anesthesia and healing can take up to 10 weeks.
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True
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False
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A. True -
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Necrotizing sialadenitis (mumps) has unilateral parotid swelling.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
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Bacterial sialadenitis is a reduction in salivary bacterial overgrowth and is usually unilateral.
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True
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False
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A. True -
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African American females typically have Sarcoidosis.
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True
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False
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A. True -
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An assay for angiotension I-converting enzyme and a chest x-ray is used to diagnose sarcoidosis.
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True
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False
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A. True -
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Sarcoidosis has dark purple elevated skin plaques and can have pulmonary manifestations.
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True
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False
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A. True -
- 10.
The prognosis for sarcoidosis is malignancy and poor and can be treated with corticosteroids.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
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- 11.
Sjorgren's Syndrome is an autoimmune disease where lymphocytic infiltrate replaces a major salivary gland and is closely associated with AIDS patients.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
no aids relationRate this question:
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- 12.
Most benign neoplams are seen in the parotid gland.
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True
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False
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A. True -
- 13.
A monomorphic adenoma is the most common benign neoplasm.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
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Pleomorphic adenomas appear as firm, painless swellings and generally do not ulcerate, they may undergo malignant transformation if have for a long time.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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A differential diagnosis for a pleomorphic adenoma is a maxillary torus.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 16.
A type of monomorphic adenoma called a canalicular adenoma is rarely found on the oral cavity.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
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- 17.
A papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum arises with lymph nodes as a result of entrapment of salivary gland elements early in development.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
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- 18.
A papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum is also called Warthin's Tumor.
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True
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False
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A. True -
- 19.
When see in the parotid gland, Warthins tumor is a doughy to cystic mass in the inferior pole and is usually bilateral.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
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- 20.
A mucoepidermoid carcinoma is most commonly seen in the submandibular gland.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
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- 21.
A mucoepidermoid carcinoma may be central in bone (radiolucency) and resembles a mucocele in the oral cavity.
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True
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False
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A. True -
- 22.
An adenoid cystic carcinoma can spread to the lungs via metastasis.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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