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41 Cards in this Set
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Uncontrolled proliferation of new growth with irreversible change. |
Neoplasia |
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Name four causes of neoplasia. |
Radiation (sunlight, x-ray, nuclear fussion) Chemicals, Viruses, Genetic mutations |
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What are the two classifications of tumors? |
Benign, Malignant |
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What type of tumor metastasizes, invades, and destroys adjacent tissue? |
Malignant |
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A malignant tumor of epithelium is called? |
Carcinoma |
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A malignant tumor of connective tissue is called? |
Sarcoma |
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Name three methods of treating tumors. |
Radiation, Chemotherapy, Surgery |
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A cauliflower like tumor located on the soft palate or tongue. |
Papilloma |
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A white palque like lesion that cannot be rubbed off. |
Leukoplakia |
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A smooth velvety patch on the tongue, soft palate, or floor of the mouth. |
Erythroplakia |
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A premalignant lesion that may be associated with smoking. |
Epithelial dysplasia |
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The most common tumor of the oral cavity and microscopically has keratin pearls. |
Squamous cell carcinoma |
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A wart like tumor with papillary projections and usually does not metastasize. |
Verrucous carcinoma |
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Caused by sun exposure, and usually does not metastasize. |
Basal cell carcinoma |
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A malignant salivary gland tumor. |
Adenocarcinoma |
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The most common salivary gland tumor |
Pleomorphic adenoma |
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A malignant tumor of the parotid gland that is often ulcerated. |
Adenoid cystic carcinoma |
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Usually is the mandible and causes extensive destruction. Radiographically it has a "soap bubble" appearance. |
Ameloblastoma |
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Usually occurs in young females in the anterior maxilla or mandible and is associated with an impacted tooth. |
Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor |
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A cyst that causes root resorption and microscopically has "ghost cell" keratinization. |
Calcifying odontogenic cyst |
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A benign tumor with expansion of the bone in the mandible and has a "honey combed" radioluscency. |
Odontogenic myxoma |
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A cementum producing lesion that has a radiolucent halo. |
Benign cementoblastoma |
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The most common odontogenic tumor |
Odontoma |
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The kind of odontoma that has a cluster of miniature teeth in the anterior maxilla. |
Compound, (Complex dosen't represent teeth) |
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Located in the gingival area with fibrous connective tissue, scattered bone, and cementum calcifications. |
Peripheral ossifying fibroma |
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Lobules of fat cells in the buccal mucosa and vestibule. |
Lipoma |
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Derived from Schwann cells and most commonly found on the tongue. |
Neurofibroma or Schwannoma |
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Present at birth, affects girls more often than boys, and is found in the maxillary anterior. |
Congenital epulis |
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A destructive tumor that is found in the head, neck, and tongue, and is often fatal. |
Rhabdomyosarcoma |
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A tumor of capillaries and large blood vessels caused by trauma, and is found on the tongue, lips, and buccal mucosa. |
Hemangioma |
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A tumor found on the tongue and is composed of lymph vessels |
Lymphangioma |
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A malignant tumor caused by the human herpes 8 virus and may be found in HIV patients |
Karposi sarcoma |
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A malignant tumor of the skin cause by excessive exposure to sunlight. Orally it may be on the hard palate or maxillary gingiva. The prognosis is poor. |
Malignant melanoma |
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A bony mass that may be found on the midline of the hard palate or lingual mandible. |
Torus |
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Bony, hard nodules found on the buccal aspect of the maxillary and mandibular ridges. |
Exostosis |
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The most common malignant tumor of bone. It is destructive, and radiographically has a "sunburst" pattern. |
Osteosarcoma |
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A malignant tumor of cartilage found in the maxillary and mandible. |
Chondrosarcoma |
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Caused by the excessive proliferation of white blood cells; and caused by a virus. |
Leukemia |
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The type of leukemia that affects adults |
Chronic |
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Malignant lymphoid material usually found in the tonsilar area. |
Lymphoma |
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Metastatic tumors of the jaws usually metastasize from where? |
Gastrointestinal breast lungs thyroid kidney prostate |