Patho Midterm Fall 2022

Fall 2022 Patho Midterm Pierre Robin Sequence -Constraint of mandibular growth Mandibular micrognathia -Failure of the tongue to descend Glossoptosis and airway obstruction -Preventing fusion of the palatal shelves Palatal cleft Leukoedema Normal variation of mucosa Not premalignant More intense in dark skinned races More intense in smokers Bilateral, opalescent film Reduces when mucosa is stretched Fordyce Granules Buccal mucosa: The most common location Upper lip: The second most common location Macroglossia Congenital such as Dawn syndrome Neoplasia such as lymphangioma, neurofibromatosis Amyloidosis, myxedema Ankyloglossia "Tongue-tied" Occurrence of gingival recession Frenectomy, as usual treatment Lingual Thyroid (Ectopic Thyroid) Results from the failure of migration of the primitive thyroid tissue from its developmental (base of the tongue) location to its normal position in the neck. As a nodule at the base of the tongue, in the midline Maybe the patient's only functional thyroid tissue. Fissured Tongue Association with geographic tongue. A component of MelkerssonRosenthal syndrome (fissured tongue, facial paralysis, and cheilitis granulomatosis). Oral Hairy Leukoplakia EBV-associated condition Not developmental, not premalignant Mostly in HIV + patients Eagle Syndrome Elongated and/or calcification of the styloid ligament Head and neck pain is elicited by chewing, yawning, opening mouth Stafne Defect -Latent bone cyst, static bone cyst, lingu