What's in a name
Mass of cells undergoing uncontrolled growth
What is a Neoplasm or Tumor
This epithelial benign tumor looks like a cauliflower but is differentiated from other viral lesions through a microscopic examination.
What is a papilloma
The most common primary malignant tumor in the oral cavity and found most commonly on the floor of the mouth, ventrolateral tongue, soft palate, tonsillar pillar, and retromolar pad.
What is squmaous cell carcinoma.
Study of tumors
What is oncology
Abnormal increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue usually in response to tissue damage. The growth is still under control.
What is hyperplasia
Most common salivary gland tumor usually found intraorally on the palate or extraorally on the parotid gland.
What is pleomorphic adenoma or benign mixed tumor
Slow growing tumor of the salivary gland that resembles swiss cheese under a microscope. Most common intraoral site is the palate and most common extraoral site is the parotid gland.
What is adenoid cystic carcinoma or cylindroma
Surgical removal
What is excision
The suffix for most tumors
What is "oma"
Slow growing but locally aggressive epithelial odontogenic tumor. The classic radiographic appearance is a multilocular soap-bubble like or honeycomb radiolucency. 80% found in the mandible.
What is an ameloblastoma.
Malignant tumor of striated muscle. It's the most common malignant soft tissue tumor of the head and neck in children. These tumors grow rapidly, are very destructive and aggressive, and have a poor prognosis.
What is rhabdomysarcoma
Transport of neoplastic cells to parts of the body remote from the primary tumor and the establishment of new tumors at those sites.
What is metastasis
Histologic diagnosis of disordered growth; alteration in size, shape, and organization of adult cells. This condition can be reversed if the causative stimulus is removed.
What is dysplasia
The suffix for malignant tumors found in epithelium tissues
What is carcinoma
Benign tumor of mature fat cells (adipose tissue) and appears clinically as a yellowish mass that is surfaced by a thin layer of epithelium.
What is a lipoma.
Blue-to-black malignant tumor of melanocytes caused primarily due to excessive sun exposure. Mostly found on the skin but may also appear intraorally on the maxillary gingiva or palate.
What is melanoma.
Surgical removal without cutting into the lesion
What is enucleation
Premalignant squamous cell carcinoma condition; clinically seen as a diminishing vermillion border due to sun exposure.
What is solar cheilitis or actinic cheilitis
The suffix for malignant tumors found in connective tissue
What is sarcoma
Benign tumor derived from nerve tissue and found most often on the tongue. Patients with von Recklinghausen disease may presents with multiple tumors.
What is neurofibroma or schwannoma
Malignant tumor of the bone forming tissue. Usually found in patients under 40. More often in men and in seen in the mandible. Radiographically appears as a sunburst/irregular pattern.
What is an osteosarcoma
Characterized by loss of differentiation of cells and their orientation to one another; a characteristic of malignant tumors.
What is anaplastic
Premalignant lesion with severe epithelial dysplasia that includes the full thickness of the epithelium tissue, but has NOT invaded the basement membrane or underlying connective tissue.
What is carcinoma in-situ