Exam 8: Salivary Gland Diseases

Which of the following is a common cause of xerostomia in the elderly?

Trauma is the cause of which of the following?

An adult patient complained of a 1 * 1 cm slightly tender nonulcerated mass in his lower lip. The patient believes that the lesion developed after he bit his lip several weeks ago. This would most likely be which of the following?

The management of maxillary sinus retention cysts that are typically discovered during routine panoramic radiographic examinations is:

Sialoliths are associated with which of the following?

Which of the following salivary conditions occurs because of traumatic or surgical cutting of the excretory duct of a salivary gland?

Although mucous extravasation phenomenon can potentially occur where salivary glands are present, it is most commonly seen in which of the following intraoral sites?

A 33-year-old patient presents with an asymptomatic swelling of her right submandibular space. Which of the following should be considered in a clinical differential diagnosis?

Mixed tumors of minor salivary glands present as asymptomatic lumps most commonly in which of the following locations?

A biopsy of the minor salivary gland of the lower lip was taken to evaluate for the salivary component of Sjögren's syndrome. The tissue showed a diffuse lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltrate in the gland parenchyma, extensive scarring of the gland with acinar atrophy, and ductal dilatation. This is most suggestive of which of the following?

Mixed tumor of salivary glands:

Ranula is the clinical designation of a salivary gland lesion that occurs in which of the following locations?

Patients with Sjögren's syndrome have increased risk for developing which of the following?

A biopsy of a nodular lesion of the tongue showed several noncaseating granulomas. The patient was found to have similar lesions in the hilar regions of his lungs. He most likely has which of the following?

The cell that replaces salivary and lacrimal gland parenchyma, resulting in dryness seen in association with Sjögren's syndrome, is the:

A 16-year-old patient complained of a 1 * 1 cm nontender mass in his upper lip. The lesion was nonulcerated and was composed of a dilated duct containing a sialolith. This would be which of the following?

Which of the following benign lesions is known to have potential to undergo malignant transformation?

Necrotizing sialometaplasia:

A patient presents with a chronic palatal ulcer. On biopsy there is evidence of salivary gland infarction and squamous metaplasia of salivary ducts. This is:

The 5-year survival rate of one of the following salivary gland tumors is fair, but at 15 years it is very poor. Which of the following exhibits this slow, but unrelenting behavior?