Exam 8: Salivary Gland Diseases

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?

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

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

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?

An asymptomatic fluctuant mass in the floor of the mouth of a 25-year-old man was biopsied. Microscopically, it was a dilated duct containing mucin. This is a _____ cyst.

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 circumscribed salivary gland tumor that is composed of a benign mixture of neoplastic ductal epithelium and myoepithelium-derived connective tissue is known as:

A patient presents with a lump in the palate that is covered by normal epithelium. Microscopy shows that the mass is an infiltrative neoplasm composed of glandular epithelium. Tumor nests have a cribriform pattern and can be seen surrounding nerve. This describes which of the following?

A 15-year-old patient had a biopsy of a lower lip mass that was diagnosed as mucous extravasation phenomenon. This was probably related to which of the following?

Minor salivary gland malignancies are most commonly seen in which of the following sites?

Sialolithiasis is a phenomenon that most likely would be associated with which of the following glands?

Mucosal neuroma, pheochromocytoma, and medullary carcinoma of the thyroid constitute which of the following syndromes?

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 disorders places the patient at risk for the appearance or development of a malignancy?

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

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

Which of the following is the most likely clinical presentation of mixed tumor of minor salivary gland?

Sialoliths are associated with which of the following?

Biopsy of minor salivary gland of the lip shows a lymphocytic infiltrate that has replaced salivary gland parenchyma without evidence of scar. The patient is 58 years old and has dry eyes and rheumatoid arthritis. She very 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: