A) Is of developmental origin B) Is histologically keratinized C) Is always painful D) Causes death of the dental pulp E) Is associated with a nonvital tooth A) Is of developmental origin B) Is histologically keratinized C) Is always painful D) Causes death of the dental pulp E) Is associated with a nonvital tooth

Exam 10: Cysts of the Jaws and Neck

A 14-year-old boy presents with an asymptomatic, well-defined radiolucent lesion in the posterior aspect of his mandible. The lesion is found in association with an impacted molar. Which of the following should be included in a differential diagnosis?

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Question 21

The lesion that may present anywhere from the foramen caecum to the middle of the neck is known as:

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Question 22

Ameloblastomatous transformation is a potential risk that has been associated with which of the following?

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Question 23

A 43-year-old man presents with an asymptomatic anterior palatal swelling. A radiograph shows a 1 ´ 1 cm lucency and divergence of roots of teeth nos. 8 and 9. All teeth in the area are vital. This is most likely a(n):

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Question 24

A periapical cyst:

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Question 25

Which of the following would most likely present as an asymptomatic midline swelling of the neck?

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Question 26

On routine radiographic examination, an 18-year-old patient was found to have a 2 ´ 3 cm radiolucency in the body of the mandible that extended between the roots of teeth nos. 19, 20, and 21. All his teeth were vital, he had no impactions, and he had no symptoms. Which of the following should be included in the differential diagnosis?

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Question 27

An adult patient presents with chronic low-grade pain associated with tooth no. 9 in which there is a root canal filling. A biopsy of a periapical radiolucency associated with the tooth shows granulation tissue and scar lined by nonkeratinized epithelium. This patient has:

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Question 28

The static bone cyst, if biopsied, exhibits which of the following microscopic features?

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Question 29

A submucosal mass developed in the midline of the floor of the mouth of a 34-year-old man. It was asymptomatic and had a solid, doughy consistency. This would most likely be which of the following?

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Question 30

Which of the following cells would be seen in a periapical granuloma?

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Question 31

A clinical differential diagnosis of an asymptomatic submucosal lump or nodule in the dorsum of the tongue would include all the following except:

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Question 32

An asymptomatic 2 ´ 3 cm mass in the lateral neck of a 25-year-old man was biopsied. Microscopically, it was a cyst surrounded by lymphoid tissue. The diagnosis would be:

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Question 33

The periapical cyst lining develops because of inflammatory stimulation of which of the following types of epithelium?

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Question 34

Microscopically, abundant multinucleated giant cells are seen in a benign connective tissue matrix in all the following except:

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Question 35

Which of the following odontogenic lesions always appears radiographically as a radiolucent lesion?

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Question 36

The dentigerous cyst:

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Question 37

A cystic lesion at the apex of tooth no. 10 was described microscopically as an inflamed fibrous sac lined by nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium. The tooth was nonvital. This is a(n):

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Question 38

The nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome includes multiple basal cell carcinomas, bone abnormalities, and multiple:

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Question 39

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A 14-year-old boy presents with an asymptomatic, well-defined radiolucent lesion in the posterior aspect of his mandible. The lesion is found in association with an impacted molar. Which of the following should be included in a differential diagnosis?

The lesion that may present anywhere from the foramen caecum to the middle of the neck is known as:

Ameloblastomatous transformation is a potential risk that has been associated with which of the following?

A 43-year-old man presents with an asymptomatic anterior palatal swelling. A radiograph shows a 1 ´ 1 cm lucency and divergence of roots of teeth nos. 8 and 9. All teeth in the area are vital. This is most likely a(n):

A periapical cyst:

Which of the following would most likely present as an asymptomatic midline swelling of the neck?

An adult patient presents with chronic low-grade pain associated with tooth no. 9 in which there is a root canal filling. A biopsy of a periapical radiolucency associated with the tooth shows granulation tissue and scar lined by nonkeratinized epithelium. This patient has:

The static bone cyst, if biopsied, exhibits which of the following microscopic features?

A submucosal mass developed in the midline of the floor of the mouth of a 34-year-old man. It was asymptomatic and had a solid, doughy consistency. This would most likely be which of the following?

Which of the following cells would be seen in a periapical granuloma?

A clinical differential diagnosis of an asymptomatic submucosal lump or nodule in the dorsum of the tongue would include all the following except:

An asymptomatic 2 ´ 3 cm mass in the lateral neck of a 25-year-old man was biopsied. Microscopically, it was a cyst surrounded by lymphoid tissue. The diagnosis would be:

The periapical cyst lining develops because of inflammatory stimulation of which of the following types of epithelium?

Microscopically, abundant multinucleated giant cells are seen in a benign connective tissue matrix in all the following except:

Which of the following odontogenic lesions always appears radiographically as a radiolucent lesion?

The dentigerous cyst:

A cystic lesion at the apex of tooth no. 10 was described microscopically as an inflamed fibrous sac lined by nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium. The tooth was nonvital. This is a(n):

The nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome includes multiple basal cell carcinomas, bone abnormalities, and multiple:

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