CME test: sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education.

To obtain CME credits, complete the test below, following these guidelines:

1. Read each article carefully.

2. Choose the most appropriate response to each of the following questions and record these on the registration form. Unanswered questions are considered incorrect.

3. Send the completed registration form and your payment (check, money order, VISA, MasterCard, American Express) to the Center for Continuing Education, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC).

4. After your test has been graded, you will receive a receipt, a copy of the correct answers, and a credit statement certifying completion from the UNMC. Questions about the test should be addressed to UNMC Center for Continuing Education (402-559-4152).

Credit: The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essentials.

1. Which of the following statements regarding papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum (Warthin tumor) is false, based on this month's Pathology Clinic by Rizzi and Thompson?

a. It is a benign salivary gland tumor.

b. It occurs almost exclusively in the parotid gland.

c. It is the most common benign parotid neoplasm.

d. It represents 5 to 6% of all salivary gland tumors.

2. According to D'Antonio et al (Imaging Clinic), trans-sphenoidal meningoencephaloceles are always congenital.

True or False?

3. With which of these statements regarding methods for treating ranulas would Choi and Oh disagree?

a. Cryosurgery is unpredictable.

b. Marsupialization is associated with an increased risk of recurrence.

c. Intracystic injection of OK-432 should not be used in patients allergic to penicillin.

d. Complete extirpation of the sublingual gland is necessary.

4. According to Choi and Oh, ranulas are readily apparent on physical examination.

True or False?

5. Which of the following is a risk factor for the development of pneumomediastinum and cervical emphysema during labor and delivery, according to Nakagawa et al?

a. first pregnancy

b. prolonged, difficult labor

c. delivery of a larger than usual baby

d. all of the above

The estimated incidence of pneumomediastinum and cervical emphysema as a complication of childbirth, according to sources cited by Nakagawa et al, is:

a. 1 in 1,000,000 deliveries

b. 1 in 100,000 deliveries

c. 1 in 10,000 deliveries

d. 1 in 1,000 deliveries

7. According to sources cited by Tamme et al, ameloblastoma of the jaw accounts for what percentage of odontogenic tumors?

a. 1%

b. 10%

c. 11%

d. 91%

8. With which of the following statements about adenoid cystic carcinoma would Tamme et al disagree?

a. It is a common malignant tumor.

b. The palate is its most common location.

c. It is radiosensitive.

d. It has a tendency for delayed distant metastasis.