Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 29, 2026
13:50
Sequencing of Bacterial Microflora in Peripheral Blood: our Experience with HIV-infected Patients
Published on: June 11, 2011
12.7K
Recurrent peripheral ameloblastoma in an elderly patient: A case report
Eliene Magda de Assis1,2,3, Hayder Egg Gomes2, Felipe Esteves Milício de Sousa1
1Oral Pathology Section, School of Dentistry, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Gerodontology
|February 20, 2019
Summary
Peripheral ameloblastoma (PA) can recur in elderly patients. Clinicians should consider PA in the differential diagnosis of oral mucosal nodules in geriatric individuals.
Area of Science:
- Oral pathology
- Oncology
- Geriatric dentistry
Background:
- Peripheral ameloblastoma (PA) is a benign tumor originating in the soft tissues of the gingiva or edentulous alveolar ridges.
- PA shares histopathological features with conventional ameloblastoma but occurs outside the jawbone.
Observation:
- A case of recurrent peripheral ameloblastoma was identified in a 79-year-old male patient.
- The lesion presented as a nodule on the edentulous right mandibular alveolar ridge.
Findings:
- Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of recurrent peripheral ameloblastoma.
- The tumor exhibited characteristic features of ameloblastoma in a peripheral soft tissue location.
Implications:
- Peripheral ameloblastoma should be included in the differential diagnosis for nodular lesions of the oral mucosa in elderly patients.
- Awareness of PA in geriatric populations can lead to earlier and more accurate diagnosis and management.
Related Concept Videos
01:24Data Reporting and Recording
5.4K
Reporting and recording are crucial in data documentation. The timely, thorough, and accurate documentation of facts is essential when recording patient data. Failure to record findings during an assessment or interpretation of a problem will result in loss of information and make the patient document unreliable. The reader is left with general impressions if the information is not specific. A recording is documenting data of the individual's health information in a traceable, secure, and...
5.4K
01:25Types of Reports I: Hands-off Report
1.5K
A hand-off report, also known as a change-of-shift report, is a crucial nursing process that ensures the smooth transition of patient care responsibilities between nursing staff.
Following are the key components and categories of hand-off reports:
Purpose and Process:
Following are the key components and categories of hand-off reports:
Purpose and Process:
1.5K
01:21Types of Reports II: Incident or Occurrence Report
1.2K
An Incident or Occurrence Report in a healthcare setting is a crucial document used to record any unexpected occurrence that may or may not have affected a patient, employee, or visitor. Such reports are critical to improving patient safety and include all details leading up to and including the event.
Purposes:
In the healthcare industry, reports play a crucial role in documenting incidents within an agency. The primary objective of these reports is to ensure patient safety, uphold the...
Purposes:
In the healthcare industry, reports play a crucial role in documenting incidents within an agency. The primary objective of these reports is to ensure patient safety, uphold the...
1.2K
01:26Types of Reports III: Telephone and Verbal Reports
1.0K
Telephone and Verbal Reports in healthcare settings are two communication methods for conveying therapeutic instructions from healthcare providers to nurses or other healthcare staff.
Here's an overview of each type:
Telephone Orders
Here's an overview of each type:
Telephone Orders
1.0K
02:11Reporter Genes
13.2K
Reporter genes are a type of protein-coding gene that are often tagged to a gene of interest. Once inside a target cell, reporter genes usually produce visually identifiable characteristics like fluorescence and luminescence when expressed along with the gene of interest. Thus, reporter genes “report” the presence or absence of genes of interest in an organism, determine the gene expression pattern, or track the physical location of a DNA segment or protein in the cell.
13.2K
01:20Introduction to Documentation and Reporting
2.9K
Documentation is the systematic process of formally recording, maintaining, and communicating information.
Nursing documentation records essential information and details regarding a patient's care and treatment in written or electronic form. It is a critical aspect of nursing practice that involves documenting assessments, interventions, outcomes, and other relevant details about a patient's health status.
Documentation maps the patient's health journey by creating a comprehensive...
Nursing documentation records essential information and details regarding a patient's care and treatment in written or electronic form. It is a critical aspect of nursing practice that involves documenting assessments, interventions, outcomes, and other relevant details about a patient's health status.
Documentation maps the patient's health journey by creating a comprehensive...
2.9K