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=== Vital Signs === | === Vital Signs === | ||
* High-grade [[fever]] when the tumor gets infected. | * High-grade [[fever]] when the [[tumor]] gets infected. | ||
=== Skin === | === Skin === | ||
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=== HEENT === | === HEENT === | ||
* Facial tenderness | * Facial [[tenderness]] | ||
=== Neck === | === Neck === | ||
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=== Lungs === | === Lungs === | ||
* Pulmonary examination of patients with [[ameloblastoma]] is usually normal. | * [[Pulmonary]] examination of patients with [[ameloblastoma]] is usually normal. | ||
* Shortness of breath is present in some patients of ameloblastoma when the tumor compresses the esophagus. | * [[Shortness of breath]] is present in some patients of [[ameloblastoma]] when the tumor compresses the [[esophagus]]. | ||
=== Heart === | === Heart === | ||
* Cardiovascular examination of patients with [ | * [[Circulatory system|Cardiovascular]] examination of patients with [[ameloblastoma]] is usually normal. | ||
=== Abdomen === | |||
Revision as of 13:06, 9 October 2018
Overview
Patients with ameloblastoma usually appear normal and clinical presentation of an ameloblastoma is usually limited. Common physical examination findings of ameloblastoma include Facial asymmetry, swelling, and hemorrhage.
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Physical Examination
Physical examination of patients with ameloblastoma is usually limited.
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with ameloblastoma usually appear normal.
Vital Signs
Skin
- Skin examination of patients with ameloblastoma is usually normal.
HEENT
- Facial tenderness
Neck
- Neck swelling is positive in some patients with ameloblastoma when the tumor size is bigger.
Lungs
- Pulmonary examination of patients with ameloblastoma is usually normal.
- Shortness of breath is present in some patients of ameloblastoma when the tumor compresses the esophagus.
Heart
- Cardiovascular examination of patients with ameloblastoma is usually normal.