Ameloblastoma : a retrospective single institute study of 34 subjects

Objective: This study aims to clarify demographic and clinical aspects of patients with ameloblastoma treated at a single Finnish institute during 1985-2016. Associations between predictor variables (gender and age) and outcome variables (location, tumour type, growth patterns and average tumour size) were sought.Materials and methods: A retrospective cohort study was designed and implemented including 34 patients diagnosed with primary ameloblastoma and treated at the Helsinki University Central Hospital. Patient records were investigated, and tissue samples re-evaluated. The chi-square test was used on all categorized variables and t-test for continuous ones. A p value equal to or under .05 was considered significant.Results: Males were slightly more predominant among the Finnish patients with ameloblastoma. Maxillary tumours were seen exclusively in male patients (p = .034). Additionally, these patients were older than patients with mandibular tumours (p = .007). A mixture in histological growth patterns was more common than originally anticipated. The study revealed a wide range of clinical signs and subjective symptoms, of which pain or other sensations were experienced most often.Conclusions: This study of 34 subjects shows that southern Finnish patients with ameloblastoma do not substantially differ from patients in similar study designs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:77

Enthalten in:

Acta odontologica Scandinavica - 77(2019), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 82-87

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kelppe, Jetta [VerfasserIn]
Hagström, Jaana [VerfasserIn]
Sorsa, Timo [VerfasserIn]
Suominen, Anna Liisa [VerfasserIn]
Apajalahti, Satu [VerfasserIn]
Haglund, Caj [VerfasserIn]
Thorén, Hanna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ameloblastoma
Histology
Journal Article
Symptoms

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Date Completed 10.06.2020

Date Revised 10.06.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/00016357.2018.1532530

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM290373786