How to identify and document a lesion

How to Describe and Document Oral Lesions

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by Jas King

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​OBJECTIVE

​1. By the end of today lesson learners will be able to explain the acronyms MCATTS

​2. By the end of the lesson learners will be able document a lesion by completing a in class activity.

​3. By the end of the lesson learners will be able to discuss the importance of documenting a lesion.

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MCATSS

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​Margins

Color

​Appearance

​Texture

​Size

​Site

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Multiple Choice

what does C in MCATTS stand for?

• color

• contour

• criteria

• complexity

​Margins

• ​well defined

• ​poorly defined

• ​diffuse

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​** uniform or irregular can be noted

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​Color

• ​Can vary to one color or many colors

  • ​red/erythema

  • ​white

  • ​brown (light and dark)

  • ​blue

  • ​black

  • ​yellow

  • ​purple

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Open Ended

Describe the margin on this lesion

APPEARANCE

• ​BULLA - large fluid filled blister

• ​MACULE - (ex: freckles)

• ​SESSILE - attached to base

• ​PEDUNCULATED - stalk like

• ​SOFT/HARD

• ​RUBBERY

​pedunculated nodular sessile dome shaped

adapted from darby and walsh - 5th edition

​TEXTURE

• ​CORRUGATED

• ​CRATERED

• ​CRUSTED

• ​SMOOTH

• ​VELVETY

• ​PAPPILLOMATOUS

• ​VERRUCOUS (WART LIKE)

​ smooth granular verrucous papillomatous

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