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Distribution of oral tumors in Nigerian children based on biopsy materials examined over an 11‐year period
Author(s) -
Taiwo E. O.,
Salako N. O.,
Sote E. O.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1990.tb00057.x
Subject(s) - medicine , odontogenic , presentation (obstetrics) , period (music) , biopsy , salivary gland , dentistry , pathology , radiology , physics , acoustics
A survey of biopsied lesions of patients aged 0–16 yr who presented with oral swellings at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital over a period of 11 yr was conducted to determine the pattern of presentation of these lesions in 203 Nigerian children, 123 boys and 80 girls. 21% of the lesions were fibro‐osseous lesions. There were more non‐odontogenic than odontogenic tumors and very few salivary gland tumors.