Open AccessMajor salivary gland tumors in a rural Kenyan Hospital
Author(s) -
Andrew G. Hill
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v79i1.8917
Subject(s) - mucoepidermoid carcinoma , medicine , salivary gland , pathology , pathological , pleomorphic adenoma , parotid gland , oral and maxillofacial pathology , carcinoma , adenoma , orthodontics
Salivary gland tumours are not well characterised in Africa. The Kijabe Hospital Pathology Laboratory operates a pathology service utilised by twenty one church/mission hospitals and thus has accumulated data from many parts of Kenya regarding major salivary gland neoplasms.