Audit of oral neoplasms in children and young adults in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Orofacial neoplasms in children and young adults may differ significantly from those observed in adults. Our aim was to describe the epidemiological characteristics of histologically diagnosed orofacial neoplasms among children and young adults in Nigeria.

Methods

This was a multicenter cross-sectional study across geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Annual reports of clinical information and surgical biopsies submitted at the Oral Pathology Laboratory, clinic day registries, surgical day case registries and operative theatre registries were retrieved from January 2008 to March 2024. The relevant demographic data were obtained for each patient. The study subjects were categorized by age into children, adolescents and young adults. Tissue involvement was classified as s

SUBMITTER: Aborisade AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11448265 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature