This study was carried out to determine the pattern, sociodemographic characteristics and histologic peculiarities of paediatric jaw tumors in our environment.Ī retrospective hospital-based study where the case notes of children below the age of 14 years who presented with jaw tumors and tumor-like lesions from January 2014 to December 2018 were studied.Įighty-two patients were studied patients aged 10-14 years had the highest representation. When they do occur, the tissue damage caused directly alters facial growth, development as well as psycho-social evolution.
Primary maxillofacial tumors are uncommon in pediatric patients. Paediatric jaw tumours: experiences and findings from a resource limited tertiary health care centerīenjamin Idemudia Akhiwu 1,&, Daniel Otasowie Osunde 2, Helen Oluwadamilola Akhiwu 3, Ibrahim Aliyu 4, Kelvin Uchenna Omeje 5, Basil Ojukwu 6, Priscilla Okhiabigie Ameh 7, Rafael Adetokunbo Adebola 5, Akinola Ladipo Ladeinde 8ġDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Jos, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Calabar, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, 3Department of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, 4Department of Paediatrics, Bayero University Kano, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Kano State, Nigeria, 5Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bayero University Kano, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Kano State, Nigeria, 6Intercountry Center for Oral Health, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, 7Department of Preventive Dentistry, University of Jos, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, 8Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeriaīenjamin Idemudia Akhiwu, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Jos, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria Paediatric jaw tumours: experiences and findings from a resource limited tertiary health care center.
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License (), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Ĭite this article: Benjamin Idemudia Akhiwu et al. Keywords: Jaw tumors, paediatric, retrospective study
Research | Volume 36, Article 111, | 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.111.23695 Paediatric jaw tumours: experiences and findings from a resource limited tertiary health care center Benjamin Idemudia Akhiwu, Daniel Otasowie Osunde, Helen Oluwadamilola Akhiwu, Ibrahim Aliyu, Kelvin Uchenna Omeje, Basil Ojukwu, Priscilla Okhiabigie Ameh, Rafael Adetokunbo Adebola, Akinola Ladipo LadeindeĬorresponding author: Benjamin Idemudia Akhiwu, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Jos, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
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