title: Clinico-pathological analysis of jaw tumours and tumour-like conditions at the Kenyatta national hospital.
abstract: This paper presents an analysis of 568 jaw tumours and tumour-like conditions seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital over a period of fifteen years. For descriptive purposes, the term tumour is used here in its wider context to cover both neoplastic and dysplastic jaw lesions which present primarily as jaw swellings. The study reveals a pattern consistent with other African series and suggests a more aggressive progression and younger age at onset than elsewhere.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wakiaga
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Onyango
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Awange
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014504:Urban Health