title: Paediatric oral surgical pathology service in an African population group: a 10 year review.
abstract: The records of the Oral Pathology Services of the University College Hospital Ibadan Dental Centre contains data on 2264 biopsies between 1986-1996. There were 561 biopsies on patients aged 1-16 years representing 16.2% of total. Case notes and radiographs (where available) were retrieved and analysed for diagnosis, sex, age and site. For convenience, tissue pathology was compartmentalised into, Neoplasm (benign and malignant), cysts, and inflammatory/reactive. Neoplasm constitutes the highest with 47.6%, followed by inflammatory/reactive 27.6% and cystic lesions at 24.8%. A significant preference for male over female was noted and the mandible was also the site of preference for most of the lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology/Oral Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan Nigeria.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Lawoyin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007570:Jaw Cysts / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010339:Pathology, Oral; D010484:Periapical Granuloma / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013515:Surgery, Oral