title: Histopathological review of solid tumours in neonates at University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.
abstract: A retrospective analysis of solid tumours in children less than 28days old over a 31 year period (1978-2008) was carried out at University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) to determine the incidence and histological patterns of such tumours. A total of 17 cases were seen during the study period: 16 cases (9 in males and 7 in females) were benign and 1 was malignant and it was recorded in the male gender. Vascular tumours (n=9), granular cell tumours (n=4), teratomas (n=2) and myxofibroma (n=1) were the histological types of benign tumours seen. The only malignant tumour encountered was a rhabdomyosarcoma. Head and neck was the commonest location of the tumours and most cases presented within 2 weeks of birth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. apijami@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Igbe
authors.forename: W O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Akhiwu
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Obaseki
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Eze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution