CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF JAW TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS AT THE KENYATTA-NATIONAL-HOSPITAL

This paper presents an analysis of 568 jaw tumours and tumour-like con ditions seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital over a period of fiftee n gears. For descriptive purposes, the term tumour is used here in its wider context to cover both neoplastic and dysplastic jaw lesions whi ch present primarily as jaw swellings, The study reveals a pattern con sistent with other African series and suggests a more aggressive progr ession and younger age at onset than elsewhere.