ORAL TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS IN KENYA .1. HISTOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION

Authors
ONYANGO JF AWANGE DO WAKIAGA JM
Citation
Jf. Onyango et al., ORAL TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS IN KENYA .1. HISTOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION, East African medical journal, 72(9), 1995, pp. 560-563
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
East African medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
0012835X
Volume
72
Issue
9
Year of publication
1995
Pages
560 - 563
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-835X(1995)72:9<560:OTATCI>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A histological analysis of 3141 cases of oral tumours and tumour-like lesions diagnosed at Kenyatta National Hospital between 1978 and 1992 has been carried out. Squamous cell carcinoma, salivary gland tumours and Iymphoid tumours form the majority of lesions. In general, the his tological distribution of the oral tumours do not differ significantly from those reported in non African series save for the Burkitt's lymp homa.