Tumors and tumor-like lesions of the oral cavity and related structures inIsraeli children

The present study comprises a total of 966 biopsies of the oral cavity and related structures obtained from children aged less than or equal to 15 yea rs and examined at the Division of Oral Pathology of The Hebrew University. These cases represent 7.15% of the total number of biopsies (13508) during a fifteen-year period (1978-1992). Seven hundred and seventy six (776) bio psies (80.3%) represented inflammatory processes, cysts, pulp pathology and congenital malformations. The remaining 190 biopsies (19.7%) comprised neo plastic and tumor-like lesions: 18 (9.5%) were benign odontogenic neoplasms , 77 (40.5%) were benign nonodontogenic neoplasms, 18 (9.5%) were malignant tumors and the remaining 77 cases (40.5%) were tumor-like lesions.