Ameloblastoma of the jaws in children: an evaluation of cases seen in a tertiary hospital in South-Eastern Nigeria
| Autor: | FN Chukwuneke, Chukwubuzor U. Okwuosa, Bernard E. Ogbozor, Birch D Saheeb, James O. Akpeh, Donald I. Obi, Uchenna Chukwuemeka Okechi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Enucleation Nigeria Resection Ameloblastoma Tertiary Care Centers children medicine Humans resection odontogenic tumour Child Retrospective Studies business.industry Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease Odontogenic Cyst Calcifying Jaw Neoplasms Odontogenic tumour Curettage Oral and maxillofacial surgery Original Article Female Neoplasm Recurrence Local business South eastern enucleation |
| Zdroj: | Ghana Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 2616-163X 0016-9560 |
| Popis: | Background: Ameloblastoma is one of the most common benign odontogenic tumours in Nigeria. It is considered uncommon in children. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study of pediatric patients with histopathological diagnosis of ameloblastoma seen over seven years at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. Relevant information was retrieved from patients’ records and data obtained were analysed using SPSS version 23, the chi-square test was used to compare qualitative variables, a p-value of |
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