Oral pathology in Papua New Guinea
| Autor: | G.H. Moody |
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| Rok vydání: | 1982 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Ameloblastoma Papua New Guinea Epidemiology Oral and maxillofacial pathology medicine Carcinoma Humans General Dentistry Leukoplakia Retrospective Studies Salivary gland business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Salivary Gland Neoplasms Burkitt Lymphoma Lymphoma Squamous carcinoma medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Carcinoma Squamous Cell Surgery Female Mouth Neoplasms Leukoplakia Oral business |
| Zdroj: | International journal of oral surgery. 11(4) |
| ISSN: | 0300-9785 |
| Popis: | In the absence of epidemiological surveys, a retrospective analysis of all oral biopsies from 1974-1978 was carried out in order to obtain some knowledge of oral disease experience in Papua New Guinea. The histopathologic distribution of 1060 biopsied lesions was as follows: squamous carcinoma 502 (47%), salivary gland tumours 37 (3%), Burkitt's lymphoma 33 (3%), ameloblastoma 18 (2%), other tumours 48 (5%) and non-neoplastic lesions 422 (40%). The frequency with which oral carcinoma occurs appears to be real and not a statistical artifact. A possible association of salivary gland neoplasia with chronic sialosis is discussed. It is suggested that Burkitt's lymphoma may be overdiagnosed. |
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