Oral Tumours in Kenya

Abstract

514 tumours and tumour-like lesions of the oral cavity are reviewed. This represents 7.6 % of all malignancies. The most frequent were salivary gland tumours (197), followed by epidermoid carcinomas (118), Burkitt’s lymphoma (102), and odontogenic tumours and cysts (46). Comparison with tumour other series is unreliable, because of widely differing conditions and facilities, but it seems likely that many apparent differences may disappear as medical facilities in Africa improve. Within Kenya, there is an excess of oral epidermoid carcinoma in the Coastal peoples, and this may be related to the common practice of chewing mixtures such as tambuu.

Cancer of the Oral Cavity in Nigerian Igbos

“…With regard to the involvement of children's jaws in Burkitt's tumour, the present material is in agreement with previous African reports (1,3,4,7,12,13). However, in the Igbos, the older children appear to be those more com monly affected (table I), unlike what obtains in another Nigerian ethnic group (7).…”

Acanthomatous ameloblastoma – A case report

“…5 Clinical presentation and characteristics regarding size, age, and sex distributions differs in the published literature. [6][7][8] Sex predilection also differs as some author suggests it is higher in men and some suggest both these sexes are equally affected. [9][10][11] There are different radiologic and histologic patterns of ameloblastoma.…”