dc.contributor.author | Okumu Sanya B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chindia Mark L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gathece Loice W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dimba Elizabeth A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Odhiambo Walter. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-20T13:06:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2012 Jan;40(1):e8-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2011.01.020. Epub 2011 Mar 3. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10490 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21376609 | |
dc.description | Clinical features and types of paediatric orofacial malignant neoplasms at two hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya. | en |
dc.description.abstract | To evaluate the clinical features and histopathological types of orofacial malignant neoplasms in
children.
Patients and methods: The study involved patients aged 15years and below diagnosed with malignancy at two main referral hospitals in Kenya during the period from July, 2008 to December, 2008. A questionnaire and clinical examination chart were used to document data. Data analysis was done using SPSS 12.0 programme.
Results: 65 children (44 males, 21 females) with ages ranging from 0.25 to 14years were evaluated. The main complaints were swelling 61 (94%) and visual disturbance 29 (45%). The mean duration of symptoms was 0.17-36 months. The commonest signs were leucocoria (white reflection from the retina) 23 (35%),proptosis 19(29%)and loss of vision 15 (23%).The commonest sites were orbit 30 (46%)and maxilla 11(17%).Most neoplasms were retinoblastoma 26 (40%),followed by 14(21%)cases of Burkitt's lymphoma (BL)and occurred in patients under 5 years ofage (40 cases) followed by 19cases in children aged 5-10 years.
Conclusions: Overall, malignancies were more common in males than females with most having been
diagnosed in children aged less than 10years. Retinoblastoma and BLwere the most common neoplasms.
© 2011 European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2011.01.020; | |
dc.subject | Orofacial Paediatric malignancy Clinical features Histopathological types Kenya | en |
dc.title | Clinical features and types of paediatric orofacial malignant neoplasms at two hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine. School of Dental Sciences. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi. | en |
local.publisher | Department of Periodontology. Community and Preventive Dentistry. School of Dental Sciences. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi. Nairobi | en |