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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Clinico-pathological profile of head and neck malignancies at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
Head and Face Medicine, Volume 7, No. 1, Article 9, Year 2011
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Introduction: This retrospective study analysed head and neck malignancies seen over a 19-year period at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.Methodology: One thousand, one hundred and ninety two patients with head and neck malignancies were analysed according to age, gender, topography and histology.Results: There was an annual hospital frequency of 62 cases per year. The overall mean age for these malignancies was 43.9 (SD ± 19.3) years. The lesions from the respiratory tract were the most frequent (43.2%) of all cases. The palate was the most frequent intra-oral site (13.8%). Epithelial malignancies constituted 73.4% of all cases with a male: female ratio of 2:1, a mean age of 48.1 (SD ± 17.5) years and were mostly located in the larynx (19.7%). Lymphomas constituted 17.5% of all head and neck cancers with a male: female ratio of 1.6:1, a mean age of 35.1 (SD ± 20.6) years and nodal involvement (39.7%) was most common. Sarcomas constituted 8.9% of all malignancies with a male: female ratio of 1.5:1, mean age of 27.1 (SD ± 16.7) years and the maxillofacial bones (42.5%) were most commonly involved. Neuroendocrine malignancies accounted for 0.2% of head and neck malignancies with a male: female ratio of 1:1, a mean age of 28.5 (SD ± 6.4) years and both cases involved the nose.Conclusion: This study has further confirmed that carcinomas remain the most frequent cancers of the head and neck region in south-western Nigeria. © 2011 Adisa et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Adisa, Akinyele Olumuyiwa
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Adeyemi, Bukola Folasade
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Oluwasola, Abideen Olayiwola
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Kolude, Bamidele M.
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Akang, Effiong E.U.
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Lawoyin, Jonathan Olujare
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Statistics
Citations: 23
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1746-160X-7-9
e-ISSN:
1746160X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Male
Female