Oral Tumours In Zaria

Abstract

Oral tumours are common worldwide and are attributed to factors like tobacco smoke, ill-fitting dentures, alcohol, and syphilis. Viruses like HPV and HIV play an important role in some premalignant conditions like leukoplakia. This is a retrospective analysis of 210 oral tumours see at the Pathology department of the ABUTH, Zaria from 1987 - 1996. There were 54 benign and 156 malignant tumours. The benign oral tumours were made up of 12 squamous cell papillomas; 11 haemangiomas; 7 fibromas; 6 myxomas; 5 lipomas; 4 neurofibromas; and 11 unclassified lesions. The M:F ratio was 1:1.1 for benign tumours. The malignant tumours were made up of 115 squamous cell carcinomas; 6 fibrosarcomas; 4 malignant melanomas; 2 heamangiopericytomas; and 27 unclassified malignant lesions. The M:F ratio was 2.3:1 for malignant tumours. It is concluded that squamous cell carcinoma is the commonest oral neoplasm seen in Zaria and it occurs at a younger age than is seen in more developed western countries

(Nig J Surg Res 2000;2:21-25)



KEY WORDS:

Oral tumours; Squamous cell carcinoma; Fibrosarcoma; Papilloma; Heamangioma; Human papilloma virus