RT - Journal TY - JOUR A1 - Ochicha, Ochicha A1 - Ekanem, lma-Obong T1 - Tumours of the eye and ocular adnexa in south-eastern Nigeria: A histopathological study YR - 1999/1/1 JF - Sahel Medical Journal JO - Sahel Med J SP - 21 OP - 24 VO - 2 IS - 1 UL - https://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=1999;volume=2;issue=1;spage=21;epage=24;aulast=Ochicha;t=5 N2 - A total of 65 tumours of the eye and ocular adnexa were reported between 1987 and 1996. Sixty-six (19 cases) were malignant and forty-four percent (26 cases) benign. The malignant tumours showed a male preponderance; male:female (MIF) ratio 1.8:1 while the benign neoplasms exhibited a slight female preponderance; 1:1.4. age distribution revealed a bimodal pattern with a higher peak in the first decade and a smaller peak in the fifth. Burkitt's lymphoma emerged the commonest ophthalmic tumour accounting for 18.5% (12 cases) with a mean age at diagnosis of7.9 years while squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) was the commonest adult ophthalmic malignancy comprising 16.9% (11 cases) Squamous papilloma was the commonest benign orbito-ocular tumour while retinoblastoma was the commonest intraocular tumour. for Burkitt's and SCC were comparable to other Nigerian centres while retinoblastomas revealed relatively lower occurrence ER -