Sahel Medical Journal

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 1999  |  Volume : 2  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 21--24

Tumours of the eye and ocular adnexa in south-eastern Nigeria: A histopathological study


Ochicha Ochicha1, lma-Obong Ekanem2 
1 Pathology Deparment, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
2 Department of Pathology, University Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria

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Ochicha Ochicha
Pathology Deparment, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano
Nigeria

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�SQ�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�SQ�s and SCC were comparable to other Nigerian centres while retinoblastomas revealed relatively lower occurrence


How to cite this article:
Ochicha O, Ekanem lO. Tumours of the eye and ocular adnexa in south-eastern Nigeria: A histopathological study.Sahel Med J 1999;2:21-24


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Ochicha O, Ekanem lO. Tumours of the eye and ocular adnexa in south-eastern Nigeria: A histopathological study. Sahel Med J [serial online] 1999 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];2:21-24
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