Histopathological review of solid tumours in neonates at University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria

Afr J Med Med Sci. 2011 Jun;40(2):123-6.

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of solid tumours in children less than 28days old over a 31 year period (1978-2008) was carried out at University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) to determine the incidence and histological patterns of such tumours. A total of 17 cases were seen during the study period: 16 cases (9 in males and 7 in females) were benign and 1 was malignant and it was recorded in the male gender. Vascular tumours (n=9), granular cell tumours (n=4), teratomas (n=2) and myxofibroma (n=1) were the histological types of benign tumours seen. The only malignant tumour encountered was a rhabdomyosarcoma. Head and neck was the commonest location of the tumours and most cases presented within 2 weeks of birth.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Distribution
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Teaching / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Neoplasms / classification
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Nigeria / epidemiology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sex Distribution