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Odontogenic tumors: analysis of 289 Nigerian cases
(1995-11)Two hundred and eighty-nine cases of odontogenic tumors that accumulated in the files of the biopsy service of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital during a period of 21 years were analysed and categorised according to ... -
Desmoplastic Ameloblastoma: Analysis of 17 Nigerian Cases
(2011)Objective. This study aimed to add to existing knowledge on 90 cases of desmoplastic ameloblastoma (DA) previously reported in the scientific literature and analyze data that could help speculate on its biologic profile. Study ... -
Periapical granuloma associated with extracted teeth
(2011-03-21)Objective: This article aims to determine the incidence of periapical granuloma from extracted teeth and correlate the clinical diagnoses with the histopathological types of periapical granuloma. Patients and Methods: ... -
Osseo-integration in spontaneously regenerated hemi-mandible
(2011-10-28)Objective: This article aims to determine the incidence of periapical granuloma from extracted teeth and correlate the clinical diagnoses with the histopathological types of periapical granuloma. Patients and Methods: ... -
Two-phase carcinogenesis in hamster buccal pouch
(Elsevier Inc., 1982-11)A two-phase mechanism of chemical carcinogenesis in hamster buccal pouch has been demonstrated. Painting of buccal pouches three times weekly with a 0.1 percent solution of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) in mineral ... -
Enhanced basal autophagy supports ameloblastoma-derived cell survival and reactivation
(Elsevier Ltd, 2018-11-14)OBJECTIVES: Ameloblastoma is an aggressive odontogenic jaw neoplasm. Its unlimited growth confers high potential for malignant transformation and recurrence. It is unclear why ameloblastoma is highly recurrent despite ... -
Epithelial jaw cysts: analysis of 126 Nigerian cases
(African Dental Journal, 1996)One hundred and twenty-six Nigerian cases of epithelial jaw cysts were retrieved from case notes and biopsy records of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology of ... -
Nucleolar organizer regions in jaw tumours of cartilaginous origin
(West African Journal Of Medicine, 2001-03)Nucleolar organizer regions [NORs] are loops of DNA that transcribe to ribosomal RNA. They can be visualized as intranuclear black dots by histochemical staining with a colloid silver solution. Silver-stained nucleolar ... -
Analysis of Elastic Tissue in Histological Variants of Pleomorphic Salivary Adenoma seen at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital over a period of 35 Years
(West Africa Journal of Medicien, 2014-07)BACKGROUND: Pleomorphic salivary adenoma (PSA), is known for its morphologic diversity. While reports of elastic tissue in PSA have been documented, the distribution of this tissue in histological variants of the tumour ... -
Ameloblastoma: current etiopathological concepts and management
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2017)Ameloblastoma is a benign odontogenic tumor of epithelial origin. It is locally aggressive with unlimited growth capacity and has a high potential for malignant transformation as well as metastasis. Ameloblastoma has no ... -
Pattern of distribution of odontogenic tumours in sub-Saharan Africa
(John Wiley & Sons A/S, 2017)Objective: To analyse documented reports on odontogenic tumours (OTs) in sub-Saharan Black Africa and to create awareness of the need for more reports on this topic. Methods: There were 2,186 African cases of OTs presented ... -
Salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: Clinicohistologic Study in a Nigerian Tertiary Institution
(Wolters Kluwer - Medknow, 2019)Background: Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ADCC) is a slow‑growing salivary gland tumor with high recurrence and mortality rates. Histologic variants present variable aggression. This has not been investigated in Nigeria. This ...