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. 2018 Apr 2:29:193.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2018.29.193.13111. eCollection 2018.

Histopathological pattern of primary bone tumours and tumour-like lesions in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Obafemi Joel Aina  1 , Kayode Adebowale Adelusola  2 , Ayodele Elkanah Orimolade  2 , Akinola Akinmade  2
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Histopathological pattern of primary bone tumours and tumour-like lesions in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Obafemi Joel Aina et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Introduction: Bone tumours are relatively rare in comparison with neoplasms in other parts of the body. Previous studies have noted higher frequencies of these tumours in young adults with potentially devastating consequences.

Methods: This study aimed to demonstrate the histopathological pattern of primary bone tumours and tumour-like lesions in Ile-Ife, Nigeria with emphasis on relative frequencies and distribution according to age, sex and anatomical location. A 13 year (1991-2003) retrospective study was carried out on 100 cases of primary bone tumours and tumour-like lesions. Records were retrieved from the surgical registers of the Histopathology Department, Qbafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife. Original histopathological slides were retrieved for examination and when they were unavailable, the paraffin blocks were searched out and new slides were made.

Results: A total of 100 cases met the inclusion criteria for this study accounting for 1.55% of the 6,464 cases of all neoplasms seen within this period. Of the 100 cases, 50 were malignant (50%), 28 were benign (28%) and 22 had tumour-like lesions (22%). The male to female ratio was 1.3:1 and the most common benign and malignant tumours were osteochondroma and osteosarcoma respectively. The femur was the most frequently involved bone in primary malignant lesions (24%) followed by the pelvis and the maxilla (14% each).

Conclusion: The age, sex and morphological distribution of benign and malignant bone tumours is similar to earlier reports in other African and international journals. Tumour-like lesions occur more frequently in females than in males. The femur is the most favourable site for malignant primary bone tumours and the jaw bones for tumour-like lesions.

Keywords: Histopathological pattern; musculoskeletal tumours; primary bone tumours; tumour-like lesions.

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