Clinico-epidemiological analysis of orofacial rhabdomyosarcoma in a Nigerian population

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-260

  Fatusi, O A ^a   Ajike, S O ^b   Olateju, S O ^a   Adebayo, A T ^b   Gbolahan, O O ^a   Ogunmuyiwa, S A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Author keywords

Nigeria; orofacial; rhabdomyosarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; OROFACIAL RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NIGERIA; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349186314     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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