XXXX in Kano, Nigeria: a retrospective analysis of 52 cases.

@entity1 @entity242 @entity5 @entity2875 @entity980
BACKGROUND: @entity980 is the most common soft tissue @entity242 in @entity1  <= 15 years of age. There is, however, a paucity of reports on the pattern of its occurrence in Nigeria and other parts of Africa. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this review is to highlight the age and sex distribution, anatomical location and morphological characteristics of @entity980 among @entity1 in Kano, northwestern Nigeria. @entity1 AND METHOD: This is a 14 year retrospective study of all cases of @entity980 occurring in @entity1 diagnosed at the Pathology Department of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. Clinical data obtained included sex, age, @entity5 site and histologic subtype. RESULTS: Fifty two @entity1 were seen with a male to female ratio of 1 : 1.3. The ages of these @entity1 ranged from 4 months to 15 years with a mean (SD) age of 6.99 (4.1) years and peak age frequency in the 0 to 5 years age group. The embryonal variant was the most common histological subtype (69%). The others were alveolar (27%) and pleomorphic (4%) variants. The head and neck was the most affected region (44%) and the most common primary site was the orbit (19.2%). CONCLUSION: @entity980 is the most common @entity242 in Kano. It occurs in females more frequently than males and the most common histologic subtype is @entity2875 affecting predominantly the orbit.
