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A multi-centre evaluation of oral cancer in Southern and Western Nigeria: an African oral pathology research consortium initiative

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Omitola, Olufemi Gbenga, Soyele, Olujide Oladele, Sigbeku, Opeyemi, Okoh, Dickson, Akinshipo, Abdulwarith Olaitan, Butali, Azeez, Adeola, Henry Ademola·2017·Pan African Medical Journal
DOI 10.11604/pamj.2017.28.64.13089PMC PMC5873219
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INTRODUCTION: Oral cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths among African populations. Lack of standard cancer registries and under-reporting has inaccurately depicted its magnitude in Nigeria. Development of multi-centre collaborative oral pathology networks such as the African Oral Pathology Research Consortium (AOPRC) facilitates skill and expertise exchange and fosters a robust and systematic investigation of oral diseases across Africa. METHODS: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we have leveraged the auspices of the AOPRC to examine the burden of oral cancer in Nigeria, using a multi-centre approach. Data from 4 major tertiary health institutions in Western and Southern Nigeria was generated using a standardized data extraction format and analysed using the SPSS data analysis software (version 20.0; SPSS Inc. Chicago, IL). RESULTS: decades of life and maxillary were more frequent than mandibular OSCC lesions. Regional variations were observed both for location, age group and gender distribution. Significant regional differences was found between poorly, moderately and well differentiated OSCC (p value = 0.0071). CONCLUSION: A multi-centre collaborative oral pathology research approach is an effective way to achieve better insight into the patterns and distribution of various oral diseases in men of African descent. The wider outlook for AOPRC is to employ similar approaches to drive intensive oral pathology research targeted at addressing the current morbidity and mortality of various oral diseases across Africa.

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Figure 1 Gender distribution of OSCC among patients: there were more male than female cases
Figure 1 Gender distribution of OSCC among patients: there were more male than female casesCC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 2 Frequency of OSCC by location; the highest frequency of occurrence of SCC was observed in Benin (n = 77, 47.5%) which was followed by Ife (n = 46, 28.4%); the lowest frequency was seen in Port Harcourt
Figure 2 Frequency of OSCC by location; the highest frequency of occurrence of SCC was observed in Benin (n = 77, 47.5%) which was followed by Ife (n = 46, 28.4%); the lowest frequency was seen in Port HarcourtCC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Omitola, O. G., Soyele, O. O., Sigbeku, O., Okoh, D., Akinshipo, A. O., Butali, A., & Adeola, H. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Port Harcourt (NG)
  • Obafemi Awolowo University (NG)
  • University of Ibadan (NG)
  • University of Calabar (NG)
  • University of Lagos (NG)
  • University of Iowa (US)
  • University of Cape Town (ZA)
Corresponding author
Adeola, Henry Ademola
ORCID
Venue
Pan African Medical Journal
Publisher
Pan African Medical Journal
Published
2017
Volume
28
Pages
64-64
ISSN
1937-8688 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.11604/pamj.2017.28.64.13089
PMC
PMC5873219
OpenAlex
W2759886168
Cited by
19
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4
FWCI
1.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Pan African Medical Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • UWC Research Repository (University of the Western Cape) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • South African Medical Research Council
  • Medical Research Council
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R00DE022378, K99DE022378, DE022378)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Otorhinolaryngology › Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › General Dentistry › Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › Oral Surgery › Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Keywords
oral cancer, oral squamous cell carcinoma, cancer burden, regional variation, tumor location, tumor differentiation, Nigeria, cancer registry, underreporting
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Mandibular Neoplasms, Maxillary Neoplasms, Middle Aged, Mouth Neoplasms, Nigeria, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution

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