Nigerian Medical Journal

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2016  |  Volume : 57  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 164--166

Childhood ovarian neoplasms in Ibadan, South-western Nigeria


Mustapha Akanji Ajani1, Kolawole Olanrewaju Aramide1, Tinuade Adesola Ajani2, Ayodeji A Salami3, Clement Abu Okolo3 
1 Department of Histopathology, Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
2 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
3 Department of Pathology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Mustapha Akanji Ajani
Department of Histopathology, Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State
Nigeria

Background: Childhood ovarian neoplasms are very rare. Little information is available on the relative pattern and frequency of these tumors in Nigerian children. Earlier study done in Ibadan involved ovarian neoplasms in children and adolescents. The aim of this study is to review cases of ovarian neoplasms in children <15 years over a 22΍ years period. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study. Twenty-four cases of childhood ovarian neoplasms were seen in patients <15 years of age. These cases were classified using the current World Health Organization histological classification of ovarian tumors. Results: Childhood ovarian neoplasms accounted for 2.8% of all cases of ovarian tumors seen in this period. Fourteen (58.3%) cases of childhood ovarian neoplasms were benign, and 10 (41.7%) were malignant. Mature cystic teratoma occurring in 13 (54.2%) was the most common childhood ovarian neoplasm and was most prevalent between 10 and 14 years of age. Burkitt lymphoma was the most common 4 (40%) malignant childhood ovarian tumor and prevalent between 5 and 14 years of age. Conclusion: Mature cystic teratoma remains the single most common childhood ovarian neoplasms, and Burkitt�SQ�s lymphoma is the most malignant childhood ovarian tumor in Ibadan, South-western Nigeria.


How to cite this article:
Ajani MA, Aramide KO, Ajani TA, Salami AA, Okolo CA. Childhood ovarian neoplasms in Ibadan, South-western Nigeria.Niger Med J 2016;57:164-166


How to cite this URL:
Ajani MA, Aramide KO, Ajani TA, Salami AA, Okolo CA. Childhood ovarian neoplasms in Ibadan, South-western Nigeria. Niger Med J [serial online] 2016 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];57:164-166
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