Review of Medicolegal Autopsies in South-South Nigeria.

Background: Study of medicolegal autopsies (MLA) in an area helps to equip policy makers about the nature and pattern of preventable deaths in that area.

Objective: To review the pattern of MLA seen in a typical Nigerian population.

Methodology: The duplicate copies of the autopsy reports issued over 12 years, were retrieved and analyzed for age, sex, cause of death, autopsy diagnosis and circumstances of death.

Profile of Medicolegal Deaths in Females: An Autopsy-Based Study.

Background: The rate of female medicolegal deaths (MLD) due to homicides and road traffic accidents (RTAs) is the highest in Africa, compared to the rest of the world, though there is scanty literature locally on this subject.

Materials And Methods: The major sources of information reviewed in this study were the autopsy registers and autopsy reports of the police clinic, Benin City, Edo State, over 10 years.

Results: A total of 331 female medicolegal autopsies were performed, accounting for 21.

Study of natural causes of death in medicolegal autopsies seen in University of Benin Teaching Hospital.

Aims And Objectives: To provide a comprehensive report on the various causes of natural death in our centre and consider its implication for prevention.

Materials And Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study of post mortem reports, autopsy registers and duplicate copies of death certificates of all cases of SND on which autopsy was performed on in UBTH, Benin City, between 1990 and 2009.

Results: Of the 4481 medicolegal deaths autopsied during the period, 2734 (61.

Evaluation of diagnostic performances of visual cervical inspection with acetic acid and colposcopy in Benin city, Nigeria.

Objective: To determine the performance indicators of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and colposcopy to detect cervical premalignant lesions.

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study evaluating performance indicators of visual cervical inspection with acetic acid and colposcopy using directed biopsy for histopathology as the reference standard in a Colposcopy unit at a referral tertiary hospital in Nigeria. Consecutive sample of 212 apparently healthy, ambulant, asymptomatic women with an intact uterus and with no past history of cervical neoplasia were recruited.

A 20 year retrospective analysis of medicolegal deaths in a tertiary hospital setting in Nigeria.

Objective: To determine and classify the various types of medicolegal deaths as seen at University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin City, Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective study of all the medicolegal deaths seen in the Department of Histopathology, (UBTH, Benin City over a 20 year period (January 1990-December 2009) as recorded in the autopsy registers of the department.

Result: A total of 5035 autopsies were done during the period, 89% of which were coroner cases.

Fatal gunshot injuries in Benin City, Nigeria.

An upsurge in gun violence in recent times in our environment necessitated this study, which aims to document the patterns of fatal gunshot injuries with the hope of finding a solution to this problem. The study was a retrospective analysis of cases of fatal gunshot injuries on which autopsies were carried out over the 5-year period from January 1998 to December 2002 at Police Medical Services, Benin City - a Nigerian ancient town located in the South-South zone of the country. Most cases of medico-legal death in Benin City and environs are referred to the Police Pathologist at the center for autopsy.

Medicolegal childhood deaths in Benin City, Nigeria.

Background: Children under the age of 15 years constitute over 40% of the population in developing countries of the world including Nigeria. Deaths in this age group also contribute over 40% of total mortality in the general population; a significant proportion of these deaths is of medicolegal importance.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the frequency and pattern of medicolegal deaths during childhood period.

Frequency of distribution of oestrogen and progesterone receptors positivities in breast cancer cases in Benin-City, Nigeria.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of oestrogen and progesterone receptors positivities among histologically diagnosed breast cancer cases at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: Cases of breast carcinomas in the records of the Department of Histopathology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, between 2003 and 2007 constitute the materials used for this study. Immunohistochemical staining was done using representative paraffin-embedded blocks (H&E slides assessment) and stained with oestrogen and progesterone antibodies manufactured by Dako Denmark (AS Denmark).

Histopathological review of solid tumours in neonates at University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.

A retrospective analysis of solid tumours in children less than 28days old over a 31 year period (1978-2008) was carried out at University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) to determine the incidence and histological patterns of such tumours. A total of 17 cases were seen during the study period: 16 cases (9 in males and 7 in females) were benign and 1 was malignant and it was recorded in the male gender. Vascular tumours (n=9), granular cell tumours (n=4), teratomas (n=2) and myxofibroma (n=1) were the histological types of benign tumours seen.

Breast tumours of adolescents in an African population.

Background: Tumours of the breast are uncommon in childhood and adolescence. Patients in this age group often require a different approach to diagnosis and treatment. The purpose of this study is to highlight the clinicopathologic features of breast tumours in adolescents in a Nigerian city.

Malignant childhood solid tumours in Benin City, Nigeria.

Background: Tumours are uncommon in childhood; malignancies are even more uncommon. Yet malignancies are among the leading causes of childhood death in many parts of the world. The pattern of these tumours in Benin City Nigeria, however, is not known.

Benign childhood tumours in Benin City, Nigeria.

A retrospective analysis of benign tumours seen in children aged 0-14 years over a 10-year period (1993-2002) was carried out in Benin City Nigeria, in order to determine the various histological types of such tumours. A total of 76 cases were seen during the study period, out of which 32 occurred in males and 44 in females. The commonest histological categories were tumours of connective tissues, peripheral nerve and teratoma.

Small intestinal tubulovillous adenoma--case report and literature review.

Benign small intestinal tumour, though rare, have been reported. We report a case of sessile and extensive tubulovillous adenoma in a 13-year-old girl. She presented in a private hospital with three months history of abdominal pain, abdominal distension, vomiting, constipation, weight loss and anorexia.

Morbidity and mortality among road users in Benin-City, Nigeria.

Background/objective: Murray and Krug had reported that road traffic injuries are a major cause of death globally, with disproportionate number occurring in developing counties. Seventy out of 308 deaths that occurred in Benin City from August 2002-July 2003, representing 22.7% of all deaths was due to road traffic injuries.

Prospective study of coroner's autopsies in Benin City, Nigeria.

A prospective study of 726 cases of coroner's autopsies carried out over a period of two years (1st January, 1996 - 31st December, 1997) was reviewed. The causes and circumstances of death are defined and classified into natural and unnatural deaths. Fifty cases (6.