Clinicopathological characteristics of ocular surface squamous neoplasia: a 10-year review form a referral tertiary centre in Nigeria.

Background: Ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN) is a heterogeneous group of proliferative squamous lesions on the ocular surface with varying biologic behaviours. This study aims to report the clinical profile and pathological characteristics of cases of OSSN seen at a tertiary referral centre in North West Nigeria.

Methods: A retrospective review of all cases of OSSN diagnosed over a 10-year period was done.

Giant juvenile papillomatosis of the breast in a Nigerian girl.

Juvenile papillomatosis is a benign epithelial proliferative tumour of young women. It was recognised as a distinct clinicopathological entity with defining criteria by Rosen since 1980. However, giant juvenile papillomatosis is rare.

EPSTEIN -BARR VIRUS ASSOCIATION WITH MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA SUBGROUPS IN ZARIA, NIGERIA.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is said to infect more than 90% of humans worldwide with latent infection for life. A recognized carcinogen, EBV is linked to malignant lymphoma (ML) subtypes of Burkitt's lymphoma (BL), plasmablastic lymphoma, diffuse large cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). We report the association of EBV with ML in a segment of our patient population.

Disseminated Langerhan's cell histiocytosis: a case report and review of the literature.

Langerhan's cell histiocytosis is characterized by the presence of large mononucleated cells associated with inflammatory cells. We describe the clinical presentation, histopathology and some immunohistochemistry findings, in an eight-year-old female patient.