Facial cleft with Amelia: a Nigerian case report.

Clefts of the lip and palate are the most common serious congenital anomalies in orofacial region. However, the occurrence of associated defects in the limbs is quite rare. This report presents a 12-week-old male child born with unilateral left cleft lip and palate, absence of the upper left arm and forearm, and fusion of both big and middle toes and absence of the entire small toe on the left foot.

Delayed soft tissue recurrence after treatment of ameloblastoma in a black African: case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Ameloblastoma is rare worldwide. Delayed treatment can result in significant morbidity from facial deformity and infiltration of adjacent tissues. Mortality can occur from invasion of vital structures in the head and neck, super infection, recurrent and even distant metastases.

A review of 318 odontogenic tumors in Kaduna, Nigeria.

Purpose: To analyze 318 odontogenic tumors seen at a tertiary oral care center in Kaduna, Nigeria for comparison with findings in previous Nigerian and world records.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective survey of odontogenic tumors based on the classification of Kramer et al was undertaken at the Maxillofacial Unit, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, Nigeria, from all histopathologically proven cases of tumors and tumor-like lesions of the oral and perioral structures. Data were retrieved from case notes, radiographs, histopathology results, and follow-up records.

Odontogenic tumours in children and adolescents: a study of 78 Nigerian cases.

Background: There is paucity of literature on odontogenic tumours in children and adolescents. Available records are difficult to compare due to differences in study criteria. To contribute to the records, a 20-year study of odontogenic tumours on the basis of the WHO classification (Kramer et al.