Benign Tumors of The Jawbones: A Ten Year Retrospective Analysis in Yaounde-Cameroon

Abstract

Aim: To  describe the  distribution  of  benign  tumors  of the jawbones regarding diagnostic characteristics and histopathologic   type   in   a   Cameroonian   population   and   to compare findings with other reports.Method: Histopathologic  records  of  patients  diagnosed  with benign  tumors  of  the  jawbones  in  three teaching  hospitals  of Yaounde-Cameroon  from  January  2010  to  December  2019  were reviewed. These tumors were classified per the 4thedition of the WHO classification of head and neck tumors and were analyzed descriptively    regarding    age,    sex,    site,    size,    radiological presentation and histopathologic type. Chi-square test was used to   assess   proportional   differences.