TY  - JOUR
T1  - Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Head and Neck: Description of 27 Cases and Review of the Literature
AU - , M.O. Buhari AU - , I.A. Adigun AU - , G.A. Rahman AU - , J.A. Omotayo AU - , K.O. Ogundipe 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
SP  - 19
EP  - 22
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2009.19.22
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2009.19.22
KW  - Dermatoses
KW  -newborn
KW  -babies
KW  -conversant
KW  -neuro fibromatosis
KW  -hyperplasia
AB  - To study the histological pattern, age, sex and behaviour of soft tissue sarcomas of head and neck at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin and to review existing literatures. The study was a retrospective study of all soft tissue sarcomas arising from the head and neck region, based upon data obtained from the surgical pathology records of the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, from 1985-2006. The neoplasms were classified using WHO classification of soft tissue tumours. Results were analyzed manually. Relative ratio frequencies were calculated and the results were presented in tables. There were 27 cases of soft tissue sarcomas of the head and neck, representing 11.6% of all soft tissue sarcomas. The age range was between 18 months and 80 years with the highest incidence in the first 3 decades of life. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma had the highest incidence of 8 cases (29.6%). One case each (3.7%) of liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma and Kaposi sarcoma were recorded.
ER  -