Table 1.
Age, gender and orofacial site distribution of paediatric orofacial tumours
Age group | Benign Tumour |
Malignant Tumour |
Total | % | Gender | Benign Tumour |
Malignant Tumour |
Total | % |
0–5 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 24.1 | Male | 42 | 36 | 78 | 56.1 |
6–10 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 32.1 | Female | 30 | 29 | 59 | 43.1 |
11–15 | 45 | 15 | 60 | 43.8 | |||||
Total | 72 | 65 | 137 | 100 | Total | 72 | 65 | 137 | 100 |
Orofacial Sites |
Benign Tumour |
Malignant Tumour |
Total | % | |||||
Mandible | 28 | 16 | 44 | 32.1 | |||||
Maxilla | 16 | 26 | 42 | 30.7 | |||||
Soft Tissue | 7 | 12 | 19 | 13.9 | |||||
Parotid | 3 | - | 3 | 2.2 | |||||
Gingivae | 10 | 1 | 11 | 8.0 | |||||
Palate | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2.9 | |||||
Submandibular | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | |||||
Sublingual | 2 | - | 2 | 1.5 | |||||
Mandible-Maxilla | - | 7 | 7 | 5.1 | |||||
Facial/Scalp skin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | |||||
Total | 72 | 65 | 137 | 100 |