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Obed JY, Khalil MI, Ekanem ED. Histological types of ovarian tumours as seen in an African teaching hospital in north-eastern Nigeria. J Obstet Gynaecol. 1999;19(5):526-8doi: 10.1080/01443619964373.
Obed, J. Y., Khalil, M. I., & Ekanem, E. D. (1999). Histological types of ovarian tumours as seen in an African teaching hospital in north-eastern Nigeria. Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 19(5), 526-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443619964373
Obed, J Y, et al. "Histological types of ovarian tumours as seen in an African teaching hospital in north-eastern Nigeria." Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology vol. 19,5 (1999): 526-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/01443619964373
Obed JY, Khalil MI, Ekanem ED. Histological types of ovarian tumours as seen in an African teaching hospital in north-eastern Nigeria. J Obstet Gynaecol. 1999 Sep;19(5):526-8. doi: 10.1080/01443619964373. PMID: 15512382.
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J Obstet Gynaecol. 1999 Sep;19(5):526-8. doi: 10.1080/01443619964373.

Histological types of ovarian tumours as seen in an African teaching hospital in north-eastern Nigeria.

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

J Y Obed, M I Khalil, E D Ekanem

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.

PMID: 15512382 DOI: 10.1080/01443619964373

Abstract

During the period January 1989 to December 1997, there were 116 histological proven ovarian neoplasms seen in the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri. Ninety-two (79.3%) patients had benign tumours while the remaining 20.7% had ovarian cancer. Epithelial tumour were the commonest histological type (40.7%) followed by germ cell tumours. Benign cystic teratoma (25.0%) was the commonest benign tumour while the commonest malignant tumour was serous cystadenocarcinoma (7.7%).

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