Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dicle University Faculty of Dentistry,Diyarbakır, Turkey
Department of Pediatrics, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, , Diyarbakır, Turkey
Abstract
The aim of this study was to carry out a retrospective analysis of maxillofacial tumors in children and to present the lnog-term follow-up results.
Our study was performed with a retrospective analysis of 90 patients under the age of 15 years with maxillofacial tumor treated in our clinic between 1985- 2002. In addition, treatment modalities and long-term follow-up results of these patients were evaluated.
According to our results, it was established that maxillofacial tumors were mostly observed in the 11-15 age group (39 cases, 43.3%) and on the mandible (48 cases, 53.3%). There were 21 (23.3%) odontogenic, 63 (70%) benign nonodontogenic and 6 (6.7%) malignant non-odontogenic. Mixed tumors were the most common type of the odontogenic tumors, and mesenchymal tumors were the most common non-odontogenic tumors.
Surgical excision, curettage or en bloc resection were adequate for treatment of these tumors.