Tumors and tumor-like lesions of the jaws, a study of 113 cases in Mosul

ABSTRACT

During four years period, from 1989 to 1992, 113 cases with tumors or tumor-like lesions of the jaws were reported in Mosul. Based on histogenesis and behavior, the lesions were divided into 11 groups, with 89 cases epithelial odontogenic cysts formed the largest group. Other lesions were trailing well behind. The nearest were benign fibro-osseous lesions of six cases followed by giant cell tumors of five cases and ameloblastoma of four cases. Benign lesions with relative frequency of 97.3% were far more common than malignant tumors, which formed only 2.7% of the total. Throughout the study, fifteen pediatric cases were encountered forming 13.3% of the total