Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 8 , Pages 1595-1599 , August 2008

Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Clinicopathologic Review of 233 Cases in Lagos, Nigeria

  • Olajumoke Ajibola Effiom, BDS, FMCDS

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer/Consultant, Department of Oral Pathology and Biology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Effiom: Department of Oral Pathology and Biology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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  • Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo, BDS, FMCDS, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer/Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
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  • Olufemi Gbenga Omitola, BDS, FMCDS

      Affiliations

    • Post-Fellowship Senior Registrar, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
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  • Oluseyi Folake Ajayi, BDS, FMCDS

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer/Consultant, Department of Oral Pathology and Biology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
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  • Mubarak M. Emmanuel, BDS, FMCDS

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Oral Pathology Service, Lagos State General Hospitals, Lagos, Nigeria.
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  • Olalekan Micah Gbotolorun, BDS, FMCDS

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer/Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.

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PII: S0278-2391(07)02185-4

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.12.025

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 8 , Pages 1595-1599 , August 2008

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