Author(s)

Kamulegeya Adriane

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We reviewed the case notes of 203 patients who were treated for sarcomas of the oral and maxillofacial region over a period of 5 years. There were 98 male cases (mean age 31.4 ± 12.8 years) and 105 female cases (mean age 29.3 ± 10.4). Kaposi’s sarcoma accounted for 82.8% cases, and rhabdomyosarcoma 6.9% followed by osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma at 2.5% each. Except for Kaposi’s sarcoma, surgery in combination with radiotherapy and/or chemothe- rapy was the main stay of treatment. Survival data was not available for most of our patients.

Maxillofacial Sarcomas, Kaposi’s Sarcoma, Maxillofacial Tumors, Head and Neck Tumors

Adriane, K. (2011) Maxillofacial sarcomas: a ugandan epidemiological survey. Open Journal of Stomatology, 1, 50-54. doi: 10.4236/ojst.2011.12009.