Ameloblastoma at a Tertiary Referral Hospital: Spatial Distribution and Area-Level Sociodemographics in South Sulawesi
Fenty Napitupulu, Yossy Yoanita Ariestiana, Abul Fauzi, Andi Tajrin, Mohammad Ghazali, Kei Tomihara, Kumiko Fujiwara, Ristya Widi Endah Yani, Nisrina Ekayani Nasrun, Hasanuddin, Muhammad Ruslin, Muhammad Assegaf Valianra, Muhammad Irfan Rasul · 2026
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Fenty Napitupulu and co-authors present a 2026 study of a jaw tumor called ameloblastoma in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The tumor is locally aggressive, and local data on its spread were scarce. The team mapped where patients at one referral hospital lived, across all 24 districts, for 160 cases from 2022 to 2024.
Cases clustered in the southwest corridor, mostly in urban areas. One city, Parepare, had the highest rate, while the capital ranked sixth. Urban and near-urban districts showed rates over three times the rural ones. Rates tracked health system strength closely and fell as poverty rose. The authors read the pattern as a map of detection and access, not true disease rates, and urge district-level plans for fair diagnosis.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Fenty Napitupulu, Yossy Yoanita Ariestiana, Abul Fauzi, Andi Tajrin, Mohammad Ghazali, Kei Tomihara, Kumiko Fujiwara, Ristya Widi Endah Yani, Nisrina Ekayani Nasrun, Hasanuddin, Muhammad Ruslin, Muhammad Assegaf Valianra, Muhammad Irfan Rasul |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |