Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy: A Rare Case Report

Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) is a rare pigmented neoplasm of neural crest origin that most commonly arises in the maxilla of neonates and infants during the first year of life. We report the case of a three-month-old female child who presented with a 15-day history of intraoral...

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Autores principales: Tiwari, Atul, Yadav, Mohan L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Pathology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6991144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32025440
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6521
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description Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) is a rare pigmented neoplasm of neural crest origin that most commonly arises in the maxilla of neonates and infants during the first year of life. We report the case of a three-month-old female child who presented with a 15-day history of intraoral swelling. Radiologically, the tumor was detected in the right maxilla, which was removed by wide local excision. Histopathological examination revealed the biphasic population of cells with melanin pigment deposition. Immunohistochemistry study was done confirming the diagnosis of MNTI.
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spelling pubmed-69911442020-02-05 Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy: A Rare Case Report Tiwari, Atul Yadav, Mohan L Cureus Pathology Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) is a rare pigmented neoplasm of neural crest origin that most commonly arises in the maxilla of neonates and infants during the first year of life. We report the case of a three-month-old female child who presented with a 15-day history of intraoral swelling. Radiologically, the tumor was detected in the right maxilla, which was removed by wide local excision. Histopathological examination revealed the biphasic population of cells with melanin pigment deposition. Immunohistochemistry study was done confirming the diagnosis of MNTI. Cureus 2019-12-31 /pmc/articles/PMC6991144/ /pubmed/32025440 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6521 Text en Copyright © 2019, Tiwari et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy: A Rare Case Report
title Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy: A Rare Case Report
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title_short Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy: A Rare Case Report
title_sort melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy: a rare case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6991144/
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