Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy: Report of a case with ganglionic differentiation

Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) is a rare but well‐documented lesion of neuroectodermal derivation. Maturation of the neural elements has been reported only occasionally. We report a case of MNTI of the maxilla showing maturation of neural elements to ganglionic cells. © Wiley‐Liss...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of surgical oncology 1994-01, Vol.55 (1), p.65-68
Hauptverfasser:	Shah, Rajesh V., Jambhekar, Nirmala A., Rana, Durgesh N., Raje, Noopur S., Albuqurque, Kevin V., Mistry, Rajesh C., Desai, Prafulla B., Advani, Suresh H.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cell Transformation, Neoplastic Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology Female Humans Infant maxilla Maxillary Neoplasms - pathology Medical sciences neural crest tumor neural differentiation Neuroectodermal Tumor, Melanotic - pathology Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) is a rare but well‐documented lesion of neuroectodermal derivation. Maturation of the neural elements has been reported only occasionally. We report a case of MNTI of the maxilla showing maturation of neural elements to ganglionic cells. © Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:	0022-4790 1096-9098
DOI:	10.1002/jso.2930550118