title: Malignant melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy.
abstract: A 2-month-old boy underwent surgery for removal of a right temporal melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI). Histologically the tumor tissue showed signs of malignancy. The child was reexamined several times up to the age of 5 years. Neuroradiological evaluation showed no evidence of tumor recurrence or metastases. No resulting handicap was observed during neurological and psychological follow-up examination at the age of 5 years. Our findings confirm that surgical removal as the therapy of choice provides an excellent prognosis for this kind of tumor in spite of its histologically malignant appearance.
authors.affiliation: Kinderklinik und Poliklinik, Universitäts-Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dammann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hagel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Allers
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grubel
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Schulte
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D017600:Neuroectodermal Tumor, Melanotic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome