title: Three-dimensional reconstruction of melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy involving the occipital bone and dura.
abstract: A rare case of melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy involving the right occipital bone in an 11-month-old infant is described. The bone tumor and its dural extension were surgically removed. Three-dimensional reconstruction of the tumor and brain from neuroimaging data added worthwhile information for preoperative planning. Microscopic examination revealed melanotic and neuroblastic tissue in a fibrillary matrix involving the expanded bone and superficial dura. A focal osteoblastic cranial mass in an infant should alert the clinician to consider this tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216-4505, USA.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Raila
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Parent
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fratkin
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D017600:Neuroectodermal Tumor, Melanotic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods