[Melanotic progonoma. Apropos of a voluminous tumor in an infant].
We report the case of a voluminous melanotic neuroectodermic tumor, also termed melanotic progonoma, which developed in a 5 month old infant, recalling the main aspects of such uncommon non-odontogenic tumors with characteristic histological features. The large size of the tumor can hinder feeding in infants. Surgical cure is generally easy and outcome quite satisfactory without recurrence.
Service de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo.
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D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008543:Melanins / Q000032:analysis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009417:Nerve Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D017600:Neuroectodermal Tumor, Melanotic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D008543:Melanins