title: Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy: a case report.
abstract: A case of melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy occurring in the maxilla in a 13 day old neonate is described. Computed tomography and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis and a submucosal excision was carried out when the infant was 30 days old. But three weeks later the patient reported back with a recurrence and a wide surgical excision was performed. The recurrence may have been caused by incomplete removal of the tumor cells and the initial surgical procedure may have stimulated tumour cell proliferation. Fortunately, 6 month follow up of the patient showed no recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, Government Dental College, Trivandrum - 695 011, India. drretnasarnga@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Retna Kumari
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sreedharan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Balachandran
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D017600:Neuroectodermal Tumor, Melanotic / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed