title: Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy in an African-indigenous patient from the Amazon: a case report.
abstract: Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) is a rare condition that occurs normally in the anterior maxilla of infants aged <1 year. The use of clinical and imaging tools for MNTI is extremely important to prevent problems with function as well as the aesthetic features in a breastfeeding child. Brazil is a multiethnic country with a poor epidemiological policy and little data to track the incidence of certain diseases, including MNTI. It is important to study this pathology with ethnicity as a factor to improve the current epidemiological programs and establish better post-treatment management. This paper describes a case of a 2-month-old male of African-indigenous descent and Brazilian Amazon residency, who presented to our unit in 2009 with a history of an expanding mass involving the anterior maxilla. Clinical and computerized tomography scans were used to diagnose the mass as MNTI, which was removed by total excision. A biopsy later confirmed the MNTI diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Oral radiology department, Dentistry posgraduation program, Federal University of Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil. thiagopastor@me.com.
authors.forename: Thiago Pastor da Silva
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: José Thiers
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: Sérgio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Melo Alves
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Jesus Viana Pinheiro
authors.forename: Fabrício Mesquita
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Tuji
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000601:surgery; D017600:Neuroectodermal Tumor, Melanotic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000601:surgery; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed