title: Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy in the soft tissue of the forearm: report of a case.
abstract: Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy is rare. Only 3 cases have been reported in the soft tissue of the extremities up to date. It has a typically biphasic feature in morphology. Epithelial and melanotic markers are positive in the epitheliod cells and neuron-specific enolase or synaptophysin is positive in the small blue round cells in immunohistochemistry. Radical resection and close follow-up is the treatment strategy in general situation. Here we report one case of MNTI in the upper extremity with review of the literature. This is the first case of MNTI in the forearm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yangyang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jicui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Shaobao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Haitao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Kuiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xianmin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Lian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017600:Neuroectodermal Tumor, Melanotic / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy; forearm; soft tissue