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Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy: a histopathological and immunohistochemical study |
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| Authors: | Mendis Balapuwaduge Ranjit Rigobert Nihal Lombardi Tommaso Tilakaratne Wanninayake Mudiyanselage |
| Affiliation: | Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. |
| Abstract: | Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy is an uncommon neoplasm that normally occurs in the anterior maxilla of children less than 1 year of age. This is a tumor with controversial origin, although neural crest origin is proposed. This case report presents an analysis of histopathological and immunohistochemical findings in this rare tumor. |
| Keywords: | histopathology immunohistochemistry melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy neural crest pathogenesis |
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