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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 32
| Issue : 1 | Page : 71-73 |
Oral melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy
Seema Chaudhary1, Naveen Manuja1, Chaitra Telgi Ravishankar1, Ashish Sinha1, Manisha Vijayran1, Manpreet Singh2
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Kothiwal Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kothiwal Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Seema Chaudhary
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Kothiwal Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad - 244 001, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.127064
Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) is an extremely rare, benign neoplasm of neural crest origin composed of relatively primitive pigment-producing cells. It usually affects new born or infants of <1 year of age, generally involving the face or cranium. This case report describes a 4-month-old child with MNTI involving the anterior region of maxilla. A partial maxillectomy was performed on the left side of maxilla and the patient is now under follow-up.
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