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Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy arising in the maxilla

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ahmed el-Saggan ,
Gisle Bang  and
Jan Olofsson
Ahmed el-Saggan*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and Oral Pathology, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021 Bergen, Norway.
Gisle Bang
Affiliation:
Departments of Forensic Odontology, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021 Bergen, Norway.
Jan Olofsson
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and Oral Pathology, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021 Bergen, Norway.
*
Address for corespondence: Dr A. el-Saggan, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021 Bergen, Norway. Fax: -47-55 97 49 56
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Abstract

Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy is an uncommon neoplasm that usually occurs in children aged one year or less. Difficulty in deciding the cellular origin of this tumour has led to numerous names, including congenital melanocarcinoma, melanotic epithelial odontoma, melanotic ameloblastoma, and retinal anlage tumour. Electron microscopy and histochemical studies, however, have now established the neural crest origin. The most frequent site of occurrence is the maxilla followed by the skull, the brain and the mandible. The genital organs are the most frequent extracranial site.

We present two cases of melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy arising in the maxilla.

Keywords

Melanotic neuroectodermal tumourInfantMaxilla
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 1 , January 1998 , pp. 61 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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