Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy: systematic review of the literature and presentation of a case

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 204-216

  Kruse Lösler, Birgit ^a   Gaertner, Christoph ^a   Bürger, Horst ^a   Seper, László ^a   Joos, Ulrich ^a   Kleinheinz, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MAXILLA TUMOR; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMOR, MELANOTIC;

EID: 33746268083     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.08.010     Document Type: Review

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