Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy: review of literature and case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Selim, Heba ^a   Shaheen, Shagufta ^b   Barakat, Khaled ^c   Selim, Abdulhafez A ^d  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anterior maxillary region tumors; HMB 45; Intra oral mass; Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy; Surgical excision; Tumors recurrence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MAXILLA; MICROSCOPY; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMOR, MELANOTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY, ORAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44949205532     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.02.068     Document Type: Article

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