Early outcome of three cases of melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 434-437

  Butt, F M A ^a   Guthua, S W ^a   Chindia, M L ^a   Rana, F ^b   Osundwa, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy; progonoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MELANOAMELOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MAXILLARY NEOPLASMS; MAXILLARY SINUS NEOPLASMS; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMOR, MELANOTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350568187     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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