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Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy: surgical and chemotherapeutic management

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Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy (MNTI) is a rare pigmented neoplasm of neural crest origin. It usually presents in the first year of life in the maxilla as a fast growing lesion. We describe the case of a 3-month-old boy who presented with an enlarging swelling of left maxillary alveolus. He was treated with combined surgical and chemotherapy modalities. MNTI is complicated by high recurrence rate, local invasion and malignancy has been reported. This report describes the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of recurrent MNTI.

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St James’s Hospital, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland

    C. Murphy & G. J. Kearns

  2. Department of Paediatric Oncology, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland

    J. Pears

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Murphy, C., Pears, J. & Kearns, G.J. Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy: surgical and chemotherapeutic management. Ir J Med Sci 185, 753–756 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-015-1323-4

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