Title |
Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy in an African-indigenous patient from the Amazon: a case report
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Published in |
Head & Face Medicine, November 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-160x-9-35 |
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Authors |
Thiago Pastor da Silva Pinheiro, José Thiers Carneiro, Sérgio de Melo Alves, João de Jesus Viana Pinheiro, Fabrício Mesquita Tuji |
Abstract |
Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) is a rare condition that occurs normally in the anterior maxilla of infants aged <1 year. The use of clinical and imaging tools for MNTI is extremely important to prevent problems with function as well as the aesthetic features in a breastfeeding child. Brazil is a multiethnic country with a poor epidemiological policy and little data to track the incidence of certain diseases, including MNTI. It is important to study this pathology with ethnicity as a factor to improve the current epidemiological programs and establish better post-treatment management. This paper describes a case of a 2-month-old male of African-indigenous descent and Brazilian Amazon residency, who presented to our unit in 2009 with a history of an expanding mass involving the anterior maxilla. Clinical and computerized tomography scans were used to diagnose the mass as MNTI, which was removed by total excision. A biopsy later confirmed the MNTI diagnosis. |
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