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03/May/2018
03/May/2018
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082018RC4025
ABSTRACT Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy is a rare and fast-growing neoplasm. In this study, we describe the case of a 6-month-old female patient, who presented swelling in the anterior maxilla. Tomographic reconstruction showed an unilocular hypodense and expansive area associated with the upper right central primary incisor. The presumptive diagnoses were dentigerous cyst, adenomatoid odontogenic tumor, melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy and rhabdomyosarcoma, and an incisional biopsy was performed. Microscopically, the lesion revealed a biphasic cell population, consisting of […]
Keywords: Case reports; Child; Immunohistochemistry; Maxillary neoplasms/diagnosis; Microscopy; Neuroectodermal tumor, melanotic/diagnosis