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Jeffrey S Marschall1, George M Kushner1, Brian S Shumway1
1Department of Surgical and Hospital Dentistry, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Abstract:
While generally benign, occasional aggressive histologic features in the melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) have been used to justify a diagnosis of malignancy; this could lead to overtreatment. We report a case with presumed aggressive histologic features that did not recur following conservative treatment. This adds evidence that histologic features are not predictive of clinical behavior in MNTI.
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