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Aggressive histologic features do not predict biologic behavior in melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy
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Aggressive histologic features do not predict biologic behavior in melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy

Jeffrey S Marschall, George M Kushner and Brian S Shumway
Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP, Vol.22(2), pp.260-262
05/01/2018
DOI: 10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_161_17
PMCID: PMC6097382
PMID: 30158782
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https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc6097382View
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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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