| Literature DB >> 7773982 |
O Dammann1, C Hagel, B Allers, G Grubel, F J Schulte.
Abstract
A 2-month-old boy underwent surgery for removal of a right temporal melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI). Histologically the tumor tissue showed signs of malignancy. The child was reexamined several times up to the age of 5 years. Neuroradiological evaluation showed no evidence of tumor recurrence or metastases. No resulting handicap was observed during neurological and psychological follow-up examination at the age of 5 years. Our findings confirm that surgical removal as the therapy of choice provides an excellent prognosis for this kind of tumor in spite of its histologically malignant appearance.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7773982 DOI: 10.1007/bf00570263
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Childs Nerv Syst ISSN: 0256-7040 Impact factor: 1.475