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ReviewChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2020

Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy arising from the skull: report of an unusual case, review of the literature, and a diagnostic approach.

Juan Pablo Mengide, Sebastián G Jaimovich, Fabiana J Lubieniecki, Carlos Rugilo, Gabriela Lamas, Beatriz Mantese

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Juan Pablo MengideNeurosurgery Department, Pediatric Hospital "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan", Buenos Aires, Argentina. juanpablomengide@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1779-1737
Sebastián G JaimovichNeurosurgery Department, Pediatric Hospital "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan", Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fabiana J LubienieckiPathology Department, Pediatric Hospital "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan", Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Carlos RugiloRadiology Department, Pediatric Hospital "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan", Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Gabriela LamasPathology Department, Pediatric Hospital "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan", Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Beatriz ManteseNeurosurgery Department, Pediatric Hospital "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan", Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMelanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy is a rare neoplasm mainly seen in children under 1 year of life. The most common location of the tumor is the maxilla followed by the cranial vault. Surgery is the treatment of choice and outcome mainly depends on extent of resection.

objectivesTo report an atypical case of an 8-year-old patient with a melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy, to review the cases with melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy arising from the skull published over the last 13 years, and to provide a diagnostic approach that may allow recognition of a pattern in these rare neoplastic lesions.

methodsA case is reported with a description of the clinical, radiological, surgical, and histopathological features. Additionally, the literature was reviewed to identify reports of patients with melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy arising from the cranial vault and all cases published in PubMed over the last 13 years were included. Only studies that evaluated clinical, radiological, surgical, and histopathological findings were included.

conclusionMelanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy is a rare entity that may present with unusual features, but nevertheless has an identifiable pattern that allows the tumor to be considered in the differential diagnosis of intracranial space-occupying lesions in children.

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Neuroectodermal Tumor, MelanoticSkull NeoplasmsChildDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansInfantSkullBone tumorBrain tumorCranial vaultPediatrics

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