Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy
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Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNETI) is also known as pigmented neuroectodermal tumor of infancy, melanotic prognoma, retinal anlage tumor, pigmented epulis of infancy and congenital melanocarcinoma. It is a rare neoplasm, occuring primarily in maxilla and mandible of infants. Till 1990 about 200 cases had been recorded in world literature(l,2). We report a case with this entity.
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