2020
DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2020.1049
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Abstract: The melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy (MNTI), also known as melanotic progonoma, is a rare neoplasm derived from neural crest cells. Although it is fundamentally benign, the tumour may present a locally aggressive behaviour, characterised by a rapid progression and a destructive invasion of adjacent structures, hence causing deformities. Unfortunately, perhaps due to the low incidence of this type of tumour, the published cases in the literature do not characterise the factors that imply the malignan… Show more

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“…Another patient had a partial response; however, progression of disease was stated 5 months after cessation of CHT. After further CHT and RTX, at the time of publication, this child was alive with disease [24]. The third patient (our patient number 2), however, was suc-cessfully cured of the second recurrence of maxillary MNTI.…”
Section: Chemotherapy In the Treatment Of Recurrence Of Mntimentioning
confidence: 83%
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“…Another patient had a partial response; however, progression of disease was stated 5 months after cessation of CHT. After further CHT and RTX, at the time of publication, this child was alive with disease [24]. The third patient (our patient number 2), however, was suc-cessfully cured of the second recurrence of maxillary MNTI.…”
Section: Chemotherapy In the Treatment Of Recurrence Of Mntimentioning
confidence: 83%
“…Although both latter patients survived, the effectiveness of these regimens is difficult to assess. Various other CHT protocols have been used for inoperable/metastatic MNTI in the last 15 years [22,24,39,45,50,51,54].…”
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