Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy, a rare cause for a bump on the head

Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Jan;29(1):167-72. doi: 10.1007/s00381-012-1940-4. Epub 2012 Oct 24.

Authors

Jaishree Naidoo¹, Liezel Potgieter, Nicky Wieselthaler, Komala Pillay

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. jaishreenaidoo@hotmail.com

PMID: 23093391
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-012-1940-4

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antiporters / metabolism
Brain Neoplasms / complications*
Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms / surgery
CD56 Antigen / metabolism
Follow-Up Studies
Head / pathology*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Ki-67 Antigen / metabolism
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Melanoma-Specific Antigens / metabolism
Neuroectodermal Tumor, Melanotic / complications*
Neuroectodermal Tumor, Melanotic / diagnosis
Neuroectodermal Tumor, Melanotic / surgery
Synaptophysin / metabolism
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
gp100 Melanoma Antigen

Substances

Antiporters
CD56 Antigen
Ki-67 Antigen
Melanoma-Specific Antigens
NCAM1 protein, human
PMEL protein, human
SLC4A3 protein, human
SYP protein, human
Synaptophysin
gp100 Melanoma Antigen