MELANOTIC NEUROECTODERMAL TUMOR OF INFANCY

Course overview

MELANOTIC NEUROECTODERMAL TUMOR OF INFANCY (MNTI) IS A RAPIDLY GROWING BENIGN TUMOR ARISING FROM THE NEURAL CREST CELLS. IT TYPICALLY AFFECTS INFANTS AND OCCURS IN THE HEAD AND NECK REGION. MNTI HAS A TOTAL OF 500 CASES REPORTED SINCE 1918, AND IT CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MELANOTIC NEUROECTODERMAL TUMOR OF INFANCY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.