PubMed · 1962 · 16 citations · 0 references
MedicineMaxillofacial SurgeryOncologyMaxillofacial PathologyNeoplasiaPediatric DermatologyBenign Oral TumorsMelanocytic TumorsOcular TumorsPediatric Skin TumorsPediatric TumorsSkin TumorsBenign Melanocytic LesionsBenign Melanocytic TumorsMalignant Melanocytic TumorsPediatric Eye Tumor SurgeryPediatric Melanocytic LesionsPediatric MelanomaRetinal Tumors
A case of melanotic prognoma of the maxilla in a 5-month-old female infant is reported. The tumor was successfully removed surgically, and there has been no recurrence. It is evident that the origin of melanotic progonoma, like that of many other tumors, is unknown. This tumor is benign and is amenable to surgery. It is therefore important that cases be recognized early in childhood to insure optimal therapy.