Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 47-51 , January 2009

Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy: 2 Decades of Clinical Experience With 18 Patients

  • Amit Chaudhary, MCh

      Affiliations

    • Senior Resident, Department of Surgery, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Chaudhary: 521/37, Bada Chand Ganj, P.O. – Mahanagar, Lucknow 226 006 UP, India
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  • Ashish Wakhlu, MCh

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Pediatric Surgery, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India
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  • Neetu Mittal, BDS

      Affiliations

    • Postgraduate, Oral Surgery, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India
    • ,
  • Sanjeev Misra, MCh

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Surgical Oncology, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India
    • ,
  • Divya Mehrotra, MDS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Oral Surgery, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India
    • ,
  • A.K. Wakhlu, MCh

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Pediatric Surgery, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India

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PII: S0278-2391(07)01588-1

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.04.027

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 47-51 , January 2009

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