Open AccessPrognoma of maxilla
Author(s) -
Indra Nath Kundu,
Ashis Kumar Saha,
S. N. Ganguh
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03006209
Subject(s) - maxilla , otorhinolaryngology , medicine , head and neck surgery , pathology , dentistry , surgery
Prognoma is a rare dysembryogenic tumour of infancy Very few cases have been recorded in the world literature so far A case report of this tumour affecting a female child with involvement of the right maxilla is being presented Histopathologically prognoma is a melanotic neuroectodermal tumour An increased level of a-fetoprotem m the serum and vanillylmendilic acid (V M A ) in a 24 hours urine sample have been reported with prognoma.
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