melanoameloblastoma /mel·a·no·a·melo·blas·to·ma/ (mel″ah-no-ah-mel″o-blas-to´mah) melanotic neuroectodermal tumor.
melanoameloblastoma
mel·a·no·am·e·lo·blas·to·ma (m l  -n - m-l-bl-st m)n. |
melanoameloblastoma
[mel′ənō·am′əlōblastō′mə]
a benign neoplasm appearing as a blue-black lesion on the anterior maxilla of infants. The growth is of neuroectodermal origin and consists of small round undifferentiated tumor cells and larger melanin-producing cells. Also called melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy.
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