Turkish Journal of Pathology

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Turkish Journal of Pathology

Turkish Journal of Pathology

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PRAME Expression in Two Infantile Melanocytic Neuroectodermal Tumors: Mimicker and Innocent

Deniz BAYCELEBI 1, Levent YILDIZ 1

1 Department of Pathology, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Medicine, SAMSUN, TÜRKİYE

DOI: 10.5146/tjpath.2025.13951
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Objective: Infantile melanocytic neuroectodermal tumor is a rare, locally aggressive, osteolytic neoplasm, most commonly seen in the anterior maxilla of infants. The tumor contains cuboidal and epitheloid cells that contain melanin in alveolar and tubular patterns, and neuroblast-like round cells. Although this tumor usually shows rapid growth, it is generally considered benign.

Case Report: Two patients with unusual localizations at the arm and parietal bone are presented.

Conclusion: PRAME expression in this tumor has not been investigated so far. We present these two cases with PRAME immunoexpression in the light of the literature.

Keywords : Infantile melanocytic neuroectodermal tumor, Calvarium, Retinal anlage tumor, Melanotic progonoma, PRAME