A rare case of NUT midline carcinoma

Allison Ball; Amy Bromley; Sarah Glaze; Christopher A French; Prafull Ghatage; Martin Köbel

doi:10.1016/j.gynor.2012.09.004

A rare case of NUT midline carcinoma

Gynecol Oncol Case Rep. 2012 Oct 8:3:1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.gynor.2012.09.004. eCollection 2012.

Authors

Allison Ball¹, Amy Bromley², Sarah Glaze¹, Christopher A French³, Prafull Ghatage¹, Martin Köbel²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.
² Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
³ Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Abstract

► NUT midline carcinoma is a rare and aggressive cancer arising in midline structures and is of squamous cell lineage. ► Diagnosis by use of molecular tests is possible with clinical suspicion. ► NUT midline carcinoma is refractory to conventional treatments, but understanding of molecular alterations may lead to an effective therapy.

Keywords: Cancer; NMC; NUT midline carcinoma; Thoracic mass.

Grants and funding

R01 CA124633/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States