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A case report of NUT cancer in nasal sinus

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DOI: 10.23977/tranc.2025.060101 | Downloads: 3 | Views: 156

Author(s)

Jinyan Chen 1, Guomin Li 2, Jianhao Yan 1

Affiliation(s)

1 The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510317, China
2 Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510317, China

Corresponding Author

Jianhao Yan

ABSTRACT

Uclear protein in testis (NUT) carcinoma is a rare, aggressive, poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma caused by NUT gene rearrangement on chromosome 15. Because it occurs in the middle line structure of the head and neck and the chest, it is also known as midline cancer. These tumors favor midline and quasi-midline structures in the upper digestive tract and mediastinum and can affect patients of a wide age range, including children.

KEYWORDS

NUT carcinoma, testis nuclear protein, squamous cell carcinoma

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Jinyan Chen, Guomin Li, Jianhao Yan, A case report of NUT cancer in nasal sinus. Transactions on Cancer (2025) Vol. 6: 1-6. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/tranc.2025.060101.

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