Primary pulmonary NUT midline carcinoma: An elusive and a rare diagnostic entity

J Cancer Res Ther. 2023 Apr-Jun;19(3):816-818. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1887_20.

Abstract

Nuclear protein in testis (NUT) midline carcinoma is a poorly differentiated tumor, is more common in midline anatomic sites, and involves young adults and children mainly. Primary pulmonary NUT midline carcinoma (NMC) is a rare and poorly defined entity in the prevailing literature. Being a highly aggressive and fatal neoplasm, it gets incumbent for the oncologists and the pathologists to be aware of this entity as it holds distinct management protocol and prognosis. Currently, BET inhibitors (BETi) and histone deactylase inhibitors have shown promising results as targeted therapies in clinical trials in head and neck NMC. We present a case report of NMC of primary pulmonary location in a young male with widespread bony metastasis.

Keywords: Mediastinum; metastasis; nuclear protein in testis midline carcinoma; pulmonary; radiotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma* / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma* / genetics
  • Carcinoma* / pathology
  • Child
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Oncogene Proteins / genetics
  • Prognosis
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Oncogene Proteins
  • Neoplasm Proteins