A sinonasal NUT midline carcinoma in an 84-year-old man undergoing radiation and proton therapy

Katherynn Zhang; Francisco Laxague; Christina MacMillan; S Danielle MacNeil; Kevin Fung; John Yoo; Anthony C Nichols; Adrian Mendez

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7262

A sinonasal NUT midline carcinoma in an 84-year-old man undergoing radiation and proton therapy

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Jun 28;11(7):e7262. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7262. eCollection 2023 Jul.

Authors

Katherynn Zhang¹, Francisco Laxague^{1

2}, Christina MacMillan^{3

4}, S Danielle MacNeil^{1

2}, Kevin Fung^{1

2}, John Yoo^{1

2}, Anthony C Nichols^{1

2}, Adrian Mendez^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Western University, Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University London Ontario Canada.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Western University London Ontario Canada.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology-Anatomic Pathology University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada.
⁴ Mount Sinai Hospital Sinai Health Toronto Ontario Canada.

Abstract

NUT midline carcinomas are rare, aggressive, and poorly differentiated tumors that must be considered in the differential diagnosis of midline head and neck tumors. Despite the scarce data, proton therapy could be an option for some patients.

Keywords: ear, nose and throat; oncology.

Publication types

Case Reports