NUT Carcinoma Arising from the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

NUT carcinoma is an aggressive carcinoma with an overall poor survival outcome. The mediastinum and head and neck area, especially the sinonasal region, are among the common sites of disease. Histopathological diagnosis of NUT carcinoma is often very challenging due to its overlapping features with...

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Autores principales: Saik, Wei-Ning, Da Forno, Philip, Thway, Khin, Khurram, Syed Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2020
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8384986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33351171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12105-020-01254-9
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Sumario:NUT carcinoma is an aggressive carcinoma with an overall poor survival outcome. The mediastinum and head and neck area, especially the sinonasal region, are among the common sites of disease. Histopathological diagnosis of NUT carcinoma is often very challenging due to its overlapping features with other poorly differentiated carcinomas. We report a case of NUT carcinoma arising from the parotid gland of a young female patient. Primary NUT carcinoma of salivary gland is very rare, with only 15 such cases reported in the literature to date. Our case highlights the diagnostic challenges associated with such lesions.

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