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- Title
Pediatric NUT Carcinoma Is a Rare and Challenging Tumor: Single Center Experience of Five Children.
- Authors
Prasad, Maya; Baheti, Akshay; Ramadwar, Mukta; Chinnaswamy, Girish; Vora, Tushar; Qureshi, Sajid
- Abstract
Background: Nuclear protein of the testis (NUT) carcinoma is a rare and aggressive malignancy associated with rearrangements of the nuclear protein of the testis (NUT) gene on chromosome 15q14. Because of its rarity, this tumor is often underdiagnosed and underreported, and there is limited literature regarding its biology and optimal management. Methods and Results: We report our experience of five patients with pediatric NUT carcinoma, all of whom presented with midline head and neck mass. In spite of aggressive multimodality treatment, only one patient survives. Conclusion: NUT carcinoma has a dismal prognosis in spite of aggressive multimodality management (surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiation). Novel strategies are required to improve outcomes of patients with this tumor. This brief communication describes the clinical characteristics and outcomes of five children with nuclear protein of the testis carcinoma (NUT) carcinoma.
- Subjects
HEAD tumors; NECK tumors; HEALTH outcome assessment; RARE diseases; SURVIVAL; TESTIS tumors; SYMPTOMS; NUCLEAR proteins; CHILDREN
- Publication
Oncologist, 2019, Vol 24, Issue 11, pe1232
- ISSN
1083-7159
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0358