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01-02-2012 | Case Report

Radiologic features of NUT midline carcinoma in an adolescent

Authors: Daniel G. Rosenbaum, Julie Teruya-Feldstein, Anita P. Price, Paul Meyers, Sara Abramson

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 2/2012

Abstract

We present a case of NUT midline carcinoma (NMC) mimicking lymphoma in an adolescent boy, with attention to multidetector CT appearance and pattern of metastasis on [F-18]2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET/CT). Few case reports have focused on the imaging characteristics of this rare tumor in the pediatric imaging literature. A newly described but increasingly recognized disease entity, NMC should enter the differential of pediatric midline tumors displaying particularly aggressive characteristics on imaging.

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Title: Radiologic features of NUT midline carcinoma in an adolescent
Authors: Daniel G. Rosenbaum
Julie Teruya-Feldstein
Anita P. Price
Paul Meyers
Sara Abramson
Publication date: 01-02-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2288-8

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