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Radiologic features of NUT midline carcinoma in an adolescent

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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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  1. Department of Radiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, 525 E. 68th St., Box 141, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Daniel G. Rosenbaum

  2. Department of Pathology, Memorial-Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Julie Teruya-Feldstein

  3. Department of Radiology, Memorial-Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Anita P. Price & Sara Abramson

  4. Department of Pediatrics, Memorial-Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Paul Meyers

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Rosenbaum, D.G., Teruya-Feldstein, J., Price, A.P. et al. Radiologic features of NUT midline carcinoma in an adolescent. Pediatr Radiol 42, 249–252 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2288-8

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