Head and Neck NUT Carcinoma

Preferred Label : Head and Neck NUT Carcinoma;

NCIt definition : A highly aggressive, poorly differentiated carcinoma that arises from the head and neck. Most cases are in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. It is characterized by mutations and rearrangement of the NUT gene.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1406976;

Details

Origin ID

C173087;

UMLS CUI

C5420031;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Malignant Stromal Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Smooth Muscle Cell [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
Has cytogenetic abnormalities
- t(15;19)(q13;p13.1) [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Aggressive Clinical Course [NCIt concept]
- Carcinomatous Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Epithelial Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Poorly Differentiated Lesion [NCIt concept]
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- BRD4-NUT Fusion Protein Expression [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
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- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
- Midline Anatomic Structure [NCIt concept]
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- BRD4/NUTM1 Fusion Gene [NCIt concept]

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