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*Defined by mutation in ''NUT'' gene. | *Defined by mutation in ''NUT'' gene. | ||
**''NUT'' = ''Nuclear protein in testis''.<ref>{{OMIM|608963}}</ref> | **''NUT'' = ''Nuclear protein in testis''.<ref>{{OMIM|608963}}</ref> | ||
Clinical: | |||
*Usually midline - as the name of the tumour suggests. | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
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*Poorly differentiated carcinoma. | *Poorly differentiated carcinoma. | ||
*Islands of well-differentiated squamous epithelium - '''key feature'''. | |||
==Molecular== | ==Molecular== | ||