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Our review of the literature (17 cases) indicated bimodal age distribution, variable anatomical distribution, and frequent metastasis in these cases. Differential diagnosis has included synovial sarcoma and BCOR-associated sarcoma. The reported survival rates vary widely, from 1\u2009month to 15\u2009years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Here we report the case of a 16-year-old girl who presented with a large pelvic-abdominal mass and metastatic disease on a positron emission tomography\/computed tomography scan. Based on TLE-1 positivity, the mass was initially diagnosed as synovial sarcoma at an outside center.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Histologically, the patient\u2019s tumor showed monomorphic spindle to epithelioid cells within dense hyalinized stroma. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated diffuse nuclear NUT positivity along with TLE-1 and BCOR expression. Next-generation sequencing confirmed MGA::NUTM1 fusion, with additional alterations in TP53, CCND2, and PIK3CD. Despite chemotherapy, the patient\u2019s disease progressed, highlighting poor therapeutic response in these cases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case highlights the overlapping and distinguishing features between MGA::NUTM1 fusion sarcomas and other common entities. Because survival in the reported MGA::NUTM1 fusion sarcomas varies widely, we hypothesized that more aggressive cases harbor second-hit alterations in the tumor suppressor genes (eg, our case had TP53 missense mutations). As the true biological nature of MGA::NUTM1 fusion sarcomas is still evolving, exploring this hypothesis by studying the second-hit alterations will be worthwhile in future cases and studies. The current lack of effective targeted therapies underscores the need for further research into novel treatment strategies for this disease.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ajcp\/aqag101","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,25]],"date-time":"2026-08-25T11:36:04Z","timestamp":1787657764000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["<i>MGA::NUTM1<\/i>\n                    fusion sarcoma: expanding the spectrum of NUT-rearranged sarcomas with extensive review of the literature"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"166","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8767-8564","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bhagat S","family":"Lali","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oncopathology, Tata Medical Center , Kolkata, West Bengal,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0379-5999","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paromita","family":"Roy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oncopathology, Tata Medical Center , Kolkata, West Bengal,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mayur","family":"Parihar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular Pathology, Tata Medical Center , Kolkata, West Bengal,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Reghu K","family":"Sukumaran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric Oncology, Tata Medical Center , Kolkata, West Bengal,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anirban","family":"Mukherjee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tata Medical Center , Kolkata, West Bengal,","place":["India"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026092807321053000_aqag101-B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"100729","DOI":"10.1016\/j.modpat.2025.100729","article-title":"MAD::NUT fusion sarcoma: a sarcoma class with NUTM1, NUTM2A, and NUTM2G fusions and possibly distinctive subtypes","volume":"38","author":"Papke","year":"2025","journal-title":"Mod Pathol"},{"key":"2026092807321053000_aqag101-B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"a003194","DOI":"10.1101\/mcs.a003194","article-title":"A recurrent novel MGA-NUTM1 fusion identifies a new subtype of high-grade spindle cell sarcoma","volume":"4","author":"Diolaiti","year":"2018","journal-title":"Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud"},{"key":"2026092807321053000_aqag101-B3","volume-title":"NUT-Rearranged Sarcoma. 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