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Unknown Primary Tumors

Known as: Primary Tumor, Unknown, Primary Tumors, Unknown, Tumor, Unknown Primary 
National Institutes of Health

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Neoplasms, Unknown Primary

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Review
2016
Review
2016
Squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary tumor metastatic to neck nodes: role of elective irradiation
In patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) metastases to neck lymph nodes and unknown primary tumor, the role of elective… 
2012
2012
¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography as an effective diagnostic workup in cervical metastasis of carcinoma from an unknown primary tumor.
PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to assess the potential of ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (¹⁸FDG) positron emission tomography… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
Surgical management of unknown primary tumors metastatic to the spine.
OBJECT Patients presenting with spinal metastases from unknown primary tumors (UPTs) are rare. The authors reviewed their… 
2005
2005
Identification of Clinical Prognostic Factors in Patients with Unknown Primary Tumors Treated with a Platinum-Based Combination
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate patient and tumor characteristics in 102 patients with unknown primary tumors… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Surgical and Ablative Treatment for Metastatic Adenocarcinoma to the Liver from Unknown Primary Tumor
Metastatic adenocarcinoma to the liver from an unknown primary tumor (UPT) carries a poor prognosis, with a median survival of 5… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Unknown primary tumors metastatic to liver.
PURPOSE The objectives of this study were to identify prognostic factors for unknown primary tumor (UPT) patients with hepatic… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Microvessel density in unknown primary tumors
Unknown primary tumors (UPT) are characterized by early and widespread metastasis. There is a strong indication that angiogenesis… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Analysis of a diagnostic strategy for patients with suspected tumors of unknown origin.
PURPOSE Diagnostic strategies designed to identify the underlying primary malignancies in patients with unknown primary tumors… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
p53 gene mutation spectrum in human unknown primary tumors.
Mutations affecting the p53 gene are associated with many human malignancies, but little is known about changes in p53 in unknown… 
1989
1989
Unknown primary tumors: establishment of cell lines, identification of chromosomal abnormalities, and implications for a second type of tumor progression.
We describe the establishment of two human unknown primary tumor (UPT) cell lines and a comparison of their cytogenetic… 
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