Cancer of unknown primary origin: utility and futility in clinical practice

<p>Introduction <br />Metastatic cancer of unknown primary (CUP) origin is one of the 10 most frequent cancers in humans; it accounts for approximately 3% to 5% of all solid malignancies. Patients with CUP present with metastatic disease whose site of origin cannot be identified at the...

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Main Author: Gianluca Airoldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-12-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/38