Anal cancer debuting as cancer of unknown primary
Anal cancer usually presents with a visible or palpable tumour. In this case we describe a 54-year old man diagnosed with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) with a single inguinal node as the only finding. Thorough examination failed to identify any primary tumour. The patient was treated with lymph no...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
SAGE Publishing
2011-04-01
|
| Series: | Rare Tumors |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/2197 |
| _version_ | 1818468982045278208 |
|---|---|
| author | Joen Sveistrup Annika Loft Svend Aage Engelholm |
| author_facet | Joen Sveistrup Annika Loft Svend Aage Engelholm |
| author_sort | Joen Sveistrup |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Anal cancer usually presents with a visible or palpable tumour. In this case we describe a 54-year old man diagnosed with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) with a single inguinal node as the only finding. Thorough examination failed to identify any primary tumour. The patient was treated with lymph node dissection and not until nearly two years after initial diagnosis, was the primary tumour found, and the patient was diagnosed with anal cancer. The patient was treated with chemoradiotherapy and 45 months after initial diagnosis there is still no sign of relapse. This case illustrates, that anal cancer can metastasise before the primary tumour is detectable. Furthermore, it demonstrates the necessity of thorough clinical follow-up after treatment of CUP since the primary tumour was found later. Finally this is a case of a long-term survivor following treatment for metastatic inguinal lymph nodes from an initially unknown primary cancer. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-13T21:17:49Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-978acb7ed88d47e1aacd11fb68ab37ff |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2036-3605 2036-3613 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-13T21:17:49Z |
| publishDate | 2011-04-01 |
| publisher | SAGE Publishing |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Rare Tumors |
| spelling | doaj.art-978acb7ed88d47e1aacd11fb68ab37ff2022-12-22T02:29:36ZengSAGE PublishingRare Tumors2036-36052036-36132011-04-0132e18e1810.4081/rt.2011.e181450Anal cancer debuting as cancer of unknown primaryJoen Sveistrup0Annika Loft1Svend Aage Engelholm2Department of Radiation Oncology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DenmarkPET and Cyclotron Unit, Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Centre of Diagnostic Investigations, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Radiation Oncology, RigshospitaletAnal cancer usually presents with a visible or palpable tumour. In this case we describe a 54-year old man diagnosed with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) with a single inguinal node as the only finding. Thorough examination failed to identify any primary tumour. The patient was treated with lymph node dissection and not until nearly two years after initial diagnosis, was the primary tumour found, and the patient was diagnosed with anal cancer. The patient was treated with chemoradiotherapy and 45 months after initial diagnosis there is still no sign of relapse. This case illustrates, that anal cancer can metastasise before the primary tumour is detectable. Furthermore, it demonstrates the necessity of thorough clinical follow-up after treatment of CUP since the primary tumour was found later. Finally this is a case of a long-term survivor following treatment for metastatic inguinal lymph nodes from an initially unknown primary cancer.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/2197Anal CancerCarcinoma of Unknown Primary (CUP)Metastatic Inguinal Lymph Nodes |
| spellingShingle | Joen Sveistrup Annika Loft Svend Aage Engelholm Anal cancer debuting as cancer of unknown primary Rare Tumors Anal Cancer Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (CUP) Metastatic Inguinal Lymph Nodes |
| title | Anal cancer debuting as cancer of unknown primary |
| title_full | Anal cancer debuting as cancer of unknown primary |
| title_fullStr | Anal cancer debuting as cancer of unknown primary |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anal cancer debuting as cancer of unknown primary |
| title_short | Anal cancer debuting as cancer of unknown primary |
| title_sort | anal cancer debuting as cancer of unknown primary |
| topic | Anal Cancer Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (CUP) Metastatic Inguinal Lymph Nodes |
| url | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/2197 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT joensveistrup analcancerdebutingascancerofunknownprimary AT annikaloft analcancerdebutingascancerofunknownprimary AT svendaageengelholm analcancerdebutingascancerofunknownprimary |