Cancer of unknown primary

Although the term cancer of unknown primary site (CUPS) is sometimes used interchangeably with carcinoma (cancers of epithelial differentiation) of unknown primary site, not all cancers of unknown primary site are epithelial in origin. This chapter will review the triage and evaluation of all types of cancers, but the main focus will remain on the carcinomas, which form the predominant category (—90% to 95% cases) of CUPS. " ... 

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Le Chevalier T, Cvitkovic E, Caille P, et al. Early metastatic cancer of unknown primary origin at presentation. A clinical study of 302 consecutive autopsied patients. Arch Intern Med. 1988 148 2035-2039. 

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