Neoplasms, Unknown Primary
"Neoplasms, Unknown Primary" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Metastases in which the tissue of origin is unknown.
| Descriptor ID |
D009382
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.697.650.895 C23.550.727.650.895
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| Concept/Terms |
Neoplasms, Unknown Primary- Neoplasms, Unknown Primary
- Occult Primary Neoplasms
- Neoplasms, Occult Primary
- Neoplasm, Occult Primary
- Occult Primary Neoplasm
- Primary Neoplasm, Occult
- Primary Neoplasms, Occult
- Unknown Primary Neoplasms
- Neoplasm, Unknown Primary
- Primary Neoplasm, Unknown
- Primary Neoplasms, Unknown
- Unknown Primary Neoplasm
Unknown Primary Tumors- Unknown Primary Tumors
- Primary Tumor, Unknown
- Primary Tumors, Unknown
- Tumor, Unknown Primary
- Tumors, Unknown Primary
- Unknown Primary Tumor
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neoplasms, Unknown Primary" by people in Profiles.
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Graboyes EM, Sinha P, Thorstad WL, Rich JT, Haughey BH. Management of human papillomavirus-related unknown primaries of the head and neck with a transoral surgical approach. Head Neck. 2015 Nov; 37(11):1603-11.
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Hainsworth JD, Spigel DR, Thompson DS, Murphy PB, Lane CM, Waterhouse DM, Naot Y, Greco FA. Paclitaxel/carboplatin plus bevacizumab/erlotinib in the first-line treatment of patients with carcinoma of unknown primary site. Oncologist. 2009 Dec; 14(12):1189-97.
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Collins KA, Presnell SE. Asphyxia by tracheobronchial thrombus. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2005 Dec; 26(4):327-9.
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Akst LM, Discolo C, Dipasquale B, Greene D, Roberts J. Metastatic seminoma with cervical lymphadenopathy as the initial manifestation. Ear Nose Throat J. 2004 May; 83(5):356-9.
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Lentsch EJ. Management of cervical metastasis. Curr Oncol Rep. 2004 Mar; 6(2):141-51.
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Rocha Lima CM, Leong SS, Sherman CA, Perkel JA, Putman T, Safa AR, Green MR. Irinotecan and gemcitabine in patients with solid tumors: phase I trial. Oncology (Williston Park). 2002 May; 16(5 Suppl 5):19-24.
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Klausner AP, Ost MC, Waterhouse RL, Savage SJ. Occult renal cell carcinoma in a patient with polymyositis. Urology. 2002 May; 59(5):773.
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Gochfeld DJ, Hamann MT. Isolation and biological evaluation of filiformin, plakortide F, and plakortone G from the Caribbean sponge Plakortis sp. J Nat Prod. 2001 Nov; 64(11):1477-9.
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Morrow CP, Bundy BN, Homesley HD, Creasman WT, Hornback NB, Kurman R, Thigpen JT. Doxorubicin as an adjuvant following surgery and radiation therapy in patients with high-risk endometrial carcinoma, stage I and occult stage II: a Gynecologic Oncology Group Study. Gynecol Oncol. 1990 Feb; 36(2):166-71.