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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| 1994 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 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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Evaluation of radiation treatment volumes for unknown primaries of the head and neck in the era of FDG PET. PLoS One. 2020; 15(4):e0231042.
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Mucinous adenocarcinoma of unknown primary presenting with dysphagia. Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 Jun; 87(6):1582-1583.
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Pathologic findings at risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy: primary results from Gynecologic Oncology Group Trial GOG-0199. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Oct 10; 32(29):3275-83.
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The use of ultrasound in the search for the primary site of unknown primary head and neck squamous cell cancers. Oral Oncol. 2014 Jul; 50(7):640-5.
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Narcolepsy with cataplexy as presenting symptom of occult neuroblastoma. Pediatr Neurol. 2013 Jul; 49(1):64-7.
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Immunohistochemical staining and malignancies of unknown primary origin. J La State Med Soc. 2012 Mar-Apr; 164(2):83-6.
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Bronchoscopy for bevacizumab-related hemoptysis. Lung Cancer. 2007 Jun; 56(3):465-8.
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Concurrent chemoradiotherapy for N2 or N3 squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck from an occult primary. Ann Oncol. 2003 Aug; 14(8):1306-11.
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Use of cytokeratins 7 and 20 in determining the origin of metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary, with special emphasis on lung cancer. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2001 Feb; 10(1):77-82.
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Occult nonhematopoietic malignancies present at autopsy in solid organ transplant patients who died within 100 days. Transplantation. 2001 Jan 15; 71(1):64-9.