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Malignant Neoplasm of Unknown Primary

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Overview

NCI Definition: The spread of a malignant neoplasm from an unknown primary to another region remote from the primary site. [1]

Clinical Trials

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Disease Details

Synonyms
Cancer of Unknown Primary Site, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm of Unknown Primary, Unknown primary malignant neoplasm (NOS), Metastatic Neoplasm of Unknown Primary Origin, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm of Unknown Primary Origin, cancer of unknown primary origin, Unknown primary malignant neoplasm, occult primary tumor
Parent(s)
Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm
Children
Carcinosarcoma of Unknown Primary, Melanoma of Unknown Primary, Cancer of Unknown Primary, NOS, and Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
OncoTree Name
Cancer of Unknown Primary
OncoTree Code
CUP

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.