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