Does cancer of unknown primary (CUP) truly exist as a distinct cancer entity?

Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) designates an enigmatic cancer entity with histologic confirmation of malignancy from a metastasis but no identifiable primary tumor in spite of a thorough diagnostic work-up. In this review, we discuss the validity of CUP as a distinct cancer entity as well as diagno...

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Hauptverfasser: Bochtler, Tilmann (VerfasserIn) , Krämer, Alwin (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 17 May 2019
In: Frontiers in oncology
Year: 2019, Jahrgang: 9
ISSN:2234-943X
DOI:10.3389/fonc.2019.00402
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2019.00402
Verlag, Volltext: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2019.00402/full
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