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Cancer of unknown primary origin


Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Roukoz A. Karam, M.D.[2], Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [3]

Synonyms and keywords: Occult cancer; CUP; Metastases of unknown primary origin; Unknown primary origin neoplasm; Cancers of unknown primary site; Neoplasms of unknown primary site; Carcinoma of unknown primary; Cancer of unknown origin; Cancer of unknown primary; Unknown primary tumors; UPT; Metastatic malignant neoplasms

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Treatment

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