Cancer of unknown primary origin MRI

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

Overview

There are no MRI findings associated with cancer of unknown primary origin.

MRI

There are no MRI findings associated with cancer of unknown primary origin. However, a breast MRI may be helpful in the detection of the tumor’s primary origin in females with isolated axillary lymphadenopathy and suspected primary breast carcinoma.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Olson JA, Morris EA, Van Zee KJ, Linehan DC, Borgen PI (2000). “Magnetic resonance imaging facilitates breast conservation for occult breast cancer”. Ann Surg Oncol. 7 (6): 411–5. PMID 10894136.
↑ Fizazi K, Greco FA, Pavlidis N, Daugaard G, Oien K, Pentheroudakis G; et al. (2015). “Cancers of unknown primary site: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up”. Ann Oncol. 26 Suppl 5: v133–8. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdv305. PMID 26314775.

[pmid10894136-1] Olson JA, Morris EA, Van Zee KJ, Linehan DC, Borgen PI (2000). “Magnetic resonance imaging facilitates breast conservation for occult breast cancer”. Ann Surg Oncol. 7 (6): 411–5. PMID 10894136.

[pmid26314775-2] Fizazi K, Greco FA, Pavlidis N, Daugaard G, Oien K, Pentheroudakis G; et al. (2015). “Cancers of unknown primary site: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up”. Ann Oncol. 26 Suppl 5: v133–8. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdv305. PMID 26314775.

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