RT Book, Section
A1 Spigel, David R.
A1 Greco, F. Anthony
A2 Boyiadzis, Michael M.
A2 Frame, James N.
A2 Kohler, David R.
A2 Fojo, Tito
SR Print(0)
ID 1128252208
T1 Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
T2 Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071637893
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128252208
RD 2024/04/16
AB EpidemiologyTable  Graphic  Jump  Location|Download  (.pdf)|PrintEpidemiologyIncidence:Unknown✫  (Estimated  at  30,000–45,000  patients/year)Stage  at  PresentationMedian  age:Varies  by  histology  (usually  sixth  decade)Local/regional:90%✫Due  to  patient  heterogeneity  and  tumor  registry  misclassification  Cancer  Facts  and  Figures  2013,  the  America  Cancer  SocietyGreco  FA,  Hainsworth  JD.  In:  DeVita  VT,  Jr,  Hellman  S,  Rosenberg  SA,  eds.  Cancer:  Principles  &  Practice  of  Oncology,  8th  ed.  Lippincott;  2008:2363–2388Hainsworth  JD  et  al.  J  Clin  Oncol  1991;9:1931–1938Hainsworth  JD,  Greco  FA.  N  Engl  J  Med  1993;329:257–263