RT Book, Section
A1 Spigel, David R.
A1 Greco, F. Anthony
A2 Boyiadzis, Michael M.
A2 Fojo, Tito
SR Print(0)
ID 1187880839
T1 Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
T2 Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 3e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260117400
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187880839
RD 2024/04/20
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  American  Cancer  Society.  Cancer  Facts  &  Figures  2013  Greco  FA,  Hainsworth  JD.  In:  DeVita  VT  Jr  et  al,  editors.  Cancer:  Principles  &  Practice  of  Oncology,  10th  ed.  Philadelphia:  Wolters  Kluwer;  2015:1720–1737Hainsworth  JD  et  al.  J  Clin  Oncol  1991;9:1931–1938Hainsworth  JD,  Greco  FA.  N  Engl  J  Med  1993;329:257–263