title: [Fever of unknown origin having a neoplastic etiology].
abstract: Fifty three patients having fever of unknown origin according to the criterion of Petersdorf and Beeson were studied. Malignant tumors were found to be the cause in 21 per 100 of the cases. The authors indicate the time required to make an etiologic diagnosis, and the procedures employed for it.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Fiebre de origen desconocido de etiología neoplásica.