title: [Unknown primary tumour--diagnostic strategies and treatment].
abstract: Unknown primary tumour (UPT) is defined as a histologically confirmed metastatic malignancy for which no primary site has been detected. It accounts for approximately 3-5% of all malignant neoplasms. UPT represents a group of heterogeneous cancers with rapid progression and random, atypical metastases. This article describes the diagnostic strategies, treatment, prognosis and survival of patients with UPT.
authors.affiliation: Onkologisk Klinik, Finsencentret 5073, Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 København Ø. anne.kirstine.moeller@rh.regionh.dk
authors.forename: Anne Kirstine Hundahl
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Møller
authors.forename: Maria Gry
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gundgaard
authors.forename: Bodil Laub
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Gedske
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Daugaard
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor