Carcinoma of an Unknown Primary Site provides expert recommendations and research on carcinoma of an unknown primary site (CUP).

Features:

• Features a series of 10 clinical cases that include both common and unusual presentations of carcinomas of an unknown primary
• Contains clear care guidelines for cancer physicians treating patients with CUP
• Reviews the utilization and impact of chemotherapy in the care of CUP patients
• Considers the surgical management of CUP
• Presents international perspectives from professionals at varied institutions to provide a balanced overview each subject discussed in the text

Contents

1. Several Things We Know for Sure
2. Paraclinic Investigations in CUPs: What Shall We Do and When Shall We Stop to Seek the Primary
3. Prognostic Factors in CUPs: Their Use in Clinical Trials and in the Practice
4. Chemotherapy: Is it a Standard Treatment in CUPs
5. Is There Any Standard Regimen
6. Currently Ongoing Trials
7. Local Treatments in CUPS: Is it Relevant
8. The Biology of CUPs: The Little We Know
9. The Importance of Learning More
10. Clinical Cases of CUPs

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