Neoplasms, Unknown Primary
"Neoplasms, Unknown Primary" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Metastases in which the tissue of origin is unknown.
| Descriptor ID |
D009382
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.697.650.895 C23.550.727.650.895
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| Concept/Terms |
Neoplasms, Unknown Primary- Neoplasms, Unknown Primary
- Occult Primary Neoplasms
- Neoplasms, Occult Primary
- Neoplasm, Occult Primary
- Occult Primary Neoplasm
- Primary Neoplasm, Occult
- Primary Neoplasms, Occult
- Unknown Primary Neoplasms
- Neoplasm, Unknown Primary
- Primary Neoplasm, Unknown
- Primary Neoplasms, Unknown
- Unknown Primary Neoplasm
Unknown Primary Tumors- Unknown Primary Tumors
- Primary Tumor, Unknown
- Primary Tumors, Unknown
- Tumor, Unknown Primary
- Tumors, Unknown Primary
- Unknown Primary Tumor
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neoplasms, Unknown Primary" by people in Profiles.
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Slowly progressive facial paralysis: Intraneural squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary. Am J Otolaryngol. 2019 Jan - Feb; 40(1):129-131.
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Concurrent chemoradiotherapy for N2 or N3 squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck from an occult primary. Ann Oncol. 2003 Aug; 14(8):1306-11.
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and bone marrow necrosis as a complication of gastric neoplasm. Haematologica. 2002 Jan; 87(1):ECR01.