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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are no remarkable findings in the [[physical examination]] of CUP patients; the presentation is variable and depends on many factors including the primary tumor's origin and extent of organs involved. | |||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
*There are no remarkable findings in the [[physical examination]] of CUP patients; the presentation is variable and depends on many factors including the primary tumor's origin and extent of [[organs]] involved. | |||
*Usually patients with cancer of unknown origin present with involvement of multiple sites of metastases including bone, lung, liver, and lymph nodes. | |||
*[[Physician|Physicians]] must conduct exhaustive physical examinations including [[head]] and [[neck]], [[skin]], [[genitourinary]], [[breast]], and [[rectal examination]]<nowiki/>s.<ref name="pmid19262901">{{cite journal |vauthors=Varadhachary GR |title=Carcinoma of unknown primary origin |journal=Gastrointest Cancer Res |volume=1 |issue=6 |pages=229–35 |year=2007 |pmid=19262901 |pmc=2631214 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
=== Appearance of the Patient === | |||
* Patients with cancer of unknown primary origin usually appear [[cachexic]].<ref name="pmid19262901" /> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: ; Roukoz A. Karam, M.D.[2]
Overview
There are no remarkable findings in the physical examination of CUP patients; the presentation is variable and depends on many factors including the primary tumor's origin and extent of organs involved.
Physical Examination
- There are no remarkable findings in the physical examination of CUP patients; the presentation is variable and depends on many factors including the primary tumor's origin and extent of organs involved.
- Usually patients with cancer of unknown origin present with involvement of multiple sites of metastases including bone, lung, liver, and lymph nodes.
- Physicians must conduct exhaustive physical examinations including head and neck, skin, genitourinary, breast, and rectal examinations.[1]