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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Cancer of unknown primary is a diagnosis of exclusion; hence, all other differentials in addition to primary tumor location must be ruled out prior to [[Diagnosis WikiDoc|diagnosis]]. | |||
==Differentiating Cancer of Unknown Primary Origin from Other Diseases== | ==Differentiating Cancer of Unknown Primary Origin from Other Diseases== | ||
*Cancer of unknown primary is a diagnosis of exclusion; hence, all other differentials in addition to primary tumor location must be ruled out prior to [[Diagnosis WikiDoc|diagnosis]]. | *Cancer of unknown primary is a diagnosis of exclusion; hence, all other differentials in addition to primary tumor location must be ruled out prior to [[Diagnosis WikiDoc|diagnosis]]. | ||
*Cancer of unknown primary origin must be differentiated from other diseases that cause sudden [[weight-loss]], [[Fatigue (medical)|fatigue]], and [[loss of appetite]], such as:<ref name="pmid19262901" /> | *Cancer of unknown primary origin must be differentiated from other diseases that cause sudden [[weight-loss]], [[Fatigue (medical)|fatigue]], and [[loss of appetite]], such as:<ref name="pmid19262901">{{cite journal| author=Varadhachary GR| title=Carcinoma of unknown primary origin. | journal=Gastrointest Cancer Res | year= 2007 | volume= 1 | issue= 6 | pages= 229-35 | pmid=19262901 | doi= | pmc=2631214 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19262901 }} </ref> | ||
:*[[Incidentaloma]] | :*[[Incidentaloma]] | ||
:*[[Anemia]] | :*[[Anemia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:04, 27 February 2019
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: , Roukoz A. Karam, M.D.[2]
Overview
Cancer of unknown primary is a diagnosis of exclusion; hence, all other differentials in addition to primary tumor location must be ruled out prior to diagnosis.
Differentiating Cancer of Unknown Primary Origin from Other Diseases
- Cancer of unknown primary is a diagnosis of exclusion; hence, all other differentials in addition to primary tumor location must be ruled out prior to diagnosis.
- Cancer of unknown primary origin must be differentiated from other diseases that cause sudden weight-loss, fatigue, and loss of appetite, such as:[1]