Open Access<p>The impact of the patient’s condition, diagnostic procedures and treatment on the survival of carcinoma of unknown primary site patients</p>
Author(s) -
Karolina Dorobisz,
Iwona Włodarska−Polińska,
Katarzyna Pazdro-Zastawny,
T. Rutkowski,
Piotr Pałka,
Tomasz Dworzecki,
Tomasz Zatoński
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s204346
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoma , oncology
Carcinoma of unknown primary site (CUP) refers to 1-5% of all head and neck neoplasms. Very often, the primary site remains difficult to determine. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most frequent histopathological type diagnosed in the head and neck region. According to statistics, a primary site is usually located in the oropharynx.