Role of F-18 FDG PET/CT to Identify Potential Primary Lesion in Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site (CUPS)
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Carcinoma of unknown primary is a clinical state of presenting illness where there is confirmed presence of metastatic disease and primary tumor is not identified. Between 2 to 5 % of all carcinoma patients are diagnosed with carcinoma of an unknown primary tumor The criteria for term CUPS is a histopathologically proven malignancy for which the anatomic primary is not known after detail evaluation of the patient’s history, physical examination, biochemistry, chest radiographs, computed tomography of the chest, abdomen and pelvis, mammography (in females) and serum prostate specific antigen (in males). 1
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Sumit Agarwal
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