Adenocarcinoma of Unknown Origin

Editorial Notes1 October 1979Adenocarcinoma of Unknown OriginCHARLES G. MOERTEL, M.D.CHARLES G. MOERTEL, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-91-4-646 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA frequently encountered and challenging clincial problem is that of the patient presenting with evidence of metastatic disease but with no clinically apparent primary site. If biopsy of distant metastasis reveals adenocarcinoma, one must assume that it represents advanced cancer not curable by present methods. Under these circumstances, is a search for the primary tumor no more than a nonproductive academic exercise?This question was recently addressed by the oncology group at the Ludwig Institute, Sydney, Australia, in a review of records of 87 patients who presented with metastatic adenocarcinoma with the primary site undetected by history, physical examination, and...References1. STEWARTTATTERSALLWOODSFOX JMRR: Unknown primary adenocarcinoma: incidence of overinvestigation and national history. Brit Med J. 1979;1:1530-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MOERTELREITEMEIERSCHUTTHAHN CRAR: Treatment of the patient with adenocarcinoma of unknown origin. Cancer 1972;20:1469-72. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Oncology Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByMétastase cérébrale d'une tumeur bronchopulmonaire « fantôme »Management of long-bone metastases: a surgical perspectiveLes carcinomes de primitif inconnuEvaluation of the Patient With Carcinoma of Unknown Origin Metastatic to BoneSkeletal metastases of unknown origin. A prospective study of a diagnostic strategy.Skeletal metastasis from occult carcinomaEVALUATION, PROGNOSIS, AND MEDICAL TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS OF METASTATIC BONE TUMORSAdenocarcinoma of Unknown Primary Site with Bone Marrow and Orbital Metastases Suggestive of a Prostatic OriginMetastatic adenocarcinoma to the neck from an unknown primary sourceCutaneous metastasis from papillary carcinoma of the thyroid glandMetastatic inguinal nodes from an unknown primary neoplasm. A review of 56 casesFiberoptic Bronchoscopy and Pleural Effusion of Unknown OriginThe search for the primary tumor in patients with skeletal metastases of unknown originTransient Diabetes, Cysts but No AdenopathyCarcinoma of unknown primary siteMetastatic malignant disease of unknown originProstatic cancer presenting as metastatic adenocarcinoma of undetermined origin: Immunodiagnosis by prostatic acid phosphataseThe CUP syndrome (carcinoma unknown primary)Bronchial adenocarcinoma: The value of attempts to exclude other primary tumors for randomized studies in an epidemiologic materialMetastatic Adenocarcinomas of Unknown Primary Site 1 October 1979Volume 91, Issue 4Page: 646-647KeywordsAdenocarcinomaBiopsyExercise Issue Published: 1 October 1979 PDF DownloadLoading ...