Prognostic impact of presumed breast or ovarian cancer among patients with unfavorable-subset cancer of unknown primary site.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The clinical utility and prognostic impact of presumed primary breast or ovarian cancer among patients with an unfavorable subset of cancer of unknown primary site (CUP) remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the clinical relevance of the presumed primary site of CUP and the clinical outcome of site-specific therapy based on such presumptions.

Methods

Patients referred to our center who were diagnosed with unfavorable-subset CUP and treated between April 2007 and March 2015 were enrolled in this study. Data were collected retrospectively from the hospital database and electronic medical records. Presumptive primary breast or ovarian cancer was based on histological and immunohistochemical analyses and metastatic patterns. The outcomes of patients with unfavorable-s

SUBMITTER: Kodaira M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5809895 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature