[Cervical CUP syndrome].

[Cervical CUP syndrome].
Radiologe. 2020 Oct 06;:
Authors: Fries F
Abstract
The term CUP syndrome (cancer of unknown primary) refers to a multifaceted clinical picture in which the affected patients have lymph node and/or distant metastases without the location of the primary tumor being known. The criteria of CUP syndrome are fulfilled if a histologically or cytologically confirmed malignancy is present without a detectable primary tumor after completion of the primary diagnosis. Due to the usually poor prognosis and the manifold appearance, which often does not allow a standardized therapy, cervical CUP syndrome makes specific demands on clinical and imaging diagnostics. Using modern techniques such as positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT), imaging plays a key role in the detection of a possible occult primary tumor as well as in staging and prognosis assessment.
PMID: 33025132 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Der Radiologe - October 6, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Fries F Tags: Radiologe Source Type: research