Head and Neck Carcinoma of Unknown Primary

Preferred Label : Head and Neck Carcinoma of Unknown Primary;

NCIt synonyms : Head and Neck CUP;

NCIt definition : A carcinoma that has metastasized to the head and neck region from an unknown primary anatomic site. Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the neck lymph nodes accounts for the vast majority of these lesions.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL971048;

Details

Origin ID

C162595;

UMLS CUI

C5206676;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Malignant Stromal Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Smooth Muscle Cell [NCIt concept]
False automatic mappings
- rotator cuff [MeSH Descriptor]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
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- CTRP Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
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- Eye [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Carcinomatous Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Epithelial Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Metastatic Lesion [NCIt concept]
- Primary Site Unknown [NCIt concept]
- Rare Lesion [NCIt concept]
- Secondary Lesion [NCIt concept]
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- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]

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