Clinical presentations of metastatic carcinomas of unknown origin / Pascal Sève -- Paraneoplastic syndromes associated with MCUOs / Marieke T. De Graaf [and others] -- Histology and cytopathology / Mark R. Wick and Lisa A. Cerilli -- Electron microscopy / Mark R. Wick -- Immunohistology / Rohit Bhargava, Mark R. Wick, and David J. Dabbs -- Serum tumor markers / George Pentheroudakis and Nicholas Pavlidis -- Tissue microarrays and gene chips / Jeffrey S. Ross and Abhijit Mazumder -- Endoscopic evaluation of the head and neck / James F. Reibel -- Endoscopic evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract / Henry C. Ho, Michel Kahaleh, and Vanessa M. Shami -- Radiological assessments / Anders E. Sundin and Åke Berglund -- Chemotherapy / Nicholas Pavlidis -- Surgical therapy for metastatic carcinomas of unknown origin / Perry Shen [and others] -- Postmortem validation studies of carcinomas of unknown origin / Katherine Chorneyko.
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Metastatic Carcinomas of Unknown Origin, by Mark R. Wick, MD, is the first comprehensive, fully illustrated discussion of the clinical features, pathologic attributes, and treatment approaches of metastatic carcinomas of unknown origin (MCUOs). More than 30,000 cases of MCUOs are identified in the United States each year, and since treatment plans for tumors are predicated largely on their primary sites, management can be especially difficult. This unique text provides a framework for approaching these complex issues, with contributions from international experts in the field of MCUOs. T.