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Table 4 Therapies administered for clinically occult 36 PTs with neck node metastasis

From: Impact of 3T multiparametric MRI and FDG-PET-CT in the evaluation of occult primary cancer with cervical node metastasis

Tumor sites

RT

RT+ ND

CT

CT + RND

CRT

CRT + ND

MND

Sum

+ Primary Tumor resection

Nasopharynx

    

3

  

3

 

Mesopharynx

1

    

2

 

3

1 tumor resection

Base of tongue

     

2b

 

2

 

Palatine tonsil

    

1

1

 

2

1 tonsillectomy

Hypopharynx

  

1 +

  

1

 

2

 

Larynx

    

1

  

1

 

Parotis

    

1

  

1

parotidectomy

Neck soft tissue

     

1

 

1

tumor resection

Lung

    

1

  

1

lobectomy

Breast

  

1

    

1

 

Colon / sigma

    

1

  

1

 

Final CUP

2

3a

 

1

4

7b

1++

18

 
 

3

3

2

1

12

14

1

36

 
  1. In one patient the lymph node cytology was false positive proven by the further examinations. One patient refused the treatment
  2. CUP cancer of unknown primary, ND neck dissection, RND radical ND, MND modified ND, SND selective ND, RT radiotherapy, CT chemotherapy, CRT chemoradiotherapy
  3. a1 RND, 1 SND, 1 MND + patient refused RT
  4. b1 MND other RND ++ wait and see follow up