Do you mean a carcinoma of unknown primary location? If so, that means the cancer was found in an unusual space, and doesn't quite match up. For instance, one case for an oncologist consisted of the patient having what appeared to be colon cancer cells in a breast lump. That's confusing, and even all the stains in the world can't prove that it's breast cancer or colon cancer. In other words, the cancer started somewhere else, but they're not sure where, because it spread somewhere unusual and doesn't look like a cancer typically found in the site where it was found. It especially gets confusing where, in this patient's case, there was no evidence of colon cancer.
I hope that helps.
2007-11-10 07:41:28
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answered by SapphireTigress 4
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