Abstract:Objective We estimated the frequency of occult gynecologic primary tumours (gpts) in patients with metastatic cancer from an uncertain primary and evaluated the effect on disease management and overall survival (os).
MethodsWe used Manitoba administrative health databases to identify all patients initially diagnosed with metastatic cancer during 2002−2011. We defined patients as having an "occult" primary tumour if the primary was classified at least 6 months after the initial diagnosis. Otherwise, we consider… Show more
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