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Cancers of unknown primary origin (CUP) are characterized by chromosomal instability (CIN) compared to metastasis of know origin

Jonas Vikeså, Anne Kirstine Hundahl Møller, Bogumił Kaczkowski, Rehannah Borup, Ole Winther, Ricardo Henao, Anders Krogh, Katharina Perell, Flemming Jensen, Gedske Daugaard,

BMC Cancer · 2015 · 47 citations · 32 references

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CIN may account for the uncommon clinical presentation, chemoresistance and poor outcome in patients with CUP and warrant selective diagnostic strategies and treatment.

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