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Head and Neck Carcinoma of Unknown Primary · CancerIndex

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Head and Neck Carcinoma of Unknown Primary

Subtype

Head and Neck Carcinoma of Unknown Primary

CI-CAN-00002805Explore in graph →

10 active trials

NCIt: C162595

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics
Variants & evidence
Drugs
Trials16
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness2 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (no data yet)
Survival (no data yet)
Trials (data present)
Literature (data present)
Genomics (no data yet)
Evidence (no data yet)
Therapies (no data yet)

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A carcinoma that has metastasized to the head and neck region from an unknown primary anatomic site. Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the neck lymph nodes accounts for the vast majority of these lesions.

Definition text as published by ncit-evsProvenance

Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Dataset: NCI Thesaurus
Version: 26.08e
Retrieved: Sep 8, 2026
Layer: raw (as published)
Evidence: expert curation
License: CC BY 4.0
Run: ING-NCITEVS-20260908-000001

Open at source Curated

Data updated 22 days agoSource updated 26.08e

Taxonomy

Position in the hierarchies

Several hierarchies coexist; edges are listed per hierarchy type with their source.

Parents

ncit

Carcinoma of Unknown PrimaryHistology

Children (1)

ncit

Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary2 sub

3 descendants in total; counters on this page aggregate over all of them.

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Head and NeckC12418

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00002805
Entity type: Subtype
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 5
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active): 16 / 10

Publications (all / 5y)

35 / 20

Evidence items

0

Genes / variants

0 / 0

Drugs (any / approved)

0 / 0

Genomic cohorts

0

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 19 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (1)

Head and Neck CUPsynonym · NCIt

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Key figures

At a glance

Each figure carries its unit, period and source; ranks link to "Why this rank?".

No registry-level ancestor: burden figures are published for the mutually exclusive top-level site groups only, and this entity does not descend from one. Global figures (IARC / GLOBOCAN) stay under license review and SEER awaits credentials.

Active trials10countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #594 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials6countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #545 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items0countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputednot in a current ranking snapshot
Publications, last 12 months5countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #1263 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts0countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputednot in a current ranking snapshot

Data updated 19 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: none · counters aggregate over descendants