| dc.creator | Dougherty, Alleyna | |
| dc.creator | Moore, Lauren | |
| dc.creator | Atkins, Lori | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-09-25T21:35:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-09-25T21:35:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 9/1/2023 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad497 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/65937 | |
| dc.description | Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is a heterogeneous group of metastatic tumors in the absence of a clinically identifiable site. We describe the case of a 66-year-old female with an extensive history of non-specific imaging concerning for malignancy who did not undergo further workup and in whom a diagnosis of CUP was made. The patient initially presented to her specialist with concern of right leg pain. Imaging at that time was concerning for a progressive malignant process. Given this, the patient was referred urgently for surgery. Final surgical pathology and breast prognostic panel were consistent with metastatic breast carcinoma at that time. Follow-up imaging performed 1-week postoperatively did not show suspicious findings in either breast, further supporting a diagnosis of CUP. To this end, we highlight the importance of follow-up imaging but recognize the challenges facing healthcare professionals in navigating the ethical principles of nonmalificience and beneficence in diagnostic workup. | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) | |
| dc.source | JOURNAL OF SURGICAL CASE REPORTS | |
| dc.title | Metastatic osseous disease of unknown primary origin: a case report and review of literature | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.rights.license | CC BY-NC 4.0 | |
| local.college | Burnett School of Medicine | |
| local.department | Burnett School of Medicine | |
| local.persons | Dougherty, Moore, Atkins (SOM) | |
