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Table 2 Diagnostic work-up for CCUP patients treated in our institution between 2008 and 2019

From: Radiotherapeutic management of cervical lymph node metastases from an unknown primary site – experiences from a large cohort treated with modern radiation techniques

Diagnostics

n

%

Sonography neck

 no

2

3.4

 yes

53

91.4

 unknown

3

5.2

CT

 no

6

10.3

 head

3

5.2

 head/thorax

45

77.6

 head/thorax/abdomen

4

6.9

Panendoscopy

 no

6

10.3

 yes

52

89.7

GI endoscopy

 no

15

25.9

 yes

42

72.4

 unknown

1

1.7

MRI neck

 no

32

55.2

 yes

25

43.1

 unknown

1

1.7

PET-CT

 no

28

48.3

 yes

30

51.7

Neck dissection

 no

13

22.4

 neck dissection unilateral

23

39.7

 neck dissection bilateral

15

25.9

 others1

7

12.1

Tonsillectomy

vno

17

29.3

 yes

37

63.8

 unknown

4

6.9

  1. 1sampling, lymph node extirpation