Treatment of Untreated Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary

Untreated metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary means that a patient is newly diagnosed and has not been treated, except to relieve signs and symptoms caused by the cancer. For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.

Treatment of untreated metastatic squamous neck cancer with occult primary may include the following:

• Radiation therapy.
• Surgery.
• Radiation therapy followed by surgery.
• A clinical trial of chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy.
• A clinical trial of chemotherapy given at the same time as hyperfractionated radiation therapy.
• Clinical trials of new treatments.

Use our clinical trial search to find NCI-supported cancer clinical trials that are accepting patients. You can search for trials based on the type of cancer, the age of the patient, and where the trials are being done. General information about clinical trials is also available.