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. 2017 Dec 11;20(1):89–96. doi: 10.1007/s12094-017-1807-y

Table 2.

Proportional distribution according to occult primary site

Analysis of 12 postmortem cohort studies (1944–2000), primary tumor site was identified in 644 (73%) out of 884 patients [5]
Lung 27% Colorectal 7%
Pancreas 24% Genital tract 7%
Liver or bile duct 8% Stomach 6%
Kidney or adrenal 8% Unknown 27%