[Case of a Patient with Cancer of Unknown Primary in the Poor Prognosis Group Who Had a Experienced a Beneficial Treatment Course].

A 47-year-old woman with general malaise and abdominal pain presented with multiple liver tumors and lymph node metastasis. She was diagnosed with small cell carcinoma on the basis of a lymph node biopsy; however, the primary lesion was not identified. Finally, we diagnosed her with cancer of unknown primary lesion and placed her in the poor prognosis group. Although her general condition was poor, she experienced a relatively good response to treatment for small cell carcinoma.