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ReviewSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina2013

Indolent systemic mastocytosis limited to the bone: a case report and review of the literature.

Pedro Pinto-Lopes, Francisco Adao Fonseca, Roberto Silva, Pedro von Hafe, Elsa Fonseca

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Review in Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Pedro Pinto-LopesSchool of Medicine of the University of Porto, Portugal. pedro.lopes.md@gmail.com
Francisco Adao Fonseca
Roberto Silva
Pedro von Hafe
Elsa Fonseca
Universidade do Porto · PTHospital de São João · PTInstitut des Sciences Moléculaires · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CONTEXT Systemic mastocytosis is defined as a clonal disorder of mast cells and their precursor cells and is currently classified as a myeloproliferative neoplasm. Its clinical course has a wide spectrum, ranging from indolent disease, with normal life expectancy, to highly aggressive disease, associated with multisystemic involvement and poor overall survival. The aim of this study was to report a case of indolent systemic mastocytosis, focusing on the diagnostic challenges, with a review of the literature. CASE REPORT A 79-year-old Caucasian woman with osteoporosis was evaluated at the Emergency Department because of complaints of low back pain. Before this, she had consulted an orthopedist and had undergone some imaging examinations, namely a bone scan that revealed a "superscan" pattern. Due to her pain complaints and these test results, the patient was admitted to the Department of Internal Medicine. After undergoing several analytical tests and some additional imaging examinations to rule out some important differential diagnoses, she then underwent bone marrow biopsy, which made it possible to identify indolent systemic mastocytosis. CONCLUSION Systemic mastocytosis is a rare entity that is difficult to diagnose. Its symptoms are often unspecific and frequently ignored. Skeletal changes may be the first and only manifestation of the disease and in some cases, like this one, the diagnosis is made only after histological examination. The key point for the diagnosis is to contemplate the possibility of systemic mastocytosis.

Indexed as

AgedBiopsyBone MarrowDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMastocytosis, Systemic

Identifiers

PMID23903270
PMCPMC10852104
OpenAlexW1596257862

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