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ReviewClinical Medicine Insights. Oncology2013

Spinal osteosarcoma.

P Katonis, G Datsis, A Karantanas, A Kampouroglou, S Lianoudakis, S Licoudis, E Papoutsopoulou, K Alpantaki

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In one paragraph

Review in Clinical Medicine Insights. Oncology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Clinical effectiveness of Enneking appropriate versus Enneking inappropriate procedure in patients with primary osteosarcoma of the spine: a systematic review with meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020
    Pooled it
  2. Primary spinal bone sarcomas in Japan: a nationwide comparative analysis of demographic and pathologic features, treatment patterns, and survival.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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  10. Malignant Brain and Spinal Tumors Originating from Bone or Cartilage.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023
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  13. Paraplegia Caused by Multifocal Osteosarcoma With Spinal Lesions.International journal of spine surgery · 2021
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  14. The role of percutaneous transarterial embolization in the management of spinal bone tumors: a literature review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

P KatonisDepartment of Orthopaedics, University Hospital, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
G Datsis
A Karantanas
A Kampouroglou
S Lianoudakis
S Licoudis
E Papoutsopoulou
K Alpantaki
University of Crete · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although osteosarcoma represents the second most common primary bone tumor, spinal involvement is rare, accounting for 3%-5% of all osteosarcomas. The most frequent symptom of osteosarcoma is pain, which appears in almost all patients, whereas more than 70% exhibit neurologic deficit. At a molecular level, it is a tumor of great genetic complexity and several genetic disorders have been associated with its appearance. Early diagnosis and careful surgical staging are the most important factors in accomplishing sufficient management. Even though overall prognosis remains poor, en-block tumor removal combined with adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy is currently the treatment of choice. This paper outlines histopathological classification, epidemiology, diagnostic procedures, and current concepts of management of spinal osteosarcoma.

Indexed as

imaging/diagnosisosteosarcomaprimary tumorsspine

Identifiers

PMID24179411
PMCPMC3813616
OpenAlexW4236473576

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.