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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2014

A histological surprise: a rare case of myoepithelial tumour of the scrotum and review of literature.

Stephen Obidike, Obinna Nwaeze, Fuad Aftab

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 84% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephen ObidikeDepartment of Surgery, Mallow General Hospital, Mallow, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
Obinna NwaezeDepartment of Surgery, Mallow General Hospital, Mallow, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.
Fuad AftabDepartment of Surgery, Mallow General Hospital, Mallow, County Cork, Republic of Ireland fuad.aftab@hse.ie.
Mallow General Hospital · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A lump in the scrotum is a common presentation in most surgical clinics. However, myoepithelial tumours may not be up on the list of differentials. Although they may look benign, myoepithelial tumours are rare and have malignant potential. Treatment of these tumours involved total excision and adequate follow-up in cases of malignancy. These groups of tumours have not been reported in the scrotum in the past, but their occurrence in the vagina may not come as a surprise bearing in mind the embryonic origin of both organs.

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PMID25084790
PMCPMC4118141
OpenAlexW2123955671

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