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ArticleCase reports in dermatology2014

Localized Epidermal Cysts as a Radiation Recall Phenomenon in a Melanoma Patient Treated with Radiotherapy and the BRAF Inhibitor Vemurafenib.

Carine Houriet, Natalie D Klass, Helmut Beltraminelli, Luca Borradori, Patrick A Oberholzer

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Article in Case reports in dermatology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carine HourietDepartment of Dermatology, Inselspital, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland.
Natalie D KlassDepartment of Radiotherapy, Inselspital, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland.
Helmut BeltraminelliDepartment of Dermatology, Inselspital, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland.
Luca BorradoriDepartment of Dermatology, Inselspital, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland.
Patrick A OberholzerDepartment of Dermatology, Inselspital, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland.
University of Bern · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BRAF inhibitors are broadly used for metastatic melanoma with BRAF mutations. Their use results in various cutaneous side effects, such as the development of keratoacanthomas and squamous cell carcinomas. We report a patient with metastatic melanoma treated with vemurafenib who developed dozens of histologically confirmed epidermal cysts within 2 months after initiation of vemurafenib administration. The cystic lesions were observed only in the localized area where a large exophytic melanoma tumor mass had been previously irradiated. Localized epidermal cysts may constitute an unusual radiation recall reaction in patients treated with BRAF inhibitors.

Indexed as

BRAF inhibitorEpidermal cystsMelanomaRadiotherapySide effectVemurafenib

Identifiers

PMID25408648
PMCPMC4209266
OpenAlexW1995903912

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