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ArticleCanadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada

An extramedullary plasmacytoma in the testicle: A case report and review of the literature.

Kathy Lue, Justin B Emtage, Maria Ana Pariñas, Jasreman Dhillon, Julio Pow-Sang

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Article in Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Bilateral synchronous plasmacytoma of the testis.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2016
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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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kathy LueUniversity of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa, FL;
Justin B EmtageDepartment of Urology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL;
Maria Ana PariñasDepartment of Nursing, Florida Hospital Tampa, Tampa, FL;
Jasreman DhillonDepartment of Anatomic Pathology, Genitourinary, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL;
Julio Pow-SangDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.
Moffitt Cancer Center · USUniversity of South Florida · USAdventHealth Tampa · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a rare case of testicular extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) in a 43-year-old man with multiple myeloma and diffuse systemic involvement refractory to chemotherapy. Multiple myeloma is typically found within the bone marrow and rarely involves other organs and sites. EMPs are most frequently associated with the head and neck region, but in rare cases testicular involvement have been seen. These mimic other causes of testicular swelling and therefore require a full diagnostic workup and management similar to that of any scrotal pathology. Radical inguinal orchiectomy is the treatment of choice with the addition of adjunct or salvage radiation therapy if necessary. The prognosis with these lesions is poor and in cases of primary testicular plasmacytoma, progression to multiple myeloma is likely.

Identifiers

PMID26085896
PMCPMC4455656
OpenAlexW1971311217

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