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ArticleRadiology case reports2010

Spindle-cell sarcoma of the popliteal fossa mimicking a benign vascular lesion.

Lavi Nissim, Lorraine Mackstaller, Jody Hooten, Kambiz Motamedi, Ana Graham, Mihra Taljanovic

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2010. 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
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lavi Nissim
Lorraine Mackstaller
Jody Hooten
Kambiz Motamedi
Ana Graham
Mihra Taljanovic
University of Arizona · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spindle-cell sarcomas are a group of aggressive malignant soft-tissue tumors with diverse clinical presentations. While some of these tumors may represent de novo malignant transformation of benign entities, others may present with a long indolent course before their invasive nature is apparent. We report the case of a previously healthy 73-year-old female with spindle-cell sarcoma of the left popliteal fossa who initially presented with a painless mass of several months' duration. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggested a benign vascular lesion/venous angioma, but after the patient's clinical course changed, repeat MRI 18 months later was consistent with an infiltrative soft-tissue malignancy/sarcoma. Excisional biopsy revealed a stage II spindle-cell sarcoma. The patient then underwent radiotherapy and subsequent above-the-knee amputation. Three years following the amputation, the patient is free of local tumor recurrence or metastatic disease.

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Identifiers

PMID27307844
PMCPMC4898174
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