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ArticleCureus2016

Ewing Sarcoma of the Pelvis with an Atypical Radiographic Appearance: A Mimicker of Non-malignant Etiologies.

Miguel Flores, Anthony Caram, Edward Derrick, John D Reith, Laura Bancroft, Kurt Scherer

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Article in Cureus, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pelvic Ewing Sarcoma: The Great Mimicker.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2023
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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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Miguel FloresDiagnostic Radiology, Florida Hospital-Orlando.
Anthony CaramCollege of Medicine, UCF College of Medicine.
Edward DerrickDiagnostic Radiology, Florida Hospital-Orlando.
John D ReithPathology, University of Florida.
Laura BancroftDiagnostic Radiology, Florida Hospital-Orlando.
Kurt SchererDiagnostic Radiology, Florida Hospital-Orlando.
AdventHealth Orlando · USFlorida College · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ewing sarcoma (ES) is a primary malignant bone tumor which most commonly arises in children and young adults. The common clinical presentation with ES includes nighttime pain or pain related to activity, though patients may also present with a combination of localized swelling, a palpable mass, pathologic fracture, and constitutional symptoms. Clinical diagnosis may be delayed when a patient presents with clinical or imaging findings that overlap with non-malignant etiologies, such as fibrous dysplasia (FD) or osteomyelitis. Furthermore, multimodality imaging, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear medicine may prove inconclusive in particular cases. Suspicion for malignancy should not be overlooked. A biopsy must be considered, unless the diagnosis is evident, such as a clinical response to antibiotics in the setting of osteomyelitis.

Indexed as

bone tumorewing sarcomafibrous dysplasiaosteomyelitispathologypediatricpediatric radiologypediatric tumors

Identifiers

PMID27774356
PMCPMC5071172
OpenAlexW2520647808

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