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ReviewSurgical oncology clinics of North America2017

Diagnosis and Diagnostic Imaging of Anal Canal Cancer.

Kristen K Ciombor, Randy D Ernst, Gina Brown

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In one paragraph

Review in Surgical oncology clinics of North America, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Anal metastasis in esophageal cancer: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2024
    Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Follow-up imaging of anal cancer after treatment.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2023
    Review
  8. Anal Cancer: The Past, Present and Future.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023
    Review
  9. Article
  10. Article
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

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kristen K CiomborDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, A445A Starling Loving Hall, 320 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Electronic address: Kristen.ciombor@osumc.edu.
Randy D ErnstDivision of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1473, PO Box 301402, Houston, TX 77230-1402, USA.
Gina BrownDepartment of Radiology, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK.
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust · GBThe Ohio State University · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Vanderbilt Clinical Oncology Research Career Development ProgramK12CA090625 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Debra L. Friedman, Paula Jill Hurley · 2001 to 2026
$16.9M
NCI NIH HHS K12 CA090625
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anal canal cancer is an uncommon malignancy but one that is often curable with optimal therapy. Owing to its unique location, histology, risk factors, and usual presentation, a careful diagnostic approach is warranted. This approach includes an excellent history and physical examination, including digital rectal examination, laboratory data, and comprehensive imaging. Anal cancer staging and formulation of a treatment plan depends on accurate imaging data. Modern radiographic techniques have improved staging quality and accuracy, and a thorough knowledge of anal anatomy is paramount to the optimal multidisciplinary treatment of this disease.

Indexed as

Anal CanalAnus NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Squamous CellDiagnostic ImagingEndosonographyHumansNeoplasm StagingReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and Specificity18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyAnal canal cancerAnoscopyEndoanal ultrasoundMagnetic resonance imaging

Identifiers

PMID27889036
PMCPMC10174401
OpenAlexW2552171766

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