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ArticleBMJ case reports2017

Mediastinal seminoma presenting with superior vena cava syndrome.

Amanda Wanous, Ian R McPhail, J Fernando Quevedo, Nicole P Sandhu

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2017. 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
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Primary Extramedullary, Extradural Cervical Spine Seminoma.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Amanda WanousMayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Ian R McPhailDepartment of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
J Fernando QuevedoDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Nicole P SandhuDivision of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Mayo Clinic · USMayo Clinic in Florida · USWinnMed · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a rare cause of superior vena cava syndrome (SVC) in a previously healthy male aged 31 years. Malignancy was suspected due to unintentional weight loss and childhood exposure to radioactive fallout from a nuclear facility accident. A very large anterior mediastinal mass was identified and demonstrated to be an extragonadal seminoma. Extragonadal germ cell tumours are rare tumours with a high potential for cardiovascular, pulmonary and vascular sequelae. Studies have documented an increased risk of developing seminoma in patients with radioactive exposure. Chemotherapy was initiated, during which the patient experienced progressive and new symptoms, found to be due to extensive thromboembolic disease, which responded well to anticoagulation. Seventy-two months after completing chemotherapy, without need for surgical management, he remains free of the disease.

Indexed as

AdultAnticoagulantsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansIncidenceMaleMediastinal NeoplasmsNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalRadioactive FalloutSeminomaSuperior Vena Cava SyndromeThromboembolismTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeAnticoagulantsRadioactive Falloutcancer interventioncancer - see oncology

Identifiers

PMID28596199
PMCPMC5534895
OpenAlexW2624136157

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