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ArticleBMJ case reports2017

Cervical spinal glioblastoma multiforme in the elderly.

Dmitri Shastin, Ryan K Mathew, Azzam Ismail, Gerry Towns

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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 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Influence of treatment modalities on survival and progression free survival in primary spinal cord glioblastoma: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dmitri ShastinDepartment of Neurosurgery, Cardiff University, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3937-3675
Ryan K MathewDepartment of Neurosurgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK.
Azzam IsmailDepartment of Pathology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK.
Gerry TownsDepartment of Neurosurgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · GBUniversity Hospital of Wales · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is uncommon, and its diagnosis may be challenging. This is especially true in the elderly population. Best management strategy remains to be defined. The purpose of this report is to document this rare condition, increase awareness (as a potential differential diagnosis) and propose treatment options in the elderly; a review of the relevant literature is included. A biopsy may be beneficial in given circumstances as cervical spinal GBM carries a better prognosis compared with intramedullary metastasis.

Indexed as

Cervical VertebraeAgedDiagnosis, DifferentialGlioblastomaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMuscle WeaknessSpinal Cord Neoplasmscancer interventionCNS cancerneurooncologyneurosurgeryspinal cord

Identifiers

PMID28611074
PMCPMC5534915
OpenAlexW2625953452

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Registered trials

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