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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Delayed diagnosis of dermal leiomyosarcoma mimicking keloid scar.

Aseel Sleiwah, Aoibhinn Clinton, Kevin Herbert

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Aseel SleiwahPlastic Surgery Unit, The Ulster Hospital, Belfast, UK.
Aoibhinn ClintonHistopathology department, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK.
Kevin HerbertPlastic Surgery Unit, The Ulster Hospital, Belfast, UK.
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust · GBUlster Hospital · GBYahoo (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 43-year-old man developed an abnormal scar 6 months following excision of a leiomyoma from his left shoulder. The scar was elevated, irregular in shape, pink-red in colour, hard in consistency and it was extending beyond the margins of the original wound. A diagnosis of a keloid scar was considered and the patient was managed as such. He underwent a planned procedure for intralesional excision of the keloid scar. The histopathological examination showed a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma. This case report presents a delayed diagnosis of dermal leiomyosarcoma mimicking a keloid scar. The patient subsequently underwent wider excision of the tumour with curative intention.

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AdultCicatrixDelayed DiagnosisDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansKeloidLeiomyomaLeiomyosarcomaMaleShoulderSkin NeoplasmsSurgical Wounddermatologypathologyplastic and reconstructive surgery

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PMID29374640
PMCPMC5786951
OpenAlexW2784604705

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