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ReviewMedicine2017

Hormone therapy as a management strategy for lung metastasis after 5 years of endometrial cancer: A case report and literature review.

Huifang Zhao, Yushuang Yao, Hongjuan Yang, Dehua Ma, Aiping Chen

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Review in Medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Huifang ZhaoDepartment of Gynecology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, PR China.
Yushuang Yao
Hongjuan Yang
Dehua Ma
Aiping Chen
Qingdao University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleEndometrial cancer patients with lung metastases are rare, and more rarely with long-term management of progesterone after recurrence. PATIENT CONCERNS: Informed consent of the patients and their families. DIAGNOSES: Endometrial cancer (IVB) (Refer to 2009 FIGO stag of endometrial cancer).

interventionsthe patient was treated with Megestrol Acetate Dispersible Tablets (trade name Yilizhi), 160 mg, orally, once daily, without interruption. OUTCOMES: The patient has been treated with progesterone therapy for stable conditions and her survival time is already roughly a decade (December 2006-October 2016). LESSONS: Hormone therapy may as a long-term management for hormone receptor-positive patients with recurrent endometrial cancer.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaAdministration, OralAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBiopsy, NeedleEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHysterectomyImmunohistochemistryLung NeoplasmsMegestrolMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalMegestrol

Identifiers

PMID29390473
PMCPMC5758175
OpenAlexW2930692725

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