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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2018

Tonsillar Small Cell Carcinoma: Potential Contribution of Human Papillomavirus.

Roger A Fecher, Brittany A Leader, Yash Patil, Randall Butler

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Article in The American journal of 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
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Roger A FecherMedical Scientist Training Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Brittany A LeaderDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Yash PatilDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Randall ButlerDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
University of Cincinnati Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma (SmCC) is a relatively rare clinical entity constituting only 2.5-5% of SmCCs. Recently, evidence has emerged that high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) might play an etiologic role in oropharyngeal SmCC, similar to squamous cell carcinoma. CASE REPORT Here, we present a case of tonsillar SmCC that presented as combined SmCC-squamous cell carcinoma in a cervical lymph node, raising the possibility that the SmCC-component represents disease progression. CONCLUSIONS This case lends further support to the importance of HPV in the development of oropharyngeal SmCC and suggests a mechanism of disease progression.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Small CellCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleHumansLymphatic MetastasisLymph NodesMiddle AgedPalatine TonsilPapillomavirus InfectionsPharyngitisTonsillar Neoplasms

Identifiers

PMID29686221
PMCPMC5937212
OpenAlexW2802199627

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