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ArticleCase reports in endocrinology2018

Seemingly Harmless Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting as Bone Metastasis.

D Magalhães, C Costa, I Furtado, M J Matos, A P Santos, H Duarte, M Afonso, J Lobo, I Torres

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Article in Case reports in endocrinology, 2018. 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
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

D MagalhãesEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8822-1179
C CostaEndocrinology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5809-3367
I FurtadoInternal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3985-0718
M J MatosEndocrinology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia, Porto, Portugal.
A P SantosEndocrinology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia, Porto, Portugal.
H DuarteNuclear Medicine Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia, Porto, Portugal.
M AfonsoPathology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia, Porto, Portugal.
J LoboPathology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6829-1391
I TorresEndocrinology Department, Instituto Português de Oncologia, Porto, Portugal.
IPO Porto · PTUniversidade do Porto · PTCentro Hospitalar do Porto · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thyroid carcinoma is the most common endocrine neoplasia. Differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTCs) represent the majority of cases, which usually follow an indolent clinical course with low mortality rates. The authors describe two cases of well DTC without classic histological poor prognosis features, presenting as extensive and unresectable osteolytic bone metastases. DTCs are considered harmless tumours, due to their benign and silent behaviour. The authors want to underline the importance of clinical awareness during follow-up in cases of DTC, which can be aggressive in presentation and behaviour. Timely identification and diagnosis of these tumours are essential for prompt treatment initiation and improvement of overall survival.

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PMID29967702
PMCPMC6008661
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