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ArticleThe oncologist2018

Seminoma with Neoplastic Meningitis Treated with Craniospinal Irradiation.

Kaylyn D Sinicrope, Alexander B Kaplan, Priscilla K Brastianos

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Article in The oncologist, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 47% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A systematic review of craniospinal irradiation for leptomeningeal disease: past, present, and future.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2021
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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

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kaylyn D SinicropeDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA kduerfeldt@partners.org.
Alexander B KaplanThe Stephen E. and Catherine Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Priscilla K BrastianosDivisions of Hematology/Oncology and Neuro-Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Center for Neuro-Oncology · USHarvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pure seminoma is a histological subtype of testicular cancer that accounts for 50% of testicular germ cell tumors. It has a very low rate of metastasis to the central nervous system, with only one previously reported case of neoplastic meningitis (cancer that has spread to the cerebrospinal fluid). Traditionally, neoplastic meningitis has an ominous prognosis when associated with primary tumors that commonly spread to the leptomeninges, like breast and lung. This article highlights a unique case of pure seminoma with neoplastic meningitis and illustrates the effectiveness of craniospinal irradiation as a treatment modality.

Indexed as

AdolescentAdultCraniospinal IrradiationHumansMeningitisSeminomaYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID30012875
PMCPMC6291321
OpenAlexW2884622215

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