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ReviewDer Pathologe2018

[Ectopic thymic tissue and ectopic thymic tumors].

A Marx, T Rüdiger, E Rößner, A Tzankov, V T de Montpréville, R R Rieker, P Ströbel, C-A Weis

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Review in Der Pathologe, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Ectopic thymoma: report of 2 cases and review of the literature.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2019
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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

8 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

A MarxPathologisches Institut, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Deutschland.
T RüdigerPathologisches Institut, Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Deutschland.
E RößnerChirurgische Klinik, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Mannheim, Deutschland.
A TzankovInstitut für Pathologie, Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Schweiz.
V T de MontprévilleService d'Anatomie & de Cytologie Pathologiques, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, Frankreich.
R R RiekerPathologisches Institut, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland.
P StröbelInstitut für Pathologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen, Deutschland.
C-A WeisPathologisches Institut, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Deutschland. Cleo-Aron.Weis@medma.uni-heidelberg.de.
Heidelberg University · DECentre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue · FRStädtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe · DEUniversitätsklinikum Erlangen · DEUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen · DEUniversity Hospital Heidelberg · DEUniversity Hospital of Basel · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ectopic thymic tissue outside its core position in the antero-superior mediastinum is quite common owing to the complexity of embryonal thymus development, whereby reported prevalence values (1 to 90%) are heavily dependent on the method of investigation and the intensity of the workup. The debated prevalence and relevance of ectopic thymic tissue and its accessibility underlie the ongoing discussion whether modern, minimally invasive thymectomy strategies can match the proven benefit of the radical transsternal thymectomy procedure for the treatment of Myasthenia gravis. In this context, the following article covers the etiology, prevalence, and location of normal-looking, reactive, and neoplastic ectopic thymic tissue. Furthermore, ectopic tissues and tumors inside or adjacent to the thymus are mentioned.

Indexed as

ChoristomaMyasthenia GravisThymus NeoplasmsHumansThymectomyThymus GlandHeterotopiaMyasthenia gravisThymectomy, robotic-assistedThymectomy, video-assistedThymoma

Identifiers

PMID30159601
OpenAlexW2889447670

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Registered trials

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