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ArticleAME case reports2017

Palliative treatment of metastatic phyllodes tumors: a case series.

Vithusha Ganesh, Justin Lee, Bo Angela Wan, Eileen Rakovitch, Danny Vesprini, Elzbieta Slodkowska, K Liang Zeng, Philomena Sousa, Caitlin Yee, Edward Chow

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Article in AME case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Vithusha GaneshOdette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Justin LeeOdette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Bo Angela WanOdette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Eileen RakovitchOdette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Danny VespriniOdette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Elzbieta SlodkowskaOdette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
K Liang ZengOdette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Philomena SousaOdette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Caitlin YeeOdette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Edward ChowOdette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Up to 20% of malignant phyllodes tumors (PT) metastasize, most frequently to the lungs, bone, and brain. Descriptions of metastatic PT are limited in the literature. In this series, we present three cases of malignant PT metastatic to various unusual sites including the peritoneum, soft tissue of the thigh, and scalp. All three patients initially received surgical resections, and two underwent adjuvant radiation. All three patients developed lung metastases first. Several palliative modalities were used including surgical resection, gamma-knife stereotactic radiosurgery, external beam radiation, and chemotherapy. All three patients died within 3 years of the initial diagnosis.

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chemotherapymetastasesRadiotherapy

Identifiers

PMID30263996
PMCPMC6155564

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