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ArticleCase reports in hematology2019

A Rare Presentation of HIV-Negative Plasmablastic Lymphoma: A Diagnostic Dilemma.

Alaina J Kessler, Bridget K Marcellino, Scot A Niglio, Bruce E Petersen, Adriana K Malone

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Article in Case reports in hematology, 2019. 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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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 35% 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, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Testicular Plasmablastic Lymphoma in an HIV-Negative Patient: A Rare Case Presentation.Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alaina J KesslerDepartment of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9058-5118
Bridget K MarcellinoTisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8590-6175
Scot A NiglioTisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Bruce E PetersenDepartment of Pathology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4329-7460
Adriana K MaloneTisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1581-3445
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) and plasmablastic plasma cell myeloma (PCM) have many overlapping characteristics. Clinical correlation can help make the distinction between the two entities. Human immunodeficiency virus- (HIV-) negative PBL is a rare disease, making the diagnosis more challenging. While there is no standard of care for PBL, current recommendations include dose-adjusted EPOCH (etoposide, vincristine, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and prednisone), with or without bortezomib. We report an aggressive case of HIV-negative plasmablastic lymphoma and discuss the challenge in establishing a diagnosis. We review the literature regarding this disease and current recommendations for treatment.

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PMCPMC6393929
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