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ArticleEuropean endocrinology2019

Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Thyroid Gland - A Rare Malignancy.

Bhasker Reddy, Vivek Aggarwal, Ajay Kumar Ajmani, Seema Sachan, Deepak Khandelwal

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Article in European endocrinology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Bhasker ReddyDepartment of General surgery.
Vivek AggarwalDepartment of Endocrine surgery.
Ajay Kumar AjmaniDepartment of Endocrinology.
Seema SachanDepartment of Pathology, B L Kapoor Superspeciality Hospital, Pusa Road, New Delhi, India.
Deepak KhandelwalDepartment of Endocrinology, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi, India.
BLK Super Speciality Hospital · INEndocrine Society · USGeneral Department of Preventive Medicine · VN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary leiomyosarcoma (LMS) of thyroid is rare malignant neoplasm usually seen in elderly patients. These tumours are characterised by a rapidly growing mass in the neck, difficult to diagnose preoperatively and are highly aggressive with high recurrence rates in spite of radical surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. We herein report a case of 50-year-old female with a rapidly growing painless mass in the neck. Total thyroidectomy with bilateral neck node clearance was done. Histology and Immunohistochemistry revealed primary LMS of thyroid gland. Within 1 month of radical surgery she developed local recurrence. Diagnosis of primary LMS is difficult and immunohistochemistry is necessary to differentiate it from other malignancies of the thyroid. Primary LMS remains a life-threatening tumour and more effective treatment are needed to improve outcome.

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thyroidectomyThyroid leiomyosarcomathyroid malignancythyroid tumour

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PMID31244910
PMCPMC6587898
OpenAlexW2995211801

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