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ArticleCureus2019

Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Gallbladder Fossa Complicated by a Duodenal Fistula.

Thomas P Reith, Vaisak Nair, Edward J McKenna, Arun Singavi

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Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

The trial behind it

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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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

4 authors.

Thomas P ReithInternal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
Vaisak NairInternal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
Edward J McKennaHematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
Arun SingaviHematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer of unknown primary is defined as a metastatic disease present in the absence of an identifiable primary site of origin. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of unknown primary is a relatively uncommon subtype that usually involves metastases to the cervical or inguinal lymph nodes. We present a rare case of SCC of unknown primary metastasizing to the gallbladder fossa and creating a duodenal fistula. This case highlights the rarity of SCCs in the gallbladder region and the risks posed by chemotherapy in patients with gastrointestinal fistulas.

Indexed as

cancer of unknown primaryduodenal fistulagallbladder fossasquamous cell carcinomasquamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary

Identifiers

PMID32025441
PMCPMC6991141

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