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ArticleAME case reports2020

Use of custom made 3-dimensional printed surgical guide for manubrio-sternal resection of solitary breast cancer metastasis: case report.

Rafael A S Fernandez, Rainbow W H Lau, Peter S Y Yu, Ivan C H Siu, Joyce W Y Chan, Calvin S H Ng

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Article in AME case reports, 2020. 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
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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rafael A S FernandezDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Rainbow W H LauDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Peter S Y YuDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Ivan C H SiuDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Joyce W Y ChanDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Calvin S H NgDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Prince of Wales Hospital · CNChinese University of Hong Kong · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 44-year-old lady with solitary 4.4-cm metastasis to the manubrium from a previously resected invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast underwent manubrio-sternal resection. We describe our unique approach of using 3-dimensional (3D)-computed tomography (CT) image segmentation planning for reconstructing desirable resection boundaries, design of ideal superficial and deep surgical resection guides, and followed by 3D printing of guides using autoclavable thermoplastic for use during surgery. The surgical guides over the ribs and sternum rapidly and accurately define resection lines intraoperatively, achieve good surgical margins, and could reduce resection and reconstruction related morbidity for performing complex surgical resection of the chest wall. The patient was discharged 2 weeks postoperatively and remained free from local recurrence on CT scan 1-year after resection.

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3-dimensional printing (3D printing)case reportmanubriumsternumsurgical guide

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PMID32420535
PMCPMC7221324
OpenAlexW3017133322

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