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ArticleCureus2020

Pancreatic Myeloid Sarcoma.

Ammar Al-Obaidi, Nathaniel A Parker, Yasmine Hussein Agha, Hamzah Alqam, Seth Page

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ammar Al-ObaidiInternal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, USA.
Nathaniel A ParkerInternal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, USA.
Yasmine Hussein AghaInternal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, USA.
Hamzah AlqamInternal Medicine, Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, Wichita, USA.
Seth PageInternal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, USA.
University of Kansas · USAscension Via Christi · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myeloid sarcoma is an isolated extramedullary tumor mass consisting of immature myeloid cells. It is characterized by highly variable outcomes and usually disrupts the normal architecture of the normal tissue in which it originates. It may occur de novo or be associated with other hematological malignancies. Clinical presentation of myeloid sarcomas can be highly variable based on the tumor site, size, and extent of tissue involvement. The diagnosis of myeloid sarcoma is challenging and requires a high index of suspicion. Tissue sampling followed by the use of auxiliary studies is essential for diagnosis. Moreover, bone marrow sampling is necessary to exclude morrow involvement. Currently, the recommended therapeutic regimens for myeloid sarcoma are similar to those for acute myeloid leukemia. Much work remains to be accomplished as myeloid sarcomas, if initially missed or misdiagnosed, have poor overall survival rates. Furthermore, prognostic factors for this malignancy remain poorly understood.

Indexed as

acute myeloid leukemiaallogenic bone marrow transplantchemotherapyextramedullary leukemiagranulocytic sarcomamyeloid sarcomapancreatic sarcoma

Identifiers

PMID32528784
PMCPMC7279692
OpenAlexW3033627263

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Registered trials

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