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ArticleBMJ case reports2020

Non-functioning retroperitoneal abdominal schwannoma.

Sherif Sultan, Nora Barrett, Stephanie Curran, Niamh Hynes

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Article in BMJ 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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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 30% 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

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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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Two giant connected retroperitoneal schwannomas: a rare case report.The Journal of international medical research · 2022
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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 at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sherif SultanDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Western Vascular Institute, Galway, Ireland sherif.sultan@hse.ie.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8767-4929
Nora BarrettDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Western Vascular Institute, Galway, Ireland.
Stephanie CurranDepartment of Histopathology, Galway Clinic, Galway, Ireland.
Niamh HynesDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Galway Clinic, Galway, Ireland.
Galway Clinic · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are less than 150 cases of non-functioning retroperitoneal abdominal schwannoma (NRS) reported. Hormonal assay is crucial in confirming the diagnosis of NRS, as manipulation of a functional retroperitoneal paraganglioma will instigate an abrupt liberation of catecholamines, resulting in devastating consequences. We report the case of 42-year-old woman who presented with headache, night sweats and abdominal discomfort. Cross-sectional imaging demonstrated a retroperitoneal mass adherent to the aorta and inferior vena cava but biochemical testing of blood and urine was negative for metanephrines and normetanephrines. She underwent successful tumour resection via laparotomy, as location increased the complexity and risk of laparoscopic resection.

Indexed as

Abdominal NeoplasmsAdultFemaleHumansNeurilemmomaRetroperitoneal Neoplasmspathologysurgeryvascular surgery

Identifiers

PMID32554461
PMCPMC7304802
OpenAlexW3035829779

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