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ReviewJournal of endocrinological investigation2021

Bone metastases from differentiated thyroid carcinoma: current knowledge and open issues.

A Nervo, A Ragni, F Retta, M Gallo, A Piovesan, V Liberini, M Gatti, U Ricardi, D Deandreis, E Arvat

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of endocrinological investigation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Differentiated thyroid carcinoma: what the nonspecialists needs to know.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2024
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  15. Calcaneus metastasis: a rare presentation of poorly differentiated thyroid cancer.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports · 2023
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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

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

A NervoOncological Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. alice.nervo@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9227-2075
A RagniOncological Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
F RettaOncological Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
M GalloOncological Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
A PiovesanOncological Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
V LiberiniNuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
M GattiRadiology Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
U RicardiRadiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
D DeandreisNuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
E ArvatOncological Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
University of Turin · ITDepartment of Medical Sciences · RU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone represents the second most common site of distant metastases in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). The clinical course of DTC patients with bone metastases (BM) is quite heterogeneous, but generally associated with low survival rates. Skeletal-related events might be a serious complication of BM, resulting in high morbidity and impaired quality of life. To achieve disease control and symptoms relief, multimodal treatment is generally required: radioiodine therapy, local procedures-including surgery, radiotherapy and percutaneous techniques-and systemic therapies, such as kinase inhibitors and antiresorptive drugs. The management of DTC with BM is challenging: a careful evaluation and a personalized approach are essential to improve patients' outcomes. To date, prospective studies focusing on the main clinical aspects of DTC with BM are scarce; available analyses mainly include cohorts assembled over multiple decades, small samples sizes and data about BM not always separated from those regarding other distant metastases. The aim of this review is to summarize the most recent evidences and the unsolved questions regarding BM in DTC, analyzing several key issues: pathophysiology, prognostic factors, role of anatomic and functional imaging, and clinical management.

Indexed as

Cell DifferentiationAdenocarcinomaBone NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyHumansPrognosisThyroid NeoplasmsCancer managementMetastatic diseaseSkeletal-related eventThyroid cancer

Identifiers

PMID32743746
PMCPMC7878269
OpenAlexW3047622054

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