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ReviewBMC musculoskeletal disorders2021

Diagnosis and surgical treatment of primary isolated aggressive lumbar myeloid sarcoma: a rare case report and review of the literatures.

Cheng-Rui Bai, Xiang Li, Jing-Shi Wang, Jin-Jun Li, Ning Liu, Qi Fei, Dong Li, Yong Yang

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Review in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Primary isolated lumbar spine myeloid sarcoma: a rare case report and review of the literature.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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  6. A rare case of spinal myeloid sarcoma.Surgical neurology international · 2024
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  7. Myeloid sarcoma of the thoracic spine: A case report.Surgical neurology international · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cheng-Rui BaiDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China.
Xiang LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China.
Jing-Shi WangDepartment of Hematology, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China.
Jin-Jun LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China.
Ning LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China.
Qi FeiDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China.
Dong LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China.
Yong YangDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated of Capital Medical University, 95 Yong An Rd, Beijing, 100050, China. spineyangyong@sina.com.
Beijing Friendship Hospital · CNCapital Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMyeloid sarcoma is a rare, extramedullary, solid tumor derived from immature myeloid cell precursors. It is most frequently accompanied by acute myelogenous leukemia, though infrequently found in non-acute myelogenous leukemia patients. The tumor may involve any part of the body, but the lumbar spine is seldom involved. The present case study aims to understand the diagnosis and surgical treatment of a rare primary isolated myeloid sarcoma of the lumbar spine causing aggressive spinal cord compression in a non-acute myelogenous leukemia patient. CASE PRESENTATION: A 29-year-old man complained of an aggressive radiating pain to the lower extremities and moderate dysuria with a Visual Analogue Scale score that gradually increased from 3 to 8. Lumbar enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography revealed a lumbar canal lesion at lumbar spine L2 to L4 with spinal cord compression. A whole body bone scan with fused single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography demonstrated abnormal

conclusionsThe primary isolated aggressive lumbar myeloid sarcoma is rarely seen, the specific symptoms and related medical history are unclear. Surgery and hematological treatment are effective for understanding and recognizing this rare tumor.

Indexed as

Sarcoma, MyeloidSpinal Cord CompressionAdultHumansLumbar VertebraeLumbosacral RegionMaleTomography, X-Ray ComputedAcute myelogenous leukemiaCase reportDecompression surgeryLumbar spineMyeloid sarcoma

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PMID33627110
PMCPMC7905608
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