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ReviewBMJ case reports2021

Primary thyroid leiomyosarcoma: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.

Mohammed Talha Bashir, Tom Bradish, Usman Rasul, Muhammad Shakeel

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Review in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 36% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammed Talha BashirSchool of Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1661-2373
Tom BradishDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK tom.bradish@nhs.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8988-1788
Usman RasulSchool of Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
Muhammad ShakeelDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6240-5957
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary · GBUniversity of Aberdeen · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leiomyosarcoma is a malignant mesenchymal tumour of smooth muscle origin. It is extremely rare as a primary thyroid cancer with only 33 cases previously described in the literature. We present the case of a 69-year-old Caucasian man who presented with a 5-month history of left cervical lymphadenopathy and a suspicious mass in the left thyroid lobe on ultrasound scan. Left hemithyroidectomy confirmed the diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma. A review of current understanding and approaches to management of this rare condition are discussed.

Indexed as

LeiomyosarcomaThyroid NeoplasmsAgedHumansMaleThyroidectomyUltrasonographyearnose and throat/otolaryngologypathologythyroid disease

Identifiers

PMID33910786
PMCPMC8094372
OpenAlexW3158269991

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