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ReviewCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2021

Synovial Sarcoma: A Clinical Review.

Aaron M Gazendam, Snezana Popovic, Sohaib Munir, Naveen Parasu, David Wilson, Michelle Ghert

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Review in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 127 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
127citing papers in PubMed
22.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

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

127 citing papers in PubMed, 214 citations in OpenAlex.

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67 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aaron M GazendamDepartment of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8V 1C3, Canada.
Snezana PopovicDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.
Sohaib MunirDepartment of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8V 1C3, Canada.
Naveen ParasuDepartment of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8V 1C3, Canada.
David WilsonDepartment of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8V 1C3, Canada.
Michelle GhertDepartment of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8V 1C3, Canada.
McMaster University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synovial sarcomas (SS) represent a unique subset of soft tissue sarcomas (STS) and account for 5-10% of all STS. Synovial sarcoma differs from other STS by the relatively young age at diagnosis and clinical presentation. Synovial sarcomas have unique genomic characteristics and are driven by a pathognomonic t(X;18) chromosomal translocation and subsequent formation of the SS18:SSX fusion oncogenes. Similar to other STS, diagnosis can be obtained from a combination of history, physical examination, magnetic resonance imaging, biopsy and subsequent pathology, immunohistochemistry and molecular analysis. Increasing size, age and tumor grade have been demonstrated to be negative predictive factors for both local disease recurrence and metastasis. Wide surgical excision remains the standard of care for definitive treatment with adjuvant radiation utilized for larger and deeper lesions. There remains controversy surrounding the role of chemotherapy in the treatment of SS and there appears to be survival benefit in certain populations. As the understanding of the molecular and immunologic characteristics of SS evolve, several potential systematic therapies have been proposed.

Indexed as

Sarcoma, SynovialSoft Tissue NeoplasmsHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOncogene Proteins, FusionTranslocation, GeneticOncogene Proteins, Fusionclinical reviewcurrent conceptssoft tissue sarcomasynovial sarcoma

Identifiers

PMID34069748
PMCPMC8161765
OpenAlexW3161211885

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