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ArticleCureus2022

Primary Bone Lymphoma: A Rare Cause of Chronic Back Pain.

Guilherme Cunha, Martim Alçada, Ana Mestre, Marta B Duarte, Filomena Roque

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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

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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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guilherme CunhaInternal Medicine, Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Santarém, PRT.
Martim AlçadaInternal Medicine, Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Santarém, PRT.
Ana MestreInternal Medicine, Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Santarém, PRT.
Marta B DuarteHematology, Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Santarém, PRT.
Filomena RoqueInternal Medicine, Hospital Distrital de Santarém, Santarém, PRT.
Instituto Politécnico de Santarém · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary bone lymphoma is a very uncommon malignancy, which is responsible for 3% of all bone tumors. We report a case of an 80-year-old patient with chronic back pain associated with a pathological T9 fracture. During admission, spinal cord compression with paraparesis was detected and managed with radiotherapy. After investigation, it was discovered to be caused by a primary bone lymphoma. Staging showed multiple bone lesions compatible with polyostotic lymphoma. Histopathology revealed a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, which was treated with chemotherapy (age-adjusted R-CHOP [rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone] regimen). In this case report, imaging modalities used to diagnose and stage the disease are discussed. Traditional and new prognostic tools and treatment are also reviewed.

Indexed as

extranodal diffuse large b-cell lymphomalymphoma of the bonemultifocal bone lymphomapolyostotic lymphomaprimary bone lymphoma

Identifiers

PMID35036240
PMCPMC8753775
OpenAlexW4205418309

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