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ArticleRadiology. Cardiothoracic imaging2022

Imaging and Clinical Findings in a Series of Six Cases of Rare Primary Mediastinal Liposarcoma.

Gordon S Wong, David Bass, Irene Y Chen, Raymond Thomas, Moises J Velez, Susan K Hobbs

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Article in Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gordon S WongSchool of Medicine and Dentistry (G.S.W.), Department of Imaging Sciences (D.B., S.K.H.), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (I.Y.C., M.J.V.), and Department of Gastroenterology (R.T.), University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3611-8495
David BassSchool of Medicine and Dentistry (G.S.W.), Department of Imaging Sciences (D.B., S.K.H.), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (I.Y.C., M.J.V.), and Department of Gastroenterology (R.T.), University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8494-5276
Irene Y ChenSchool of Medicine and Dentistry (G.S.W.), Department of Imaging Sciences (D.B., S.K.H.), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (I.Y.C., M.J.V.), and Department of Gastroenterology (R.T.), University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5202-2111
Raymond ThomasSchool of Medicine and Dentistry (G.S.W.), Department of Imaging Sciences (D.B., S.K.H.), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (I.Y.C., M.J.V.), and Department of Gastroenterology (R.T.), University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642.
Moises J VelezSchool of Medicine and Dentistry (G.S.W.), Department of Imaging Sciences (D.B., S.K.H.), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (I.Y.C., M.J.V.), and Department of Gastroenterology (R.T.), University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642.
Susan K HobbsSchool of Medicine and Dentistry (G.S.W.), Department of Imaging Sciences (D.B., S.K.H.), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (I.Y.C., M.J.V.), and Department of Gastroenterology (R.T.), University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7460-3259
University of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary mediastinal liposarcoma is a rare, fat-containing malignant lesion that can manifest incidentally with varied imaging appearances. The size and location within the mediastinum can vary among patients. Here, the authors describe the clinical presentation, radiographic characteristics, management, and prognosis in a series of six patients with primary mediastinal liposarcoma. The following case series suggests that even simple-appearing fatty intrathoracic lesions may lead to the development of malignant imaging features.

Indexed as

Conventional RadiographyCTMediastinumMR ImagingPET/CTSoft Tissues/SkinThorax

Identifiers

PMID35506134
PMCPMC9059087
OpenAlexW4220969779

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