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ReviewJournal of radiology case reports2021

Primary Epithelioid Sarcoma Manifesting as a Fungating Scalp Mass - Imaging Features and Treatment Options. A Case Report and Literature Review.

Yonghao Zhang, Tarun Mohan Mirpuri, Chi Long Ho

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Review in Journal of radiology case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yonghao ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore.
Tarun Mohan MirpuriDepartment of Radiology, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore.
Chi Long HoDepartment of Radiology, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore.
Sengkang General Hospital · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary epithelioid sarcoma is an extremely rare malignancy of the scalp. To date, less than a dozen such cases have been reported in the literature. The diagnosis often is a challenge to both radiologists and clinicians. This is largely attributed to the lack of literature on the imaging features of scalp epithelioid sarcoma. In this report, we highlight the role of multimodality imaging in the diagnosis of primary scalp epithelioid sarcoma and review the epidemiology, imaging, treatment options, and prognosis of these malignant scalp tumors. Displaying a multilobulated morphology, heterogeneous enhancement, and restricted diffusion on MRI, these tumors typically show central degeneration with hemorrhage, necrosis, and calcification. Wide surgical resection and adjuvant radiotherapy are the mainstays of treatment for localized scalp tumors. Nevertheless, the prognosis of patients with distant metastases at diagnosis is extremely poor compared to those with local or regional diseases.

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SarcomaScalpHumansMultimodal ImagingPrognosisRadiotherapy, AdjuvantAngiosarcomaepithelioid sarcomafibrosarcomaleiomyosarcomametastasisradiotherapy

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PMID35516973
PMCPMC9063832
OpenAlexW3215258874

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