Evidence map›Paper›PMID 35638062›Full record

ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022

Breast horn; A rare case presentation.

Bhirrinta Varughese, Siti Zubaidah Sharif, Ho Kah Yee, Nik Amin Sahid Nik Lah

Open access · diamondAbstract readCase Reports
In one paragraph

Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 91% 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

0 citing papers in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

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.

Bhirrinta VarugheseBreast and Endocrine Unit, Surgery Department, Hospital Queen Elizabeth 2, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Siti Zubaidah SharifBreast and Endocrine Unit, Surgery Department, Hospital Queen Elizabeth 2, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Ho Kah YeeBreast and Endocrine Unit, Surgery Department, Hospital Queen Elizabeth 2, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Nik Amin Sahid Nik LahSurgical Department, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital · MYUniversiti of Malaysia Sabah · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Breast Cutaneous Horn is a rare case whereby they are basically just nodules composed of keratin projecting above the surface the skin. Presentation of case: A 63-year-old lady, para 6 presented with a horn like growth for the past 2 years associated with itchiness. The horn increased in size to about a length of 5 cm associated with on and off itchiness over the horn. No signs and symptoms of malignancy. As comorbidities, patient has hypertension and dyslipidemia which is well controlled on medications. An ultrasound of the breast revealed cutaneous lesion at upper quadrant associated with adjacent skin thickening and no extension into breast parenchyma. A bedside excision was done and the specimen was sent for Histopathology. Histopathology of the lesion revealed Verruca Vulgaris. Discussion: This case brings to our attention a rare presentation of cutaneous horn over the breast along with its histological findings helping us to distinguish it with other similar cases. Best management would be by excision and to making sure to get a good specimen of the base for dermatopathological evaluation purpose. Conclusion: Cutaneous horns are usually benign lesions. However, there are chances of it being malignant. Therefore, it is best for early intervention such as excision followed by histopathological review for further thorough management.

Indexed as

BreastVerruca vulgaris

Identifiers

PMID35638062
PMCPMC9142394
OpenAlexW4226435516

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.