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ReviewCureus2022

Recognizing Histopathological Simulators of Melanoma to Avoid Misdiagnosis.

Sara Waqar, Sheeba George, Wilford Jean-Baptiste, Amina Yusuf Ali, Bithaiah Inyang, Feeba Sam Koshy, Kitty George, Prakar Poudel, Roopa Chalasani, Mastiyage R Goonathilake and 1 more

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Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sara WaqarResearch, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Sheeba GeorgeResearch, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Wilford Jean-BaptisteResearch, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Amina Yusuf AliNeurology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Bithaiah InyangResearch, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology , Fairfield , USA.
Feeba Sam KoshyResearch, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Kitty GeorgeResearch, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Prakar PoudelInternal Medicine, Chitwan Medical College of Medical Science, Chitwan, NPL.
Roopa ChalasaniResearch, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Mastiyage R GoonathilakePediatrics/Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Lubna MohammedInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Chitwan Medical College · NPCalifornia Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melanocytic lesions have a wide morphological spectrum, ranging from benign nevi to malignant melanoma. In contrast to a diagnosis of a benign nevus, a diagnosis of melanoma could mean intensive treatment, lifetime monitoring, and a worse prognosis. Therefore, melanocytic tumors are notoriously challenging and associated with a high risk of litigation in surgical pathology. After describing the basic features of nevi and melanoma, this article describes the detailed clinical and histological features of those lesions that share many similar features with melanoma. The entities included are Spitz nevi and atypical Spitz tumors (AST), Reed nevus, dysplastic nevus, cellular blue nevus (CBN), deep penetrating nevus, combined nevus, recurrent nevus, irritated nevus, congenital pattern nevus, acral nevus, and nevi of special sites. Knowledge of these imitators can help pathologists distinguish between benign and malignant cases and avoid misdiagnosis.

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acral nevuscellular blue nevuscongenital nevusdeep penetrating nevusdysplastic nevusmelanocytic nevus­melanoma and nevirecurrent nevusreed nevusspitz tumors

Identifiers

PMID35875272
PMCPMC9299949
OpenAlexW4283163998

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