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ArticleCureus2022

Pulmonary Carcinosarcoma: A Rare Disease With Challenging Diagnosis and Treatment.

Erinie Mekheal, Ashima Kapoor, Sherif Roman, Nader Mekheal, Christopher Millet, Marina Mekheal, Michael Maroules

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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 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper 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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Erinie MekhealInternal Medicine, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Ashima KapoorHematology and Oncology, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Sherif RomanInternal Medicine, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Nader MekhealInternal Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Christopher MilletInternal Medicine, St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Marina MekhealInternal Medicine, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, USA.
Michael MaroulesHematology and Oncology, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center · USWest Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary carcinosarcoma (PCS) is a rare type of non-small cell cancer. Overall, middle-aged and older smokers are the most affected age and sex groups. The diagnosis of PCS is difficult due to the absence of characteristic imaging findings. Additionally, preoperative biopsies do not usually reflect the heterologous nature of this tumor. Given the rarity of such tumors and the challenging diagnosis, the prognostic factors have not been established, and the overall prognosis remains poor. The valid therapeutic options are still limited. Here, we report a rare case of metastatic PCS that was accidentally discovered by imaging and properly diagnosed after surgical resection. The clinicopathological features, diagnostic tools, genetic theories, prognosis, and therapeutic options of this rare cancer are also discussed.

Indexed as

heterologous tumorimmunohistochemistrynon-small cell lung cancer (nsclc)pulmonary carcinosarcoma (pcs)pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (psc)therapies

Identifiers

PMID35983399
PMCPMC9376117
OpenAlexW4285590318

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