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ReviewHead and neck pathology2023

Top 10 Basaloid Neoplasms of the Sinonasal Tract.

Martina Baněčková, Darren Cox

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Review in Head and neck pathology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers 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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Martina BaněčkováDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine in Plzen, Charles University, Plzen, Czech Republic. baneckova.martina@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5829-5572
Darren CoxUniversity of Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Charles University · CZUniversity of the Pacific · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBasaloid neoplasms of the sinonasal tract represent a significant group of tumors with histological overlap but often with different etiologies (i.e., viral, genetics), clinical management, and prognostic significance.

methodsReview.

results"Basaloid" generally refers to cells with coarse chromatin in round nuclei and sparse cytoplasm, resembling cells of epithelial basal layers or imparting an "immature" appearance. Tumors with this characteristic in the sinonasal tract are represented by a spectrum of benign to high-grade malignant neoplasms, such as adenoid cystic carcinoma, NUT carcinoma, sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma, SWI/SNF complex-deficient carcinomas, and adamantinoma-like Ewing sarcoma.

conclusionIn some instances, histology alone may be sufficient for diagnosis. However, limited biopsy material or fine-needle aspiration specimens may be particularly challenging. Therefore, often other diagnostic procedures, including a combination of histology, immunohistochemistry (IHC), DNA and RNA testing, and molecular genetics are necessary to establish an accurate diagnosis.

Indexed as

CarcinomaMaxillary Sinus NeoplasmsParanasal SinusesSarcoma, EwingHumansPrognosisBasaloid neoplasmsDifferential diagnosisHead and neckImmunohistochemistryMolecular geneticReviewSinonasal tumors

Identifiers

PMID36928732
PMCPMC10063752
OpenAlexW4327675414

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