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ArticleCureus2023

Synovial Metastasis From Urothelial Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis Causing Recurrent Hemarthrosis: A Rare Presentation.

Rachel Tian Shian Wang, Qingyuan Zhuang, Xiu Fen Chen

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Article in Cureus, 2023. 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
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% 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

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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rachel Tian Shian WangAdvanced Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, SGP.
Qingyuan ZhuangSupportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, SGP.
Xiu Fen ChenAnatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, SGP.
National Cancer Centre Singapore · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synovial metastases are rare for any malignancy. This case report discusses a case of synovial metastasis from urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis presenting with recurrent hemarthrosis. The diagnosis of malignant synovitis can be obtained by synovial fluid aspiration, which is a quick and minimally invasive method, especially when imaging is unyielding or unspecific. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is associated with a poor prognosis of about five months, and treatment is often palliative. While no clinical guidelines exist, a multimodal and multidisciplinary management approach can help address the physical and psychosocial losses suffered.

Indexed as

arthrocentesismalignant synovitispalliative radiation therapyrecurrent hemarthrosissynovial metastasisurothelial cancer

Identifiers

PMID37139285
PMCPMC10149888
OpenAlexW4362451379

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