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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic case reports2023

Secondary Chondrosarcoma Arising in Synovial Chondromatosis of Wrist Joint.

Cleofina Furtado, Rania Zeitoun, Ian Dos Remedios, Jonathan Wilkes, Vaiyapuri Sumathi, George Tony

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Cleofina FurtadoDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom.
Rania ZeitounDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo Governorate 4240310, Egypt.
Ian Dos RemediosDepartment of Orthopaedic, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom.
Jonathan WilkesDepartment of Musculoskeletal Pathology, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Robert Aitken Institute for Clinical Research (Level 3), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom.
Vaiyapuri SumathiDepartment of Musculoskeletal Pathology, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Robert Aitken Institute for Clinical Research (Level 3), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom.
George TonyDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG, United Kingdom.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · GBRoyal Orthopaedic Hospital · GBCairo University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Chondrosarcoma of the synovium is a rare and malignant form of cartilaginous tumor that originates in synovial tissue. There have only been a limited number of reported cases of malignant transformation of synovial chondromatosis (SC) into secondary chondrosarcoma (SCH), primarily in the hip and knee, in patients with resistant illness. The occurrence of chondrosarcoma in SC of the wrist is highly uncommon, as evidenced by only a single previous case study that has been documented in the literature. Case Report: This study presents a case series of two patients with primary SC who developed SCH at the wrist joint. Conclusion: Clinicians treating localized swellings of the hand and wrist should be alert to the likelihood of a sarcoma diagnosis to minimize delays to definitive therapy.

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malignant transformationprimary synovial chrondromatosisSecondary chondrosarcomasecondary synovial chondromatosissynovitis

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PMID37193385
PMCPMC10182583
OpenAlexW4372064001

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