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ArticleBMJ case reports2024

Diffuse intra-abdominal sarcomatosis in myxoid pleomorphic liposarcoma.

William W Tseng, Yu Liang, Bao Nguyen, Mark Agulnik, David Creytens

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2024. 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
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

William W TsengSurgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA wtseng@coh.org.
Yu LiangPathology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA.
Bao NguyenAdvanced Imaging, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA.
Mark AgulnikMedical Oncology and Therapeutics, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA.
David CreytensDepartment of Pathology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
City Of Hope National Medical Center · USGhent University Hospital · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of an extremely rare type of soft-tissue sarcoma with an atypical clinical presentation. The patient, a female in her 20s with Li Fraumeni syndrome, had prior surgery for a large intra-abdominal tumour that was given the diagnosis of malignant myxoid spindle cell neoplasm. Her recurrence manifested as diffuse intra-abdominal sarcomatosis for which she ultimately underwent subtotal debulking with palliative intent. Final pathology rendered the diagnosis of myxoid pleomorphic liposarcoma, a newly described entity, distinct from the more common liposarcoma subtypes. The optimal treatment for this typically aggressive disease is currently unknown; until that is better defined, management should be carried out by sarcoma specialists.

Indexed as

Abdominal NeoplasmsLi-Fraumeni SyndromeLiposarcomaLiposarcoma, MyxoidSoft Tissue NeoplasmsFemaleHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOncologyPathology

Identifiers

PMID38232999
PMCPMC10806920
OpenAlexW4390951383

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