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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2024

A diagnostic dilemma-to operate or not to operate-a rare case report.

Sathish Kumar Thirumurthy, Manjiri Bapat, Ehsan Ahmed

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Sathish Kumar ThirumurthyDepartment of General Surgery, NMC Royal Hospital, Al Ghuwair, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Manjiri BapatDepartment of General Surgery, NMC Royal Hospital, Al Ghuwair, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Ehsan AhmedDepartment of General Surgery, NMC Royal Hospital, Al Ghuwair, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 41-year-old male presented with a swelling in the right flank present since 2 years. Initially, it was small in size but increased in size for the past 6 months. Examination revealed a large swelling in the right flank that was soft in consistency and attached to the deeper muscle. CT scan revealed a heterogenous complex swelling with attachment to the underlying muscle. Core biopsy of the lesion was reported as undifferentiated sarcoma. After immunohistochemistry markers, the diagnosis was revised to a malignancy of a lymphomatous origin. Gene sequencing studies and extensive higher marker studies were done and a final diagnosis of plasmacytic infiltrate of uncertain clinical significance was reported. With no further diagnostic options available, the case still remains to be a diagnostic challenge as the choice of treatment between surgical resection and nonsurgical treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiation cannot be decided upon.

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lymphomaplasmacytic infiltratesarcomaundifferentiated malignancy

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PMID38800507
PMCPMC11126338

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