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March 30, 2022
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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis-Mimicking Advanced Gynecological Cancer: A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature

Publicated to:Journal Of Personalized Medicine. 12 (2): 289- - 2022-02-01 12(2), DOI: 10.3390/jpm12020289

Authors: Pereira, Augusto; Magrina, Javier F.; Magtibay, Paul M.; Stamps, Beatriz G.; Munoz-Nunez, Elena; Perez-Medina, Tirso;

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Mayo Clin Hosp, Dept Med & Surg Gynecol, Phoenix, AZ 85054 USA - Author
Puerta de Hierro Univ Hosp, Dept Gynecol Surg, Madrid 28222, Spain - Author

Abstract

(1) Background: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a necrotizing vasculitis that mimics gynecologic cancer. In GPA patients, the genitourinary system is affected in <1%. The objective of the study was to provide a systematic review of the literature of GPA patients with gynecological involvement. (2) Methods: PubMed and Embase were searched from inception to July 2021 for GPA patients with gynecological involvement Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and free-text terms. Exclusion criteria were other language, review articles, pregnancy, fertility, or male patients. Data were extracted on clinical evolution, symptoms, examinations findings, diagnosis delay, treatment, outcome, patient status, and follow-up. (3) Results: Seventeen studies included data from patients with GPA and primary or relapsed gynecological involvement. 68% of the authors of this review thought the patient had cancer. The main gynecological symptom is bleeding, but exclusive gynecologic symptomatology is rare (ENT: 63%, lungs: 44%, kidneys-urinary tract: 53%). GPA could affect all areas of the genital tract, but the most frequent location is the uterine cervix. Medical treatment for GPA is effective. (4) Conclusions: GPA of the female genital tract must be considered when biopsies of an ulcerated malignant-appearing cervical or vaginal mass are negative for malignancy even when they are unspecific. Rheumatology consultation is indicated.

Keywords

female genital tractgranulomatosis with polyangiitisvaginawegener granulomatosisCervical involvementEosinophilic granulomatosisFemale genital tractGranulomatosis with polyangiitisManifestationsOvarianPatientUterine cervixVaginaVasculitisWegener granulomatosisWegeners-granulomatosis

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of Personalized Medicine due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position 67/169, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Medicine, General & Internal. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Medicine (Miscellaneous).

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.23. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 3.06 (source consulted: Dimensions Aug 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-08-10, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 3

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-10:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 22.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 22 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.75.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 4 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (PEREIRA SANCHEZ, AUGUSTO) and Last Author (PEREZ MEDINA, TIRSO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been PEREIRA SANCHEZ, AUGUSTO.