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argument de fréquence

English translation: because of its frequency

17:52 Feb 17, 2023
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / carcinosarcoma
French term or phrase: argument de fréquence
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Does anybody know the meaning of this phrase, context below....

Malgré l’absence de contingent épithélial sur ce matériel biopsique, l’hypothèse à privilégier par argument de fréquence, est celle d’un CARCINOSARCOME

Thank you!
liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:53
English translation:because of its frequency
Explanation:
the preferred hypothesis is that of a carcinosarcoma, because of its frequency

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ie normally the diagnosis would be confirmed by the condition of the epithelium. This is not present but a carcinosarcoma is the most frequent diagnosis

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or perhaps "based on its frequency"
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Sue Davis
France
Local time: 15:53
Grading comment
thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2because of its frequency
Sue Davis
3 +1due to its frequency of occurrence
Stuart and Aida Nelson
3on the basis of its greater incidence
Andrew Bramhall
3on the basis of/because of current prevalence
FPC
3Sutton's law
Anne Schulz


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
because of its frequency


Explanation:
the preferred hypothesis is that of a carcinosarcoma, because of its frequency

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Note added at 1 hr (2023-02-17 19:14:31 GMT)
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ie normally the diagnosis would be confirmed by the condition of the epithelium. This is not present but a carcinosarcoma is the most frequent diagnosis

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Note added at 2 hrs (2023-02-17 19:56:48 GMT)
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or perhaps "based on its frequency"

Sue Davis
France
Local time: 15:53
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 880
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM.
18 hrs
  -> Thanks!
neutral  Andrew Bramhall: 'frequency' unqualified is a bit too generalised for me.
2 days 14 hrs
  -> Fréquence is the only "time-related" term in the ST. Whether this is incidence or prevalence is not indicated. I did also suggest "based on its frequency".
agree  Anastasia Kalantzi
4 days
  -> Thanks!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
due to its frequency of occurrence


Explanation:

Severe drug-induced liver injury (DILI) remains a major safety issue due to its frequency of occurrence, idiosyncratic nature, poor prognosis, and diverse underlying mechanisms.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26206150/

Glaucoma following penetrating keratoplasty is one of the serious complications due to its frequency of occurrence, difficulty in diagnosis and management, risk of graft failure and irreversible visual loss due to optic nerve damage.

https://www.ijclinicaltrials.com/index.php/ijct/article/view...

Par argument de fréquence, les pneumonies lobaires bactériennes, bronchiolites infectieuses et œdèmes pulmonaires cardiogéniques sont les diagnostics différentiels le plus souvent retrouvés.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7203047/

Il faut tout d’abord localiser la lésion dans le genou, puis la rattacher à une structure anatomique ; enfin le contexte clinique, épidémiologique (âge du patient, argument de fréquence, signes associés) et la caractérisation en IRM permettent de mieux préciser le diagnostic

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S22115...

Stuart and Aida Nelson
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Josiane Lima
2 hrs
  -> Merci, Josiane :)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
on the basis of its greater incidence


Explanation:
Despite the absence of an epithelial contingent on this biopsy material, the hypothesis to be favoured by its greater incidence is that of a caecinosarcoma ;

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Daryo: its far more likely that they had in mind "prevalence"
2 days 9 hrs
  -> Possibly so, but there's still overlap there. Perhaps you should validate the answer below, then?
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
on the basis of/because of current prevalence


Explanation:
https://www.britannica.com/science/prevalence#:~:text=Preval...

it means that the diagnosis is made more probable ALSO based on how many people already have the disease in the current population; the positive predictive power is indeed a combination of prevalence and the statistical features of the tests/diagnostic methods (specificity and sensitivity)

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https://sphweb.bumc.bu.edu/otlt/MPH-Modules/EP/EP713_Screeni...

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Put more simply in plain English it means : because it's the most probable among the possible diagnoses given the symptoms and other clinical examinations or tests.

FPC
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 day 52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Sutton's law


Explanation:
Sutton's law states that when diagnosing, one should first consider the obvious. It suggests that one should first conduct those tests which could confirm (or rule out) the most likely diagnosis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton's_law




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Note added at 1 day 16 hrs (2023-02-19 10:03:37 GMT)
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Or: Woodward's maxim ("When you hear hoofbeats think of horses not zebras"). Based on this saying, more exotic diagnoses are still called "zebras" in med slang.



Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 15:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 237

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Andrew Bramhall: Perhaps a bit too obscure here though;
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Thanks Andrew. I expected the asker to know the straightforward meaning of "argument de fréquence" and figured she was asking for something beyond a plain translation
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