This content is machine translated Visceral Surgery Update - Part 2 Lower gastrointestinal tract, abdominal wall surgery and perioperative medicine Aspects of the lower gastrointestinal tract, parietology and perioperative management are covered. Colon and rectal carcinoma are among the most common tumor diseases worldwide; in Switzerland, colorectal carcinoma is the… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Adrenal incidentaloma Harmless incidental finding or tumor requiring treatment? Young adults are rarely affected by adrenal incidentalomas; the average age is over 50. The majority are endocrinologically inactive adrenal adenomas, in about 10-15% of cases the incidentalomas are hormonally…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated PancNEN, PancNET & PancNEC Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas have become significantly more important in recent years. This is related to the increasing use of imaging such as CT abdomen and MRI, whereby NET… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Study report: Actinic keratoses AI-supported risk classification based on LC-OCT images Certain morphological features of actinic keratoses (AK) are considered predictive for the development of invasive squamous cell carcinoma. The classification into PRO scores I-III is based on this, which represents…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Ovarian Cancer Algorithm supports maintenance therapy in advanced stages The standard treatment for newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer consists of cytoreductive surgery followed by platinum-based chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab. Maintenance therapy with PARP inhibitors and olaparib-bevacizumab has recently…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Turcot syndrome This genetic disease is characterized by an increased incidence of colorectal adenomas and brain tumours and was first described in 1959 by the Canadian surgeon Jacques Turcot. The tumors are…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Lymphoma Treatment goal: slow progression, improve quality of life Cancers of the lymphatic system affect around 1750 people in Switzerland every year. Intensive research has led to treatment becoming significantly more effective and tolerable in recent years. Even if…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer On the trail of triple-negative breast cancer Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a disease with an often aggressive course and a poor prognosis compared to other subtypes of breast cancer. It accounts for around 10-15% of all…
View Post 0 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Pancreatic carcinoma
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case reports: rare skin tumors Personalized treatment strategy for severe recurrent courses There is currently no established therapeutic approach for advanced or metastasized atypical fibroxanthoma. The case study described underlines the importance of individual treatment recommendations. The second case report presents clinical…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Hematologic oncology Healing potential based on innovative research approaches At the beginning of December, world-renowned doctors gathered in San Diego (USA) for the most important and comprehensive congress in hematological oncology. More than 20,000 visitors took part in the…
