This content is machine translated Extensive liver metastases in colorectal cancer. Chances for treatment? Removal of colorectal liver metastases is prognostic. Oncologic and surgical technical criteria are used to assess resectability.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Neoplastic diseases The future of the treatment of tenosynovial giant cell tumors Tenosynovial giant cell tumor is a rare benign disease of the synovium in which there is marked tissue proliferation. Diffuse joint destruction with subsequent disability may result. The future may…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Esophageal Cancer Early diagnosis and individual follow-up Esophageal cancer occurs on average at age 60. It is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related death. Robotic surgery allows more radical procedures under optimal visibility – for a better…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Ovarian Cancer Treatment 2019: Important and new Ovarian cancer has become a chronic disease. Therapy sequences with surgery, additive and palliative systemic therapies, plus maintenance therapies in different lineages are complex. Discussing current data helps to translate…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Histological confirmation of lung carcinoma Complex surgery on the lung Drug options in the treatment of lung cancer have developed rapidly in recent years. In addition to classical chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy of driver mutations are increasingly coming to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Penile carcinoma New S3 Guideline: Diagnostics, Therapy and Follow-up Care The new S3 guideline “Diagnosis, therapy and follow-up of penile carcinoma” aims to improve the quality of care for affected patients. The focus is on organ preservation.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Lymphomas The Sézary syndrome The nonspecific symptoms in the early stages lead to a significant diagnostic latency of these primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. Extracorporeal photopheresis and new targeted therapies are increasingly improving therapeutic success…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer Prognostic marker early incontinence The treatment of choice for prostate cancer is radical prostatectomy. It is usually followed by incontinence. Attainment of early continence could serve as a reliable prognostic marker.
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Thyroid nodule Ultrasound guided thermal ablation Thermoablation is an alternative therapy for benign symptomatic thyroid nodules and symptomatic thyroid cysts. However, a meaningful fine-needle biopsy is required in advance.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Ovarian Cancer Improved PFS argues for maintenance therapy with PARP inhibitor More women die from ovarian cancer than from any other tumor – mainly because it is usually detected very late. PARP inhibitors have been developed for the treatment of recurrent…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Psychooncology Strengthen doctor-patient relationship The diagnosis of “cancer” catches most people unprepared and leaves behind uncertainties and fears. A gentle conversation adapted to the person affected can strengthen the doctor-patient relationship in the long…
