This content is machine translated Esophageal and gastric cancer Perioperative adjuvant radio-chemotherapy T1-T2 N0 tumors undergo primary surgery. Proximal esophageal cancer is an indication for radio-chemotherapy alone (RCT). In contrast, T3-T4 and N+ carcinomas are treated trimodally when possible. Neoadjuvant RCT increases…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Epilepsy MRI Imaging Overview Patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy and children with Rolando’s epilepsy may not require an MRI scan at all. In contrast, high-resolution MRI diagnostics should definitely be pursued in focal epilepsies…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Arteriovenous malformation Interdisciplinary treatment in an interventional-surgical hybrid room Case report: A 32-year-old, previously healthy woman developed sudden, mild motor aphasia at 26 weeks’ gestation.
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Neuroendocrine tumors Not as rare as you might think Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) are not that rare. The prevalence of these tumors in the gastrointestinal tract is exceeded only by colon carcinoma. Often NETs are not detected until the late…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Second St. Gallen EORTC Conference Multimodality treatment of advanced rectal cancer. Which drugs are suitable for neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy? If there is a complete clinical response, should we wait or operate? And which patients benefit from adjuvant treatment? These were some of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Post-irradiation Also useful in case of involvement of fewer lymph nodes? In breast cancer patients with involvement of only a few lymph nodes, post-mastectomy radiation should not be omitted. A large meta-analysis of a total of 22 randomized trials makes clear…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Acute spinning vertigo, "hearing loss" and facial nerve palsy What is the cause? Introduction: Torsional vertigo is one of the most common acute neurological symptoms seen in emergency departments. We present a case example of the value of imaging techniques in determining the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Radiological clarification in lung carcinoma When are which instruments used? Many lung cancers are still diagnosed at a late or advanced and thus symptomatic stage. Based on recent study data, various professional societies have made positive recommendations for lung screening,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Neuroradiological diagnostics Time is brain – but time isn’t everything The gold standard for acute stroke evaluation is native CT to exclude hemorrhage, after which iv thrombolytic therapy can be administered in the 4.5-hour time window currently allowed and after…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Frontal meningioma Good prognosis after surgical extirpation Case report: A 31-year-old, previously internally healthy woman was admitted for psychiatric treatment due to increasing disorientation and neglect. She described a lack of drive and limitation of memory that…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Primary CNS lymphoma Advanced MRI diagnostics (spectroscopy, DWI, PWI) and MRI-guided biopsy. Introduction: Primary CNS lymphomas, predominantly of the B-cell type, are rare tumors with a peak incidence in middle to older age. Conventional MRI examination yields essentially nonspecific findings of a…
