@article{DiessnerAndersHerbertetal.2023, author = {Diessner, Joachim and Anders, Laura and Herbert, Saskia and Kiesel, Matthias and Bley, Thorsten and Schlaiss, Tanja and Sauer, Stephanie and W{\"o}ckel, Achim and Bartmann, Catharina}, title = {Evaluation of different imaging modalities for axillary lymph node staging in breast cancer patients to provide a personalized and optimized therapy algorithm}, series = {Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology}, volume = {149}, journal = {Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology}, number = {7}, doi = {10.1007/s00432-022-04221-9}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-324047}, pages = {3457-3467}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Purpose The reliable detection of tumor-infiltrated axillary lymph nodes for breast cancer [BC] patients plays a decisive role in further therapy. We aimed to find out whether cross-sectional imaging techniques could improve sensitivity for pretherapeutic axillary staging in nodal-positive BC patients compared to conventional imaging such as mammography and sonography. Methods Data for breast cancer patients with tumor-infiltrated axillary lymph nodes having received surgery between 2014 and 2020 were included in this study. All examinations (sonography, mammography, computed tomography [CT] and magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) were interpreted by board-certified specialists in radiology. The sensitivity of different imaging modalities was calculated, and binary logistic regression analyses were performed to detect variables influencing the detection of positive lymph nodes. Results All included 382 breast cancer patients had received conventional imaging, while 52.61\% of the patients had received cross-sectional imaging. The sensitivity of the combination of all imaging modalities was 68.89\%. The combination of MRI and CT showed 63.83\% and the combination of sonography and mammography showed 36.11\% sensitivity. Conclusion We could demonstrate that cross-sectional imaging can improve the sensitivity of the detection of tumor-infiltrated axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients. Only the safe detection of these lymph nodes at the time of diagnosis enables the evaluation of the response to neoadjuvant therapy, thereby allowing access to prognosis and improving new post-neoadjuvant therapies.}, language = {en} } @article{SauerGoltzGassenmaieretal.2014, author = {Sauer, Stephanie and Goltz, Jan P. and Gassenmaier, Tobias and Kunz, Andreas S. and Bley, Thorsten A. and Klein, Detlef and Petritsch, Bernhard}, title = {Partial Segmental Thrombosis of the Corpus Cavernosum (PSTCC) diagnosed by contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a case report}, series = {BMC Urology}, volume = {14}, journal = {BMC Urology}, number = {100}, doi = {10.1186/1471-2490-14-100}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-126495}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Background Partial segmental thrombosis of the corpus cavernosum (PSTCC) is a rare disease predominantly occurring in young men. Cardinal symptoms are pain and perineal swelling. Although several risk factors are described in the literature, the exact etiology of penile thrombosis remains unclear in most cases. MRI or ultrasound (US) is usually used for diagnosing this condition. Case presentation We report a case of penile thrombosis after left-sided varicocele ligature in a young patient. The diagnosis was established using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and was confirmed by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (ceMRI). Successful conservative treatment consisted of systemic anticoagulation using low molecular weight heparin and acetylsalicylic acid. Conclusion PSTCC is a rare condition in young men and appears with massive pain and perineal swelling. In case of suspected PSTCC utilization of CEUS may be of diagnostic benefit.}, language = {en} }