Publications by authors named "Carolin Buddensieck"
Purpose: The oncologic benefit of postchemotherapy (PC) residual tumor resection (RTR) in patients with germ cell tumors and elevated serum tumor markers (STMs) remains unclear. This analysis was performed to better define patients who benefit from surgery in this setting.
Materials And Methods: Of 575 PC-RTR procedures (July 2008-July 2019) 153 were performed in patients with elevated STMs (human chorionic gonadotropin [HCG] >2.
Purpose: Late relapsing germ cell tumors (LR-GCT) are considered a rare distinct biologic entity as their clinical presentation and response to treatment is different to early recurrences. While serum tumor markers (AFP and ß-HCG) play an important role at the time of first diagnosis to correctly classify prognosis and treatment of germ cell tumors, they may not have the same significance in a late relapse situation.
Patients And Methods: Thirty-seven patients with LR-GCT with elevated serum tumor markers were identified in our database.
Purpose: Robotic assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in patients with testicular cancer is controversial. Lately, unusual recurrence patterns with adverse outcomes after robotic assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection have been published. In this report we determine the feasibility, safety and early oncologic outcome of robotic assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in patients with small volume metastatic testicular cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To assess whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (wb-MRI) for detection of biochemical recurrence in comparison to Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography (Ga-PSMA PET/CT) in prostate cancer (Pca) patients after radical prostatectomy.
Methods: This was a prospective trial including 28 consecutive patients (mean age 65.3 ± 9.