Publications by authors named "H Westekemper"
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- * Out of 42 treated eyes, 31 were addressed for radiogenic cataracts, showing a significant visual improvement in 61.3%, while risks included metastasis and secondary malignancies in some cases.
- * Overall, cataract surgery proved safe and effective, but vitreoretinal surgeries had limited visual gains and higher risks, emphasizing the need for careful patient selection and risk analysis before surgery.
Purpose: To evaluate the standard of care, in particular the use of topical or subconjunctival interferon-2b, in treating ocular surface squamous neoplasia or melanocytic tumours in tertiary eye centres in Germany.
Methods: A survey containing 14 questions was sent to 43 tertiary eye centres in Germany. The questions addressed the surgical and medical management of ocular surface squamous neoplasia and melanocytic tumours (primary acquired melanosis and malignant melanoma), as well as the clinical experiences and difficulties in prescribing off-label interferon-2b eye drops and subconjunctival injections.
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- - OSSN is a type of eye cancer that can come back if only treated by cutting it out, so using a special therapy called brachytherapy after surgery helps prevent it from returning.
- - In a study, 9 patients with OSSN had brachytherapy together with other treatments, and they were checked for issues over a few years.
- - The results showed that none of the patients had their cancer come back, and they kept their eye function, although a couple had minor problems from the treatment.
Objective: To evaluate the midterm results of tumour resection with or without adjunctive therapy for ocular surface squamous neoplasia of the fornix, including conjunctival reconstruction with buccal mucosa and amniotic membrane.
Methods: A retrospective case-series analysis including slit-lamp examination, photographic documentation, and biopsy results (repeated when clinical findings changed). Analysis centred on eye function, complications, additional procedures, and recurrence rate.
Long-term follow-up and health-related quality of life among cancer survivors with stage IEA orbital-type lymphoma after external photon-beam radiotherapy: Results from a longitudinal study.
Hematol Oncol
December 2022
We assessed the long-term outcomes and treatment-related adverse effects of patients with Stage I, "orbital-type" lymphomas that were uniformly treated with photons. All consecutive patients diagnosed with low-grade, Ann Arbor Stage IEA orbital lymphoma treated between 1999 and 2020 at our department were retrospectively reviewed. We excluded patients with exclusive conjunctival involvement, typically treated with en face electrons.
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