Publications by authors named "Robert Kratschell"

Background: Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcomas of the uterus, mainly occurring in postmenopausal women with leading symptoms of vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain, are very rare malignant tumors of the female genital tract. Due to the inefficiency of the adjuvant therapy, the outcome remains poor in the majority of the reported cases.

Patient And Methods: We present a case of a 73-year-old patient diagnosed with pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma of the uterus.

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Purpose: Patients with high-risk early or advanced endometrial cancer (EC) are at high risk for lymph node (LN) metastases. However, both the anatomical pattern of the LN metastases and also the therapeutic value of systematic LN dissection remain a field of discussion and controversy.

Methods: We performed an exploratory analysis of patients with high-risk or advanced EC who underwent systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy in two tertiary referral centers for gynecological malignancies.

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