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Philipp Baumeister
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Investigations on neurotoxicity of chemical substances at the workplace
A cross-sectional study was performed on 112 workers with longterm exposure (mean 5 years) to a mixture of organic solvents (aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons). The purpose of the s...
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Surgically treated oropharyngeal cancer: risk factors and tumor characteristics
To assess risk factors of patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in the Munich area of Southern Germany in relation to human papillomavirus (HPV) association of the tumors. To demonstrate differen...
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Venous anastomosis in free flap reconstruction after radical neck dissection: is the external jugular vein a feasible option?
Free microvascular tissue transfer has become a reliable and wellestablished technique in reconstructive surgery. Success rates greater than 95% are constantly reported in the literature. End-to-end anastomosi...
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Head and neck reconstruction in the elderly patient: a safe procedure?
Demographic changes strongly affect industrialized countries. While free tissue transfer was initially believed to be beneficial only for younger patients, there is an increasing number of elderly patients req...
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Influence of coupler size on revision rate and timing of revision after free flap tissue transfer in the head and neck
Microvascular coupler devices have been proven an effective alternative to standard hand-sutured anastomoses in reconstructive surgery. Until now, the influence of the coupler size on the revision rate after f...
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Prognostic value of the lymph node ratio in oropharyngeal carcinoma stratified for HPV-status
Lymph node ratio (LNR) was shown to be a prognostic factor in laryngeal and oral cavity primaries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the lymph node ratio in oropharyngeal squamous cell...
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Open AccessPostoperative (chemo) radiation in patients with squamous cell cancers of the head and neck – clinical results from the cohort of the clinical cooperation group “Personalized Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer”
Postoperative (chemo) radiation improves tumor control and survival in high-risk patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma based on established risk factors. The clinical cooperation group “Personali...
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Open AccessHigh Expression of EpCAM and Sox2 is a Positive Prognosticator of Clinical Outcome for Head and Neck Carcinoma
Locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) have limited prognosis due to frequent treatment failure. Currently, TNM-classification and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection are the sole cli...
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The impact of completeness of last transurethral resection of bladder tumors on the outcomes of radical cystectomy
To evaluate the role of a complete transurethral resection of bladder tumors (c-TURBT) on oncological outcomes after radical cystectomy (RC) and its relationship with adverse pathological features.
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Open AccessDefinitive chemoradiotherapy in patients with squamous cell cancers of the head and neck - results from an unselected cohort of the clinical cooperation group “Personalized Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer”
Definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT) is a standard treatment for patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer. There is a clinical need for a stratification of this prognostically heterogeneous group of ...
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How to improve patient selection for neoadjuvant chemotherapy in bladder cancer patients candidate for radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection
To improve patient selection for neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) before radical cystectomy (RC) in bladder cancer patients (BCa).
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Behandlung der Urolithiasis: ESWL und endoskopische Verfahren
Die Urolithiasis manifestiert sich am häufigsten durch die akute Steinkolik. Basierend auf der Diagnostik, bildgebend mit Stein-CT und laboranalytisch mit Infekt- und Steinparametern muss eine Notfalltherapie ...
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PET/CT radiomics signature of human papilloma virus association in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
To devise, validate, and externally test PET/CT radiomics signatures for human papillomavirus (HPV) association in primary tumors and metastatic cervical lymph nodes of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (O...
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Trends in risk-group distribution and Pentafecta outcomes in patients treated with nerve-sparing, robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a 10-year low-intermediate volume single-center experience
To evaluate the trends in risk-group distribution and Pentafecta outcomes in patients treated with nerve-sparing (NS), robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in a single low-intermediate volume prostate c...
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The impact of preoperative nutritional status on post-surgical complication and mortality rates in patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: a systematic review of the literature
To investigate the impact of preoperative nutritional factors [body mass index (BMI)], hypoalbuminemia (< 3.5 g/dL, sarcopenia) on complication and mortality rates after radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder can...
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Adjuvant chemotherapy is ineffective in patients with bladder cancer and variant histology treated with radical cystectomy with curative intent
Adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) is recommended for non-organ-confined bladder cancer (BCa) after radical cystectomy (RC) and pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND), but there are sparse data regarding its specific ef...
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Open AccessKünstliche Intelligenz in der Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde
Die fortschreitende Digitalisierung ermöglicht zunehmend den Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz (KI). Sie wird Gesellschaft und Medizin in den nächsten Jahren maßgeblich beeinflussen.
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Immediate radical cystectomy versus BCG immunotherapy for T1 high-grade non-muscle-invasive squamous bladder cancer: an international multi-centre collaboration
To compare cancer-specific mortality (CSM) and overall mortality (OM) between immediate radical cystectomy (RC) and Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy for T1 squamous bladder cancer (BCa).
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Open AccessLiquid BIOpsy for MiNimal RESidual DiSease Detection in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (LIONESS)—a personalised circulating tumour DNA analysis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remain a substantial burden to global health. Cell-free circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) is an emerging biomarker but has not been studied sufficiently in HNSCC.
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Open AccessA transcriptomic map of EGFR-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition identifies prognostic and therapeutic targets for head and neck cancer
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is both a driver oncogene and a therapeutic target in advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). However, response to EGFR treatment is inconsistent and lac...
