1. Recurrence rate in regional lymph nodes in 737 patients with follicular or Hürthle cell neoplasmsAndrej Vogrin, Hana Bešič, Nikola Bešić, Maja Marolt-Mušič, 2016, original scientific article Abstract: . Preoperative ultrasound (US) evaluation of central and lateral neck compartments is recommended for all patients undergoing a thyroidectomy for malignant or suspicious for malignancy cytologic or molecular findings. Our aim was to find out how frequent was recurrence in regional lymph nodes in patients with follicular or Hürthle cell neoplasm and usefulness of preoperative neck US investigation in patients with neoplasm. Patients and Methods. Altogether 737 patients were surgically treated because of follicular or Hürthle cell neoplasms from 1995 to 2014 at our cancer comprehensive center. Altogether 207 patients (163 females, 44 males; mean age 52 years) had thyroid carcinoma. Results. Carcinoma was diagnosed in follicular and Hürthle cell neoplasm in 143/428 and 64/309 of cases, respectively. A recurrence in regional lymph nodes occurred in 12/207 patients (6%) during a median follow-up of 55 months. Among patients with carcinoma a recurrence in regional lymph nodes was diagnosed in follicular and Hürthle cell neoplasms in 2% and 14%, respectively (p=0.002). Recurrence in regional lymph nodes was diagnosed in 3/428 (0.7%) of all patients with follicular neoplasm and 9/309 (3%) of all patients with Hürthle cell neoplasm. Recurrence in lymph nodes was diagnosed in 0.7% of patients with a preoperative diagnosis of follicular neoplasm and 3% of patients with a Hürthle cell neoplasm. A recurrence in regional lymph nodes is rare in patients with carcinoma and preoperative diagnosis of follicular neoplasm. Keywords: ultrasonography, thyroid neoplasms, diagnosis, pathology Published in DiRROS: 30.04.2024; Views: 37; Downloads: 12 Full text (435,94 KB) This document has many files! More... |
2. Axillary ultrasound for predicting response to neoadjuvant treatment in breast cancer patients : a single institution experienceNina Pišlar, Gorana Gašljević, Maja Marolt-Mušič, Simona Borštnar, Janez Žgajnar, Andraž Perhavec, 2023, original scientific article Keywords: breast cancer, neoadjuvant treatment, surgical treatment Published in DiRROS: 18.04.2024; Views: 64; Downloads: 44 Full text (1015,10 KB) This document has many files! More... |
3. Segmentation of hepatic vessels from MRI images for planning of electroporation-based treatments in the liverMarija Marčan, Denis Pavliha, Maja Marolt-Mušič, Igor Fučkan, Ratko Magjarević, Damijan Miklavčič, 2014, original scientific article Keywords: electrochemotherapy, non-thermal irreversible electroporation, treatment planning, hepatic vessel segmentation, non-invasive tumor treatments, MRI of liver Published in DiRROS: 16.04.2024; Views: 94; Downloads: 49 Full text (945,02 KB) This document has many files! More... |
4. Lower tumour burden and better overall survival in melanoma patients with regional lymph node metastases and negative preoperative ultrasoundGašper Pilko, Janez Žgajnar, Maja Marolt-Mušič, Marko Hočevar, 2012, original scientific article Abstract: Background. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the ability of ultrasound(US) and fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in reducing the numberof melanoma patients requiring a sentinel node biopsy (SNB); to compare the amount of metastatic disease in regional lymph nodes in SNB candidates with clinically uninvolved lymph nodes and of those with US uninvolved lymph nodes; and to compare the overall survival (OS) of both groups. Methods. Between 2000 and 2007, a SNB was successfully performed in 707 patients with melanoma. The preoperative US of the regional lymph node basins was performed in 405 SNB candidates. In 14 of these patients, the US-guided FNAB was positive and they proceeded directly to lymph node dissection. In 391 patients, the preoperative US was either negative (343 patients) or suspicious(48 patients) (US group). In the remaining 316 patients the preoperative US was not performed (non-US group). Results. The proportion of macrometastatic sentinel lymph nodes (SN), number of metastatic lymph nodes per patient and proportion of nonsentinel lymph node metastases were found to be lower in the US group compared to the non-US group. The smaller tumour burden of the US group was reflected in a significantly better OS of patients with SN metastases. Conclusions. The preoperative US of regional lymph nodes spares some patients with melanoma from undergoing a SNB. Patients with regional metastases and a negative preoperative US have a significantly lower tumour burden in comparison to those with clinically negative lymph nodes, which is also reflected in a better OS. Published in DiRROS: 22.03.2024; Views: 131; Downloads: 97 Full text (466,54 KB) |
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6. Rentgenska in ultrazvočna anatomija dojkeMaja Marolt-Mušič, Kristijana Hertl, Maksimiljan Kadivec, Maja Podkrajšek, Simona Jereb, 2004, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: Izhodišča. Mlečna žleza je parna žleza, ki ima modificirane značilnosti žleze znojnice in se razvije v podkožnem tkivu zgornje sprednje strani prsnega koša.Skupaj s kožo jo imenujemo dojka. Zaključki. V mamografskem izvidu ni pomembno, da natančno opredelimo, kakšne strukturne spremembe so v dojki prisotne, saj te predstavljajo histološko opredelitev. Pomembno je, da v izvidu opišemo, kako gosta je struktura dojke in s tem klinika opozorimo, s kakšno verjetnostjo smo izključili patološke spremembe v smislu malignega obolenja. Pri UZ preiskavi je pomemben standarden položaj preiskovanke, kar omogoča ponovljivost preiskave. Pregledovati moramo vse dele dojke, paziti moramo, da ne izpustimo določenega predela. Pomembno je, da v izvidu označimo lego lezije: kvadrant, ura in oddaljenost od mamile. Published in DiRROS: 01.12.2023; Views: 186; Downloads: 62 Full text (572,41 KB) |
7. Presejanje za odkrivanje raka dojkKristijana Hertl, Miljeva Rener, Tomaž Vargazon, Maksimiljan Kadivec, Maja Podkrajšek, Maja Marolt-Mušič, Simona Jereb, Miha Čavlek, 2004, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: Izhodišča. Rak dojk (RD) je zaradi visoke incidence v razvitem svetu in v Sloveniji velik zdravstveni in ekonomski problem. Redno mamografsko pregledovanje asimptomatskih žensk (presejanje oz. screening), starih 50-69 let dolgoročno zmanjša umrljivost za RD, ker odkrije raka v zgodnejši fazi. V Sloveniji presejanje ni organizirano tako kot v nekaterih evropskih državah, ampak je oportunistično, ko ženske preventivno prihajajo v centre za bolezni dojk (CBD) na pregled po priporočilu zdravnika ali po lastni želji. Za kakovost delovanja centri nimajo enotnih državnih smernic in nad njihovim delovanjem ni nadzora. Zaključki. Uspešnost presejanja je odvisna od izbora skupine primerne starosti, udeležbe, intervala med posameznimi krogi presejanja, števila projekcij, dvojnega odčitovanja, kontrole kakovosti ter rednega beleženja in analize doseženih rezultatov. Glavne pomanjkljivosti presejanja so napačno pozitivni in napačno negativni izvidi, izpostavljenost ionizirajočem sevanju ter prediagnosticiranost. Published in DiRROS: 01.12.2023; Views: 182; Downloads: 62 Full text (639,35 KB) |
8. Slikovna diagnostika pri raku materničnega telesaMaja Marolt-Mušič, 2023, published scientific conference contribution Abstract: Globina invazije je poleg patohistoloških značilnosti tumorja in prizadetosti bezgavk najbolj
pomemben prognostičen faktor pri bolnicah z rakom telesa maternice (RTM). Običajno je
transvaginalni UZ, ki ga opravi ginekolog, prva preiskava pri bolnicah z sumom na RTM. UZ
preiskava ima svoje omejitve, predvsem pri oceni globine invazije in oceni prizadetosti
regionalnih in oddaljenih bezgavk. MR preiskava medenice je najbolj zanesljiva metoda za
oceno globine invazije in oceno prizadetosti bezgavk v mali medenici. Mednarodne smernice
se glede uporabe MR preiskave nekoliko razlikujejo. Smernice Evropskega združenja za
urogenitalno radiologijo (ESUR) iz leta 2009 in smernice Ameriškega Collega za radiologijo
ocenjujejo MR preiskavo kot najbolj primerno radiološko metodo za predoperativno oceno oz.
za načrtovanje zdravljenja, medtem ko NCCN smernice priporočajo MR preiskavo pri stadiju II
oz. pri sumu na infiltracijo materničnega vratu.
Keywords: rak maternice, ginekološki raki, ginekološka onkologija Published in DiRROS: 30.05.2023; Views: 321; Downloads: 120 Full text (192,32 KB) This document has many files! More... |
9. Radiologija : dosedanji uspehi v diagnostiki raka dojk in pogled naprejMaja Marolt-Mušič, 2022, published professional conference contribution Abstract: Pomemben mejnik v diagnostiki patoloških sprememb v dojkah je bil prehod z analogne na digitalno tehnologijo. Boljša resolucija, večja povečava in več detajlov na digitalni sliki so izboljšali diagnostiko rakastih in predrakavih sprememb v dojkah. Pomembna izboljšava je bila uvedba tomosinteze, to je slikanje dojke po plasteh. Naslednji pomemben mejnik je bila dodatna funkcionalna informacija o prekrvavitvi sprememb v dojkah, ki jo dobimo po aplikaciji intravenskega kontrastnega sredstva (KS). Najbolj razširjena preiskava je magnetna resonanca (MR) dojk, ki velja tudi za najbolj občutljivo metodo za odkrivanje raka dojk (RD). Poda tudi časovno komponento vplavljanja in izplavljanja KS. Podoben način delovanja ima tudi kontrastna mamografija.
V zadnjih letih se je pri določenih skupinah raka dojk uveljavil drugačen vrstni red zdravljenja – t. i. neoadjuvantna kemoterapija. Pred začetkom zdravljenja je treba pridobiti podatke o obsežnosti tumorja, prizadetosti bezgavk in bioloških značilnostih tumorja. Na Onkološkem inštitutu Ljubljana smo leta 2019 ustanovili konzilij, kjer člani multidisciplinarnega tima enkrat tedensko pregledamo bolnice, za katere bi bil tak način zdravljenja primeren. Bolnicam že v istem dnevu opravimo kar največ potrebnih preiskav, da skrajšamo čas do začetka zdravljenja.
Radiologi smo pomemben del multidisciplinarnega tima in sledimo vsem novostim v diagnostiki dojke in jih uspešno uvajamo v klinično prakso. Keywords: rak dojk, radiologija, javno zdravje Published in DiRROS: 22.12.2022; Views: 410; Downloads: 97 Full text (1,34 MB) |
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