Publications by authors named "Susanne Merkel"

76Publications

Defining early recurrence in patients with resected primary colorectal carcinoma and its respective risk factors.

Authors:
Felix Wiesmueller Rolf Schuetz Melanie Langheinrich Maximilian Brunner Georg F Weber Robert Grützmann Susanne Merkel Christian Krautz

Int J Colorectal Dis 2021 Jan 15. Epub 2021 Jan 15.

Department of Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Krankenhausstr. 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

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January 2021

Donor Site Morbidity of Patients Receiving Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap for Perineal, Vaginal or Inguinal Reconstruction.

Authors:
Vera S Schellerer Lenka Bartholomé Melanie C Langheinrich Robert Grützmann Raymund E Horch Susanne Merkel Klaus Weber

World J Surg 2021 Jan 29;45(1):132-140. Epub 2020 Sep 29.

Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Krankenhausstrasse 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

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January 2021

Colorectal cancer in Crohn's colitis is associated with advanced tumor invasion and a poorer survival compared with ulcerative colitis: a retrospective dual-center study.

Authors:
Leonie E Vetter Susanne Merkel Alan Bénard Christian Krautz Maximilian Brunner Anke Mittelstädt Nicolas Schlegel Armin Wiegering Christoph-Thomas Germer Klaus Weber Robert Grützmann Georg F Weber

Int J Colorectal Dis 2021 Jan 12;36(1):141-150. Epub 2020 Sep 12.

Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen, Krankenhausstraße 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

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January 2021

Multicenter International Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Study of the Consensus Immunoscore for the Prediction of Survival and Response to Chemotherapy in Stage III Colon Cancer.

Authors:
Bernhard Mlecnik Carlo Bifulco Gabriela Bindea Florence Marliot Alessandro Lugli J Jack Lee Inti Zlobec Tilman T Rau Martin D Berger Iris D Nagtegaal Elisa Vink-Börger Arndt Hartmann Carol Geppert Julie Kolwelter Susanne Merkel Robert Grützmann Marc Van den Eynde Anne Jouret-Mourin Alex Kartheuser Daniel Léonard Christophe Remue Julia Y Wang Prashant Bavi Michael H A Roehrl Pamela S Ohashi Linh T Nguyen SeongJun Han Heather L MacGregor Sara Hafezi-Bakhtiari Bradly G Wouters Giuseppe V Masucci Emilia K Andersson Eva Zavadova Michal Vocka Jan Spacek Lubos Petruzelka Bohuslav Konopasek Pavel Dundr Helena Skalova Kristyna Nemejcova Gerardo Botti Fabiana Tatangelo Paolo Delrio Gennaro Ciliberto Michele Maio Luigi Laghi Fabio Grizzi Tessa Fredriksen Bénédicte Buttard Lucie Lafontaine Daniela Bruni Anastasia Lanzi Carine El Sissy Nacilla Haicheur Amos Kirilovsky Anne Berger Christine Lagorce Christopher Paustian Carmen Ballesteros-Merino Jeroen Dijkstra Carlijn van de Water Shannon van Lent-van Vliet Nikki Knijn Ana-Maria Muşină Dragos-Viorel Scripcariu Boryana Popivanova Mingli Xu Tomonobu Fujita Shoichi Hazama Nobuaki Suzuki Hiroaki Nagano Kiyotaka Okuno Toshihiko Torigoe Noriyuki Sato Tomohisa Furuhata Ichiro Takemasa Kyogo Itoh Prabhu S Patel Hemangini H Vora Birva Shah Jayendrakumar B Patel Kruti N Rajvik Shashank J Pandya Shilin N Shukla Yili Wang Guanjun Zhang Yutaka Kawakami Francesco M Marincola Paolo A Ascierto Bernard A Fox Franck Pagès Jérôme Galon

J Clin Oncol 2020 Nov 8;38(31):3638-3651. Epub 2020 Sep 8.

INSERM, Laboratory of Integrative Cancer Immunology, Paris, France.

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November 2020

Avoidance of Overtreatment of Rectal Cancer by Selective Chemoradiotherapy: Results of the Optimized Surgery and MRI-Based Multimodal Therapy Trial.

Authors:
Reinhard Ruppert Rainer Kube Joachim Strassburg Andreas Lewin Joerg Baral Christoph A Maurer Joerg Sauer Theodor Junginger Paul Hermanek Susanne Merkel

J Am Coll Surg 2020 Oct 19;231(4):413-425.e2. Epub 2020 Jul 19.

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.

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October 2020

The Prognostic Value of the Number of Harvested Negative Lymph Nodes in Patients Treated by Esophagectomy With or Without Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation.

Authors:
Maximilian Brunner Susanne Merkel Christian Krautz Stephan Kersting Robert Grützmann Georg F Weber

Anticancer Res 2020 May;40(5):2833-2840

Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany.

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May 2020

The influence of postoperative complications on long-term prognosis in patients with colorectal carcinoma.

Authors:
Clemens Beck Klaus Weber Maximilian Brunner Abbas Agaimy Sabine Semrau Robert Grützmann Vera Schellerer Susanne Merkel

Int J Colorectal Dis 2020 Jun 14;35(6):1055-1066. Epub 2020 Mar 14.

Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.

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June 2020

Upregulation of CD20 Positive B-Cells and B-Cell Aggregates in the Tumor Infiltration Zone is Associated with Better Survival of Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.

Authors:
Maximilian Brunner Katharina Maier Petra Rümmele Anne Jacobsen Susanne Merkel Alan Benard Christian Krautz Stephan Kersting Robert Grützmann Georg F Weber

Int J Mol Sci 2020 Mar 5;21(5). Epub 2020 Mar 5.

Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Krankenhausstraße 12, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.

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March 2020

STAT3 activation through IL-6/IL-11 in cancer-associated fibroblasts promotes colorectal tumour development and correlates with poor prognosis.

Authors:
Christina Heichler Kristina Scheibe Anabel Schmied Carol I Geppert Benjamin Schmid Stefan Wirtz Oana-Maria Thoma Viktoria Kramer Maximilian J Waldner Christian Büttner Henner F Farin Marina Pešić Ferdinand Knieling Susanne Merkel Anika Grüneboom Matthias Gunzer Robert Grützmann Stefan Rose-John Sergei B Koralov George Kollias Michael Vieth Arndt Hartmann Florian R Greten Markus F Neurath Clemens Neufert

Gut 2020 Jul 4;69(7):1269-1282. Epub 2019 Nov 4.

First Department of Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

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July 2020

MRI-Based Use of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Rectal Carcinoma: Surgical Quality and Histopathological Outcome of the OCUM Trial.

Authors:
Martin E Kreis Reinhard Ruppert Rainer Kube Joachim Strassburg Andreas Lewin Joerg Baral Christoph A Maurer Joerg Sauer Günther Winde Rena Thomasmeyer Sigmar Stelzner Cornelius Bambauer Soenke Scheunemann Axel Faedrich Theodor Junginger Paul Hermanek Susanne Merkel

Ann Surg Oncol 2020 Feb 14;27(2):417-427. Epub 2019 Aug 14.

Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.

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February 2020

Loss of enhancer of zeste homologue 2 (EZH2) at tumor invasion front is correlated with higher aggressiveness in colorectal cancer cells.

Authors:
Julian Böhm Julienne Kathrin Muenzner Aylin Caliskan Benardina Ndreshkjana Katharina Erlenbach-Wünsch Susanne Merkel Roland Croner Tilman T Rau Carol Immanuel Geppert Arndt Hartmann Adriana Vial Roehe Regine Schneider-Stock

J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2019 Sep 17;145(9):2227-2240. Epub 2019 Jul 17.

Experimental Tumorpathology, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Universitätsstr. 22, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

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September 2019

Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer reveals comparable oncological outcome even in context of worse short-term results-long-term analysis of nearly 500 patients from two high-volume centers.

Authors:
Markus Zimmermann Susanne Merkel Klaus Weber Hans-Peter Bruch Werner Hohenberger Tobias Keck Robert Grützmann

Int J Colorectal Dis 2019 Sep 15;34(9):1541-1550. Epub 2019 Jul 15.

Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen, Krankenhausstraße 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

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September 2019

Influence of Body Mass Index on Long-Term Outcome in Patients with Rectal Cancer-A Single Centre Experience.

Authors:
Maximilian Kalb Melanie C Langheinrich Susanne Merkel Christian Krautz Maximilian Brunner Alan Bénard Klaus Weber Christian Pilarsky Robert Grützmann Georg F Weber

Cancers (Basel) 2019 Apr 30;11(5). Epub 2019 Apr 30.

Department of Surgery, Erlangen University Hospital, Krankenhausstraße 12, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.

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April 2019

Prognostic subdivision of pT2 rectal carcinomas.

Authors:
Susanne Merkel Klaus Weber Maximilian Brunner Justus Baecker Abbas Agaimy Jonas Göhl Werner Hohenberger Vera Schellerer Robert Grützmann

Int J Colorectal Dis 2019 Mar 4;34(3):409-415. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Krankenhausstr. 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

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March 2019

Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 is a prognostic marker in colorectal carcinoma.

Authors:
Vera S Schellerer Melanie C Langheinrich Veronika Zver Robert Grützmann Michael Stürzl Olaf Gefeller Elisabeth Naschberger Susanne Merkel

Int J Colorectal Dis 2019 Feb 23;34(2):309-317. Epub 2018 Nov 23.

Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Krankenhausstr. 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

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February 2019

The influence of tumour site on prognosis in metastatic colorectal carcinomas with primary tumour resection.

Authors:
Susanne Merkel Vera S Schellerer Axel Wein Sabine Semrau Carol Geppert Jonas Göhl Werner Hohenberger Klaus Weber Robert Grützmann

Int J Colorectal Dis 2018 Sep 18;33(9):1215-1223. Epub 2018 Jun 18.

Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.

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September 2018

International validation of the consensus Immunoscore for the classification of colon cancer: a prognostic and accuracy study.

Authors:
Franck Pagès Bernhard Mlecnik Florence Marliot Gabriela Bindea Fang-Shu Ou Carlo Bifulco Alessandro Lugli Inti Zlobec Tilman T Rau Martin D Berger Iris D Nagtegaal Elisa Vink-Börger Arndt Hartmann Carol Geppert Julie Kolwelter Susanne Merkel Robert Grützmann Marc Van den Eynde Anne Jouret-Mourin Alex Kartheuser Daniel Léonard Christophe Remue Julia Y Wang Prashant Bavi Michael H A Roehrl Pamela S Ohashi Linh T Nguyen SeongJun Han Heather L MacGregor Sara Hafezi-Bakhtiari Bradly G Wouters Giuseppe V Masucci Emilia K Andersson Eva Zavadova Michal Vocka Jan Spacek Lubos Petruzelka Bohuslav Konopasek Pavel Dundr Helena Skalova Kristyna Nemejcova Gerardo Botti Fabiana Tatangelo Paolo Delrio Gennaro Ciliberto Michele Maio Luigi Laghi Fabio Grizzi Tessa Fredriksen Bénédicte Buttard Mihaela Angelova Angela Vasaturo Pauline Maby Sarah E Church Helen K Angell Lucie Lafontaine Daniela Bruni Carine El Sissy Nacilla Haicheur Amos Kirilovsky Anne Berger Christine Lagorce Jeffrey P Meyers Christopher Paustian Zipei Feng Carmen Ballesteros-Merino Jeroen Dijkstra Carlijn van de Water Shannon van Lent-van Vliet Nikki Knijn Ana-Maria Mușină Dragos-Viorel Scripcariu Boryana Popivanova Mingli Xu Tomonobu Fujita Shoichi Hazama Nobuaki Suzuki Hiroaki Nagano Kiyotaka Okuno Toshihiko Torigoe Noriyuki Sato Tomohisa Furuhata Ichiro Takemasa Kyogo Itoh Prabhu S Patel Hemangini H Vora Birva Shah Jayendrakumar B Patel Kruti N Rajvik Shashank J Pandya Shilin N Shukla Yili Wang Guanjun Zhang Yutaka Kawakami Francesco M Marincola Paolo A Ascierto Daniel J Sargent Bernard A Fox Jérôme Galon

Lancet 2018 05 10;391(10135):2128-2139. Epub 2018 May 10.

INSERM, Laboratory of Integrative Cancer Immunology, Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France. Electronic address:

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May 2018

[Treatment and Prognosis of the Oldest Old with Colorectal Cancer].

Authors:
Axel Denz Valerie Kohl Klaus Weber Melanie Langheinrich Vera Schellerer Susanne Merkel Robert Grützmann

Zentralbl Chir 2018 Apr 2;143(2):162-170. Epub 2018 May 2.

Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Deutschland.

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April 2018

Implementing complete mesocolic excision for colon cancer - mission completed?

Authors:
Roland S Croner Henry Ptok Susanne Merkel Werner Hohenberger

Innov Surg Sci 2018 Mar 10;3(1):17-29. Epub 2018 Feb 10.

Department of Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.

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March 2018

Resection of pancreatic cancer in Europe and USA: an international large-scale study highlighting large variations.

Authors:
Lei Huang Lina Jansen Yesilda Balavarca Esther Molina-Montes Masoud Babaei Lydia van der Geest Valery Lemmens Liesbet Van Eycken Harlinde De Schutter Tom B Johannesen Claus W Fristrup Michael B Mortensen Maja Primic-Žakelj Vesna Zadnik Nikolaus Becker Thilo Hackert Margit Mägi Tiziana Cassetti Romano Sassatelli Robert Grützmann Susanne Merkel Ana F Gonçalves Maria J Bento Péter Hegyi Gábor Lakatos Andrea Szentesi Michel Moreau Tony van de Velde Annegien Broeks Milena Sant Pamela Minicozzi Vincenzo Mazzaferro Francisco X Real Alfredo Carrato Xavier Molero Marc G Besselink Núria Malats Markus W Büchler Petra Schrotz-King Hermann Brenner

Gut 2019 01 20;68(1):130-139. Epub 2017 Nov 20.

Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.

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January 2019

Survival analysis in rectal carcinoma after neoadjuvant chemoradiation: various methods with different results.

Authors:
Susanne Merkel Klaus Weber Jonas Göhl Abbas Agaimy Rainer Fietkau Werner Hohenberger Robert Grützmann Paul Hermanek

Int J Colorectal Dis 2017 Sep 20;32(9):1295-1301. Epub 2017 Jul 20.

Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.

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September 2017

Construction and analysis of tissue microarrays in the era of digital pathology: a pilot study targeting CDX1 and CDX2 in a colon cancer cohort of 612 patients.

Authors:
Sarah Nolte Inti Zlobec Alessandro Lugli Werner Hohenberger Roland Croner Susanne Merkel Arndt Hartmann Carol I Geppert Tilman T Rau

J Pathol Clin Res 2017 Jan 13;3(1):58-70. Epub 2017 Jan 13.

Institute of PathologyFriedrich Alexander University Erlangen-NurembergErlangenGermany; Institute of PathologyUniversity BernBernSwitzerland.

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January 2017

Matricellular protein SPARCL1 regulates tumor microenvironment-dependent endothelial cell heterogeneity in colorectal carcinoma.

Authors:
Elisabeth Naschberger Andrea Liebl Vera S Schellerer Manuela Schütz Nathalie Britzen-Laurent Patrick Kölbel Ute Schaal Lisa Haep Daniela Regensburger Thomas Wittmann Ludger Klein-Hitpass Tilman T Rau Barbara Dietel Valérie S Méniel Alan R Clarke Susanne Merkel Roland S Croner Werner Hohenberger Michael Stürzl

J Clin Invest 2016 11 10;126(11):4187-4204. Epub 2016 Oct 10.

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November 2016

MiRNA-21 Expression Decreases from Primary Tumors to Liver Metastases in Colorectal Carcinoma.

Authors:
Fabian Feiersinger Elke Nolte Sven Wach Tilman T Rau Nikolaos Vassos Carol Geppert Andreas Konrad Susanne Merkel Helge Taubert Michael Stürzl Roland S Croner

PLoS One 2016 4;11(2):e0148580. Epub 2016 Feb 4.

Clinic of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Krankenhausstr. 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

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July 2016

Pediatric Colorectal Carcinoma is Associated With Excellent Outcome in the Context of Cancer Predisposition Syndromes.

Authors:
Marie L Weber Dominik T Schneider Sonja Offenmüller Peter Kaatsch Hagen Graf Einsiedel Martin Benesch Alexander Claviez Martin Ebinger Christof Kramm Christian Kratz Jennifer Lawlor Ivo Leuschner Susanne Merkel Markus Metzler Rainer Nustede Sabine Petsch Karl-Heinz Seeger Paul-Gerhardt Schlegel Meinolf Suttorp Oliver Zolk Ines B Brecht

Pediatr Blood Cancer 2016 Apr 17;63(4):611-7. Epub 2015 Nov 17.

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Erlangen, Germany.

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April 2016

The impact of surgical quality on prognosis in patients undergoing rectal carcinoma surgery after preoperative chemoradiation.

Authors:
Marcus Kiehlmann Klaus Weber Jonas Göhl Rainer Fietkau Abbas Agaimy Werner Hohenberger Susanne Merkel

Int J Colorectal Dis 2016 Feb 24;31(2):247-55. Epub 2015 Oct 24.

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February 2016

Batf-dependent Th17 cells critically regulate IL-23 driven colitis-associated colon cancer.

Authors:
Elise Punkenburg Tina Vogler Maike Büttner Kerstin Amann Max Waldner Raja Atreya Benjamin Abendroth Jonas Mudter Susanne Merkel Eike Gallmeier Stefan Rose-John Markus F Neurath Kai Hildner

Gut 2016 07 2;65(7):1139-50. Epub 2015 Apr 2.

Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Kussmaul Campus for Medical Research, Erlangen, Germany Max Eder Research Group supported by the German Cancer Aid, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.

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July 2016

Palliative treatment of colorectal cancer with secondary metastasis resection in Germany - impact of the multidisciplinary treatment approach on prognosis and cost: the Northern Bavaria IVOPAK I Project.

Authors:
Axel Wein Martin Emmert Susanne Merkel Hanns-Detlev Harich Juergen Siebler Roland Thiemann Christof Lamberti Bernhard Göttler Stefan Fries Alexander Kiani Rudolf Schlag Marcus Grüner Simone Steinbild Sonja Eberl Katharina Pohl-Dernick Frank Dörje Thomas Horbach Oliver Schöffski Markus F Neurath Werner Hohenberger

Oncology 2015 17;88(2):103-21. Epub 2014 Oct 17.

Department of Internal Medicine 1 - Gastroenterology, Pneumology and Endocrinology, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.

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April 2015

Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy with gemcitabine/cisplatin and surgery versus immediate surgery in resectable pancreatic cancer: results of the first prospective randomized phase II trial.

Authors:
Henriette Golcher Thomas B Brunner Helmut Witzigmann Lukas Marti Wolf-Otto Bechstein Christiane Bruns Henry Jungnickel Stefan Schreiber Gerhard G Grabenbauer Thomas Meyer Susanne Merkel Rainer Fietkau Werner Hohenberger

Strahlenther Onkol 2015 Jan 25;191(1):7-16. Epub 2014 Sep 25.

Department of Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Krankenhausstr. 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany,

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January 2015

Short- and long term effects of epidural analgesia on morbidity and mortality of esophageal cancer surgery.

Authors:
Sebastian Heinrich Katrin Janitz Susanne Merkel Peter Klein Joachim Schmidt

Langenbecks Arch Surg 2015 Jan 21;400(1):19-26. Epub 2014 Sep 21.

Department of Anesthesiology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Krankenhausstraße 12, Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054, Bavaria, Germany,

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January 2015

Lymph node metastasis of carcinomas of transverse colon including flexures. Consideration of the extramesocolic lymph node stations.

Authors:
Aristotelis Perrakis Klaus Weber Susanne Merkel Klaus Matzel Abbas Agaimy Carol Gebbert Werner Hohenberger

Int J Colorectal Dis 2014 Oct 25;29(10):1223-9. Epub 2014 Jul 25.

Department of Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Krankenhausstr. 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany,

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October 2014

Gastric cancer patients less than 50 years of age exhibit significant downregulation of E-cadherin and CDX2 compared to older reference populations.

Authors:
Claus Wilhelm Schildberg Mohammed Abba Susanne Merkel Abbas Agaimy Arno Dimmler Anne Schlabrakowski Roland Croner Jörg Hendrik Leupold Werner Hohenberger Heike Allgayer

Adv Med Sci 2014 Mar 28;59(1):142-6. Epub 2014 Mar 28.

Department of Experimental Surgery and Molecular Oncology of Solid Tumors, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg and DKFZ Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

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March 2014

Tumor regression grading after preoperative chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal carcinoma revisited: updated results of the CAO/ARO/AIO-94 trial.

Authors:
Emmanouil Fokas Torsten Liersch Rainer Fietkau Werner Hohenberger Tim Beissbarth Clemens Hess Heinz Becker Michael Ghadimi Karl Mrak Susanne Merkel Hans-Rudolf Raab Rolf Sauer Christian Wittekind Claus Rödel

J Clin Oncol 2014 May 21;32(15):1554-62. Epub 2014 Apr 21.

Emmanouil Fokas and Claus Rödel, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt; Torsten Liersch, Tim Beissbarth, Clemens Hess, Heinz Becker, and Michael Ghadimi, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen; Rainer Fietkau, Werner Hohenberger, Susanne Merkel, and Rolf Sauer, University of Erlangen, Erlangen; Hans-Rudolf Raab, Oldenburg Hospital, Oldenburg; Christian Wittekind, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; and Karl Mrak, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, St Veit, Austria.

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May 2014

Prognostic value of β1 integrin expression in colorectal liver metastases.

Authors:
Nikolaos Vassos Tilman Rau Susanne Merkel Fabian Feiersinger Carol I Geppert Michael Stürzl Werner Hohenberger Roland S Croner

Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014 15;7(1):288-300. Epub 2013 Dec 15.

Department of Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen Germany.

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September 2014

Tumor-associated fibroblasts isolated from colorectal cancer tissues exhibit increased ICAM-1 expression and affinity for monocytes.

Authors:
Vera S Schellerer Melanie Langheinrich Werner Hohenberger Roland S Croner Susanne Merkel Tilman T Rau Michael Stürzl Elisabeth Naschberger

Oncol Rep 2014 Jan 20;31(1):255-61. Epub 2013 Nov 20.

Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Erlangen, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany.

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January 2014

ypN0 nodal status after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal carcinoma is not associated with adverse prognosis as compared with pN0 after primary surgery.

Authors:
Katharina Erlenbach-Wünsch Sabine Semrau Rainer Fietkau Klaus Weber Werner Hohenberger Tilman Rau Arndt Hartmann Susanne Merkel Abbas Agaimy

Int J Colorectal Dis 2014 Feb 13;29(2):231-7. Epub 2013 Nov 13.

Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of Erlangen, Krankenhausstrasse 8-10, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

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February 2014

IFN-γ-driven intratumoral microenvironment exhibits superior prognostic effect compared with an IFN-α-driven microenvironment in patients with colon carcinoma.

Authors:
Sandra Grenz Elisabeth Naschberger Susanne Merkel Nathalie Britzen-Laurent Ute Schaal Andreas Konrad Michael Aigner Tilman T Rau Arndt Hartmann Roland S Croner Werner Hohenberger Michael Stürzl

Am J Pathol 2013 Dec 8;183(6):1897-1909. Epub 2013 Oct 8.

Division of Molecular and Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. Electronic address:

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December 2013

Reply to the letter written by Dr. Sung Uk Bae and Mr. Avanish Saklami.

Authors:
Werner Hohenberger Klaus Weber Susanne Merkel

Int J Colorectal Dis 2013 Nov 18;28(11):1599-600. Epub 2013 Jun 18.

Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany,

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November 2013

Gender affects acute organ toxicity during radiochemotherapy for rectal cancer: long-term results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-94 phase III trial.

Authors:
Hendrik Andreas Wolff Lena-Christin Conradi Tim Beissbarth Andreas Leha Werner Hohenberger Susanne Merkel Rainer Fietkau Hans-Rudolf Raab Jörg Tschmelitsch Clemens Friedrich Hess Heinz Becker Christian Wittekind Rolf Sauer Claus Rödel Torsten Liersch

Radiother Oncol 2013 Jul 11;108(1):48-54. Epub 2013 Jun 11.

Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany.

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July 2013

Expression and localization of axin 2 in colorectal carcinoma and its clinical implication.

Authors:
Ute Schaal Sandra Grenz Susanne Merkel Tilman T Rau Michel V Hadjihannas Elisabeth Kremmer Priya Chudasama Roland S Croner Jürgen Behrens Michael Stürzl Elisabeth Naschberger

Int J Colorectal Dis 2013 Nov 24;28(11):1469-78. Epub 2013 May 24.

Division of Molecular and Experimental Surgery, University Medical Center Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.

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November 2013

Pretherapeutic MRI for decision-making regarding selective neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy for rectal carcinoma: interim analysis of a multicentric prospective observational study.

Authors:
Henry Ptok Reinhard Ruppert Joachim Stassburg Christoph Andreas Maurer Katja Oberholzer Theodor Junginger Susanne Merkel Paul Hermanek

J Magn Reson Imaging 2013 May 22;37(5):1122-8. Epub 2013 Mar 22.

Department of Surgery at Carl-Thiem-Klinik, Cottbus, Germany.

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May 2013

Prognosis of rectal carcinoma after multimodal treatment: ypTNM classification and tumor regression grading are essential.

Authors:
Paul Hermanek Susanne Merkel Werner Hohenberger

Anticancer Res 2013 Feb;33(2):559-66

Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Postfach 2306, D 91012 Erlangen, Germany.

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February 2013

Volume and outcome in rectal cancer surgery: the importance of quality management.

Authors:
Werner Hohenberger Susanne Merkel Paul Hermanek

Int J Colorectal Dis 2013 Feb 10;28(2):197-206. Epub 2012 Nov 10.

Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Krankenhausstr. 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

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February 2013

Palliative treatment of colorectal cancer in Germany: cost of care and quality of life.

Authors:
Martin Emmert Katharina Pohl-Dernick Axel Wein Frank Dörje Susanne Merkel Frank Boxberger Gudrun Männlein Robert Joost Hans-Detlev Harich Roland Thiemann Christof Lamberti Markus F Neurath Werner Hohenberger Oliver Schöffski

Eur J Health Econ 2013 Aug 12;14(4):629-38. Epub 2012 Jun 12.

School of Business and Economics, Institute of Management, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany,

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August 2013

Preoperative versus postoperative chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-94 randomized phase III trial after a median follow-up of 11 years.

Authors:
Rolf Sauer Torsten Liersch Susanne Merkel Rainer Fietkau Werner Hohenberger Clemens Hess Heinz Becker Hans-Rudolf Raab Marie-Therese Villanueva Helmut Witzigmann Christian Wittekind Tim Beissbarth Claus Rödel

J Clin Oncol 2012 Jun 23;30(16):1926-33. Epub 2012 Apr 23.

University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.

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June 2012

Is coagulation factor VIII a useful marker for colorectal carcinoma?

Authors:
Vera S Schellerer Larissa Mueller-Bergh Susanne Merkel Robert Zimmermann Dominik R Weiss Claus Schildberg Werner Hohenberger Roland S Croner

Int J Biol Markers 2012 Jan-Mar;27(1):20-6

Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany.

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August 2012

The clinical value of von Willebrand factor in colorectal carcinomas.

Authors:
Vera S Schellerer Larissa Mueller-Bergh Susanne Merkel Robert Zimmermann Dominik Weiss Anne Schlabrakowski Elisabeth Naschberger Michael Stürzl Werner Hohenberger Roland S Croner

Am J Transl Res 2011 23;3(5):445-53. Epub 2011 Sep 23.

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November 2011

Necrosis and angioinvasion predict adverse outcome in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors after curative surgical resection: results of a single-center series.

Authors:
Resit Demir Johann Pohl Abbas Agaimy Georgios Peros Aristoteles Perrakis Susanne Merkel Werner Hohenberger Peter Klein

World J Surg 2011 Dec;35(12):2764-72

Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen, Nuremberg, Germany.

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December 2011

Despite aggressive histopathology survival is not impaired in young patients with colorectal cancer : CRC in patients under 50 years of age.

Authors:
Vera Simone Schellerer Susanne Merkel Silke Christiane Schumann Anne Schlabrakowski Thomas Förtsch Claus Schildberg Werner Hohenberger Roland Siegfried Croner

Int J Colorectal Dis 2012 Jan 1;27(1):71-9. Epub 2011 Sep 1.

Department of Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Krankenhausstrasse 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

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January 2012

Right colonic transposition technique for pelvic anastomosis.

Authors:
Jürgen Mulsow Susanne Merkel Werner Hohenberger

Dis Colon Rectum 2011 Sep;54(9):e245; author reply 245-6

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September 2011

MRI-based indications for neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy in rectal carcinoma: interim results of a prospective multicenter observational study.

Authors:
Joachim Strassburg Reinhard Ruppert Henry Ptok Christoph Maurer Theodor Junginger Susanne Merkel Paul Hermanek

Ann Surg Oncol 2011 Oct 21;18(10):2790-9. Epub 2011 Apr 21.

General and Visceral Surgery, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany.

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October 2011

Malignant melanoma of the skin: long-term follow-up and time to first recurrence.

Authors:
Annika M Hohnheiser Olaf Gefeller Jonas Göhl Gerold Schuler Werner Hohenberger Susanne Merkel

World J Surg 2011 Mar;35(3):580-9

Department of Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, 12 Krankenhausstrasse, Erlangen 91054, Germany.

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March 2011

Long-term outcome of hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion (HILP) in the treatment of locoregionally metastasised malignant melanoma of the extremities.

Authors:
Cedric E Boesch Thomas Meyer Lena Waschke Susanne Merkel Jonas Goehl Werner Hohenberger Christian Knorr

Int J Hyperthermia 2010 Feb;26(1):16-20

Department of General Surgery, University Medical Centre Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.

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February 2010

Regional lymph node metastasis and locoregional recurrence of rectal carcinoma in the era of TME [corrected] surgery. Implications for treatment decisions.

Authors:
Paul Hermanek Susanne Merkel Rainer Fietkau Claus Rödel Werner Hohenberger

Int J Colorectal Dis 2010 Mar 10;25(3):359-68. Epub 2009 Dec 10.

Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Krankenhausstr. 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

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March 2010

Multivisceral resection for colon carcinoma.

Authors:
Roland S Croner Susanne Merkel Thomas Papadopoulos Vera Schellerer Werner Hohenberger Jonas Goehl

Dis Colon Rectum 2009 Aug;52(8):1381-6

Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.

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August 2009

Comparison of clinical risk scores predicting prognosis after resection of colorectal liver metastases.

Authors:
Susanne Merkel Diana Bialecki Thomas Meyer Volker Müller Thomas Papadopoulos Werner Hohenberger

J Surg Oncol 2009 Oct;100(5):349-57

Department of Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.

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October 2009

A uniform residual tumor (R) classification: integration of the R classification and the circumferential margin status.

Authors:
Christian Wittekind Carolyn Compton Phil Quirke Iris Nagtegaal Susanne Merkel Paul Hermanek Leslie H Sobin

Cancer 2009 Aug;115(15):3483-8

Institute of Pathology, University Clinic Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

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August 2009

Quality management in rectal carcinoma: what is feasible?

Authors:
Susanne Merkel Daniela Klossek Jonas Göhl Thomas Papadopoulos Werner Hohenberger Paul Hermanek

Int J Colorectal Dis 2009 Aug 2;24(8):931-42. Epub 2009 Jun 2.

Department of Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.

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August 2009

Cdc2 as prognostic marker in stage UICC II colon carcinomas.

Authors:
Alexander Meyer Susanne Merkel Wolfgang Brückl Vera Schellerer Claus Schildberg Valentina Campean Werner Hohenberger Roland S Croner

Eur J Cancer 2009 May 14;45(8):1466-73. Epub 2009 Feb 14.

Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.

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May 2009

Lymph node dissection in rectal carcinoma: TME and what else?

Authors:
Jonas Göhl Werner Hohenberger Susanne Merkel

Onkologie 2009 Feb 20;32(1-2):57-61. Epub 2009 Jan 20.

Department of Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Krankenhausstrasse 12, Erlangen, Germany.

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February 2009

p16INK4a is a beta-catenin target gene and indicates low survival in human colorectal tumors.

Authors:
Stella Wassermann Silvio K Scheel Elke Hiendlmeyer Richard Palmqvist David Horst Falk Hlubek Angela Haynl Lydia Kriegl Simone Reu Susanne Merkel Thomas Brabletz Thomas Kirchner Andreas Jung

Gastroenterology 2009 Jan 20;136(1):196-205.e2. Epub 2008 Sep 20.

Pathologisch-Anatomisches Institut der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.

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January 2009

Angiostatic immune reaction in colorectal carcinoma: Impact on survival and perspectives for antiangiogenic therapy.

Authors:
Elisabeth Naschberger Roland S Croner Susanne Merkel Arno Dimmler Philipp Tripal Kerstin U Amann Elisabeth Kremmer Wolfgang M Brueckl Thomas Papadopoulos Christine Hohenadl Werner Hohenberger Michael Stürzl

Int J Cancer 2008 Nov;123(9):2120-9

Division of Molecular and Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 10, Erlangen, Germany.

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November 2008

Adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction: the pattern of metastatic lymph node dissemination as a rationale for elective lymphatic target volume definition.

Authors:
Iris Meier Susanne Merkel Thomas Papadopoulos Rolf Sauer Werner Hohenberger Thomas B Brunner

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008 Apr;70(5):1408-17

Department of Radiation Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.

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April 2008

Resectability of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: assessment using multidetector-row computed tomography with multiplanar reformations.

Authors:
Elena Manak Susanne Merkel Peter Klein Thomas Papadopoulos Werner A Bautz Ulrich Baum

Abdom Imaging 2009 Jan-Feb;34(1):75-80

Institute for Diagnostic Radiology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.

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March 2009

TGF-beta receptor 2 downregulation in tumour-associated stroma worsens prognosis and high-grade tumours show more tumour-associated macrophages and lower TGF-beta1 expression in colon carcinoma: a retrospective study.

Authors:
David Bacman Susanne Merkel Roland Croner Thomas Papadopoulos Wolfgang Brueckl Arno Dimmler

BMC Cancer 2007 Aug 10;7:156. Epub 2007 Aug 10.

Institute of Pathology, St, Vincentius hospital, Karlsruhe, Germany.

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August 2007

A transient, EMT-linked loss of basement membranes indicates metastasis and poor survival in colorectal cancer.

Authors:
Simone Spaderna Otto Schmalhofer Falk Hlubek Geert Berx Andreas Eger Susanne Merkel Andreas Jung Thomas Kirchner Thomas Brabletz

Gastroenterology 2006 Sep;131(3):830-40

Department of Pathology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.

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September 2006

[Uniform calculation of local recurrence rates--requirement for quality management in rectal carcinoma].

Authors:
Susanne Merkel Ulrich Mansmann Werner Hohenberger Paul Hermanek

Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich 2006 ;100(3):183-7

Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Erlangen.

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August 2006

Changes in indication and results after resection of hepatic metastases from noncolorectal primary tumors: a single-institutional review.

Authors:
Süleyman Yedibela Jonas Gohl Valentina Graz Mona Kathrin Pfaffenberger Susanne Merkel Werner Hohenberger Thomas Meyer

Ann Surg Oncol 2005 Oct 18;12(10):778-85. Epub 2005 Aug 18.

Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen, Krankenhausstrasse,12, Erlangen, D-91054, Germany.

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October 2005

Definition of elective lymphatic target volume in ductal carcinoma of the pancreatic head based on histopathologic analysis.

Authors:
Thomas B Brunner Susanne Merkel Gerhard G Grabenbauer Thomas Meyer Ulrich Baum Thomas Papadopoulos Rolf Sauer Werner Hohenberger

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005 Jul;62(4):1021-9

Department of Radiation Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Universitätstrasse 27, 91054 Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.

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July 2005

Confusion by frequent changes in staging of exocrine pancreatic carcinoma.

Authors:
Susanne Merkel Ulrich Mansmann Thomas Meyer Thomas Papadopoulos Werner Hohenberger Paul Hermanek

Pancreas 2004 Oct;29(3):171-8

Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. susanne.

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October 2004

Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the colorectum.

Authors:
Birgit Bittorf Susanne Merkel Klaus E Matzel Axel Wein Arno Dimmler Werner Hohenberger

Langenbecks Arch Surg 2004 Jun 14;389(3):178-83. Epub 2004 May 14.

Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremburg, Krankenhausstrasse 12, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.

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June 2004

P27 does not predict histopathological response to radiochemotherapy in rectal cancer.

Authors:
Klaus Günther Arno Dimmler Franz Rödel Udo Reulbach Susanne Merkel Birgit R Bittorf Klaus E Matzel Thomas Papadopoulos Werner Hohenberger Rolf Sauer Claus Rödel

J Surg Res 2003 Aug;113(2):179-88

Institute of Pathology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.

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August 2003

Does anastomotic leakage affect functional outcome after rectal resection for cancer?

Authors:
Birgit Bittorf Uwe Stadelmaier Susanne Merkel Werner Hohenberger Klaus E Matzel

Langenbecks Arch Surg 2003 Feb 7;387(11-12):406-10. Epub 2003 Feb 7.

Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremburg, Krankenhausstrasse 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.

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February 2003

Lymph node dissection for clinically evident lymph node metastases of malignant melanoma.

Authors:
Thomas Meyer Susanne Merkel Jonas Göhl Werner Hohenberger

Eur J Surg Oncol 2002 Jun;28(4):424-30

Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.

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June 2002

Prognostic inhomogeneity in pT3 rectal carcinomas: comment.

Authors:
Susanne Merkel

Int J Colorectal Dis 2002 May;17(3):200-1

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May 2002

Prediction of distant metastases after curative surgery for rectal cancer.

Authors:
Klaus Günther Otto Dworak Stefan Remke Rafael Pflüger Susanne Merkel Werner Hohenberger Marc A Reymond

J Surg Res 2002 Mar;103(1):68-78

Department of Surgery, Biometry and Epidemiology of the University of Erlangen, Erlangen, D-91054 Germany.

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March 2002