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Stellenwert der transkutanen B-Bild-Sonographie im Staging von metastasierten Pankreaskarzinomen: Eine retrospektive Studie mit n= 58 Patient*innen.

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2025-12-10

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Pancreatic carcinoma, an oncological disease with a lethality rate nearly equivalent to its incidence, accounts for approximately 4% of cancer-related deaths worldwide (Bray et al., 2018). Due to its aggressive local growth and early hematogenous metastasis, the diagnosis is often made at a stage when curative treatment is no longer feasible. A variety of imaging modalities are employed to assess the stage of the disease. In the present study, all diagnostic procedures used for staging patients with suspected metastatic pancreatic carcinoma who presented at the University Hospital of Marburg between January 2017 and January 2022 and underwent at least one sonographic examination were analyzed. The objective of the study was to determine the role of sonography in staging this patient cohort in comparison to other imaging modalities and to evaluate the diagnostic and economic impact of all procedures. The findings indicate that computed tomography (CT) is superior to sonography in detecting primary pancreatic lesions (CT sensitivity: 96.5% vs. sonography sensitivity: 79.3%). However, sonography is comparable to, or even superior to, CT in identifying and characterizing distant metastases (CT sensitivity: 92.6% vs. sonography sensitivity: 90.1%), particularly liver metastases (CT sensitivity: 91.8% vs. sonography sensitivity: 94%). When sonography and CT are combined, the detection of distant metastases (sensitivity: 96.3%) and liver metastases (sensitivity: 95.9%) is more accurate. Consequently, the combined application of sonography and CT is deemed appropriate and sufficient in most cases for diagnosing suspected metastatic pancreatic carcinoma. Moreover, this study demonstrates that a significant number of diagnostic procedures performed during the staging of metastatic pancreatic carcinoma do not influence therapeutic decision-making. By implementing a diagnostic algorithm, as illustrated in Figure 4, overdiagnosis can be minimized, conserving resources and enabling a more patient-centered diagnostic approach. We found that this approach could reduce overall staging costs by 61% and overall radiation by 70% in a cohort of 55 patients with confirmed metastatic disease.

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Issued: 2025-12-10
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FB20:Medizin
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de
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SonographiePankreaskarzinomÖkonomie GesundheitswesenPalliativmedizin
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https://open.uni-marburg.de/handle/openumr/9645
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Schmitt, Paul Wilfried Werner: Stellenwert der transkutanen B-Bild-Sonographie im Staging von metastasierten Pankreaskarzinomen: Eine retrospektive Studie mit n= 58 Patient*innen.. : 2025-12-10.

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