Chief physician

Prof. Dr med. Rosanna Zanetti Dällenbach

Specialist in gynaecology and obstetrics
Specialisation in surgical gynaecology and obstetrics SIWF
Focus on gynaecological oncology SIWF
Focus on senology SIWF
Senior Breast Cancer Surgeon (DGS, DKG)
Prof. Dr med.

Professional career

Curriculum vitae

2019

Second prize in free communication, SGGG 2019

2019

Prize from the "Fondazione Pro-Senologia",
Senology Congress 08/2019 in St.Gallen

2019

Titular professorship at the University of Basel

Since 2016

Head of Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology
Claraspital Basel

2016

Head of the Breast Centre
University Hospital Basel

2015

Certified breast surgeon

Memberships and commitments

List of memberships

President of the Breast Section, SGUM Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine

Extended Board of Directors, SGUM Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine

FMH

Gynaekoba, Gynaecologists Basel

Swiss Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Gynaecological Oncology Working Group of the SGGG

Pu­bli­ca­ti­ons

  • Machacek M, Urech C, Tschudin S, Werlen L, Schoenenberger C, Zanetti-Dällenbach R: Impact of a brochure and empathetic physician communication on patients' perception of breast biopsies. 2023 Arch Gynecol Obstet, Nov: 308 (5): 1611-1620.
  • Brasier-Lutz P, Jäggi-Wickes C, Schaedelin S, Burian R, Schoenenberger CA, Zanetti-Dällenbach R: Agreement in breast lesion assessment and final BI-RADS classification between radial and meander-like breast ultrasound. 2021:BMC Med Imaging 21(1): 104.
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Brasier-Lutz P, Jäggi-Wickes C, Schaedelin S, Burian R, Schoenenberger CA: Radial and meander-like Breast Ultrasound demonstrate similar diagnostic accuracy and reproducibility for BI-RADS 3 Lesions. 2021 Medical Research Archives 9 (5).
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Brasier-Lutz P, Jäggi-Wickes C, Schaedelin S, Burian R, Schoenenberger CA: Similar Diagnostic Accuracy and Reproducibility of BI-RADS 4 and 5 Lesions in Radial and Meander-Like Breast Ultrasound. 2021Austin J Womens Health 8 (1).
  • Jäggi-Wickes C, Brasier-Lutz P, Schaedelin S, Burian R, Schoenenberger CA, Zanetti Dällenbach R. Comparison of radial and meander-like breast ultrasound with respect to diagnostic accuracy and examination time. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2020 Jun;301(6):1533-1541. doi: 10.1007/s00404-020-05554-x. Epub 2020 May 3. PMID: 32363545. Free PMC article
  • Ehrbar V, Urech C, Rochlitz C, Zanetti Dällenbach R, Moffat R, Stiller R, Germeyer A, Nawroth F, Dangel A, Findeklee S, Tschudin S. Randomised controlled trial on the effect of an online decision aid for young female cancer patients regarding fertility preservation. Hum Reprod. 2019 Sep 29;34(9):1726-1734. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dez136. PMID: 31398258. Clinical Trial.
  • SGGG 2019 with the "Second prize in free communication. Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy between radial and conventional meander-like breast ultrasound in a clinical setting. Author: 1) Brasier-Lutz P., 1) Jäggi-Wickes C., 2) Schaedelin S., 1) Burian R., 3,4) Schoenenberger C.A., 4) Zanetti-Dällenbach R. Clinic: 1) Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2) Statistics, Clinical Trial Unit, 3) Chemistry
  • Senology Congress 08/2019 in St.Gallen with the prize from the "Fondazione Pro-Senologia". Conventional meander-like and radial breast ultrasound comparison with respect to diagnostic accuracy and examination time. Brasier--Lutz P.(1), Jäggi--Wickes C.(1), Burian R. (1), Schoenenberger C.A. (2,4), Schaedelin S.(3),Zanetti-Dällenbach R.(4). 1)Gynecologynand Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland. 2) Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Switzerland. 3) Statistics, Clinical Trial Unit, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
    4) Gynecology/Gynecologic Oncology, Claraspital Basel, Switzerland
  • Stillhard B, Zanetti Dällenbach R, Schlageter M, Kern B. Large tumour in the retroperitoneum. Swiss Medical Forum 2019;19(7-8): 137-139
  • Zanetti Dällenbach R, Plodinec M, Oertle P, Redling K, Obermann EC, Lim RYH, Schoenenberger CA. Length Scale Matters: Real-Time Elastography versus Nanomechanical Profiling by Atomic Force Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions Biomed Res Int. 2018 Oct 16; 2018:3840597.
  • Ehrbar V, Urech C, Rochlitz C, Zanetti Dällenbach R, Moffat R, Stiller R, Fah M, von Wolff M, Nawroth F, Dangel A, Germeyer A, Findeklee S, Tschudin S. Fertility Preservation in Young Female Cancer Patients: Development and Pilot Testing of an Online Decision Aid. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2018; 7: 30-6.
  • Montavon C, Mirza U, Fedier A, Schoetzau A, Zanetti Dällenbach R, Heinzelmann-Schwarz V. Diaphragmatic smears are not of additional benefit in the detection of peritoneal spread in gynecological cancers. Exp Ther Med. 2018; 15: 4199-204.
  • Muller M, Urech C, Boivin J, Ehrbar V, Moffat R, Zanetti Dällenbach R, Rochlitz C, Tschudin S. Addressing decisional conflict about fertility preservation: helping young female cancer survivors' family planning decisions. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2018 Jul; 44: 175-80.
  • Urech C, Ehrbar V, Boivin J, Muller M, Alder J, Zanetti Dällenbach R, Rochlitz C, Tschudin S. Knowledge about and attitude towards fertility preservation in young female cancer patients: a cross-sectional online survey. Hum Fertil (Camb). 2018 April; 21: 45-51.
  • Goettler S., Zanetti Dällenbach R.: Heterotopic Pregnancy. N Engl J Med. 2016 Nov 17; 375(20): 1982
  • Zanetti Dällenbach R.: Chest pain often leads to uncertainty. Practice (Bern 1994) (2017); 106(20): 1087
  • Urech C., Ehrbar V., Boivin J., Müller M., Alder J., Zanetti Dällenbach R., Rochlitz C., Tschudin S.: Knowledge about and Attitude towards Fertility Preservation in Young Female Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey. Hum Fertil (Camb). 2017 Sep 22: 1-7
  • Ehrbar V., Urech C., Rochlitz C., Zanetti Dällenbach R., Moffat R., Stiller R., Fäh M., von Wolff M., Nawroth F., Dangel A., Germeyer A., Findeklee S., Tschudin S.: Fertility Preservation in Young Female Cancer Patients: Development and Pilot Testing of an Online Decision Aid. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2017 Jul 31
  • Vetter M., Fokas S., Biskup E., Schmid T., Schwab F., Schoetzau A., Güth U., Rochlitz C., Zanetti Dällenbach R.: Efficacy of Adjuvant Chemotherapy with Carboplatin for Early Triple Negative Breast Cancer: A Single Centre Experience. Oncotarget. 2017 May 23; 8(43): 75617-26.
  • Goettler S, Zanetti-Dällenbach R.: Heterotopic Pregnancy. N Engl J Med. 2016
  • Schwab R., Redling K., Siebert M., Schotzau A., Schoenenberger C. A. and Zanetti-Dallenbach R. Inter- and Intra-observer Agreement in Ultrasound BI-RADS Classification and Real-Time Elastography. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2016
  • Redling, K., F. Schwab, M. Siebert, A. Schotzau and R. Zanetti-Dallenbach. Elastography Complements Ultrasound as Principle Modality in Breast Lesion Assessment. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2016
  • Ackermann S., Schoenenberger C.A., Zanetti-Dallenbach R. Clinical Data as an adjunct to ultrasound reduces the false-negative malignancy rate in BI-RADS 3 breast lesions. Ultrasound International Open 2016
  • Ehrbar, V., C. Urech, J. Alder, K. Harringer, R. Zanetti Dallenbach, C. Rochlitz and S. Tschudin. Decision-making about fertility preservation-qualitative data on young cancer patients' attitudes and needs.Arch Womens Ment Health 2016 19(4): 695-699
  • F. Schwab, R. Zanetti, M. Gross, C. Rochlitz, M. Vetter. Improvements in therapy management and quality of life aftercare in breast cancer. info@gynaecology 03_2015; 20-23 and info@oncology 03/2015
  • J. Landin, A. Papachristophilou, R. Zanetti, E. Obermann, C. Rochlitz, M. Vetter. Secondary angiosarcoma after treatment of breast carcinoma - rare but preventable complication? Swiss Cancer Bulletin No. 4/2014; 358-360
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R. Diagnosis and therapeutic procedures: Surgical therapy for uterine myomatosus. info@gynaecology 05_2014; 5-9
  • Muenst S, Schaerli AR, Gao F, Däster S, Trella E, Droeser RA, Murarao MG, Zajac P, Zanetti R, Gillanders WE, Weber WP, Soysal SD. Expression of programmed death ligang 1 (PD-L1) is associated with poor prognosis in human breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res. Treat. 2014 Jul;146(1):15-24
  • Plodinec M, Lopric M, Monnier CA, Obermann EC, Zanetti-Dällenbach R (shared 2nd author), Oertle P, Hyotyla JT, Aebi U, . Bentires-Alj M, Lim RY, Schoenenberger CA. The nanomechanical signature of breast cancer. Nat Nanotechnol. 2012 Nov. 7(11):757-65
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R. Cervical carcinoma - What the general practitioner needs to know about it. Family Doctor Practice 2012 / 12-13
  • Rajski M, Zanetti-Dallenbach R, Vogel B, Herrmann R, Rochlitz C, Buess M. IGF-I induced genes in stromal fibroblasts predict the clinical outcome of breast and lung cancer patients. BMC Med. 2010 Jan 5; 8:1
  • Lapaire O, Volgmann T, Grill S, Hosli I, Zanetti-Daellenbach R, Zhong XY, Holzgreve W. Significant correlation between maternal body mass index at delivery and in the second trimester, and second trimester circulating total cell-free DNA levels. Reprod Sci 2009;16:274-279
  • Tschudin S, Alder J, Hendriksen S, Bitzer J, Popp KA, Zanetti R, Hosli I, Holzgreve W, Geissbuhler V. Pregnant women's perception of cesarean section on demand. J Perinat Med 2009;37:251-256
  • Tschudin S, Alder J, Hendriksen S, Bitzer J, Popp KA, Zanetti R, Hösli I, Holzgreve W, Geissbühler V. Previous birth experience and birth anxiety: predictors of caesarean section on demand? J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2009 Sep;30(3):175-80
  • Grill S, Rusterholz C, Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Tercanli S, Holzgreve W, Hahn S, Lapaire O. Potential markers of preeclampsia--a review. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2009 Jul 14;7:70
  • Geissbühler V., Widmer A. F., Surbek D. , Zanetti Dällenbach R. . Water birth: infection prophylaxis and contraindications. Expert letter no. 27, 2009. www.sggg.ch/de/content/expertenbriefe
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach RA, Krause EM, Lapaire O, Gueth U, Holzgreve W, Wight E. Impact of hormone replacement therapy on the histologic subtype of breast cancer. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2008 Nov;278(5):443-9
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Bartley J, Müller C, Schneider A, Köhler C. Combined vaginal-laparoscopic-abdominal approach for the surgical treatment of rectovaginal endometriosis with bowel resection: a comparison of this new technique with various established approaches by laparoscopy and laparotomy. Surg Endosc. 2008 Apr;22(4):995-1001
  • Weber WP, Engelberger S, Viehl CT, Zanetti-Dallenbach R, Kuster S, Dirnhofer S, Wruk D, Oertli D, Marti WR. Accuracy of frozen section analysis versus specimen radiography during breast-conserving surgery for nonpalpable lesions. World J Surg. 2008 Dec;32(12):2599-606
  • Lapaire O, Huhn E, Hartog M, Zanetti-Daellenbach R. Gestational diabetes - practical approach in the clinic. Ther Umsch 2008;65:675-680
  • Hosli I, Zanetti-Dallenbach R, Holzgreve W, Lapaire O. Smoking during pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2008;68:141-146
  • Hosli I, Zanetti-Daellenbach R, Gairing A, Holzgreve W, Lapaire O. Selection of appropriate prostaglandin for the induction of labour at term is more predictive for the achievement of delivery within 24 hours than pre-assessed cervical parameters - a prospective, randomized trial. Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2008;68:147-151
  • Güth U, Huang DJ, Schötzau A, Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Holzgreve W, Bitzer J, Wight E. Target and reality of adjuvant endocrine therapy in postmenopausal patients with invasive breast cancer. Br J Cancer. 2008 Aug 5;99(3):428-33
  • Güth U, Huang DJ, Huber M, Schötzau A, Wruk D, Holzgreve W, Wight E, Zanetti-Dällenbach R. Tumour size and detection in breast cancer: Self-examination and clinical breast examination are at their limit. Cancer Detect Prev. 2008;32(3):224-8
  • Alder J, Zanetti R, Wight E, Urech C, Fink N, Bitzer J. Sexual dysfunction after premenopausal stage I and II breast cancer: do androgens play a role? J Sex Med. 2008 Aug;5(8):1898-906
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Wight E, Fan AX, Lapaire O, Hahn S, Holzgreve W, Zhong XY. Positive correlation of cell-free DNA in plasma/serum in patients with malignant and benign breast disease. Anticancer Res. 2008 Mar-Apr;28(2A):921-5
  • Eisenbrand MC, Wight E, Güth U, Zanetti-Dällenbach R. Pregnancy-associated breast cancer]. Ther Umsch. 2008 Apr;65(4):223-9
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R., Güth U., Lapaire O. Breast and gynaecological carcinomas in pregnancy. up2date 2008;2:489-506
  • Hösli I, Zanetti-Dallenbach R, Holzgreve W, Lapaire O. Smoking during pregnancy. Frauenheilkunde; 68:141-146;2008
  • Eisenbrand MC, Wight E, Güth U, Zanetti-Dällenbach R. Pregnancy-associated breast cancer. Ther Umschl. 65(4) 223-9; Apr 2008
  • Alder J, Zanetti R., Wight E., Bitzer J. Talking about sexuality - the patient's wish to break a taboo.Newsletter 4/2008 Swiss Society of Senology
  • Hartog M., Hösli I., Zanetti-Dällenbach R., Lapaire O., Holzgreve W. The irregular duration of pregnancy. up2date 2008;5:423-441
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach RA, Holzgreve W, Hösli I. Neonatal group B streptococcus colonisation in water births. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007 Jul;98(1):54-5
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach RA, Schmid S, Wight E, Holzgreve W, Ladewing A, Hahn S, Zhong XY. Levels of circulating cell-free serum DNA in benign and malignant breast lesions. Int J Biol Markers. 2007 Apr-Jun;22(2):95-9
  • Zanetti-Dallenbach R, Bartley J, Holzgreve W, Wight E. Breast Edema mimicking Inflammatory Breast Cancer (Differential diagnosis of inflammatory breast carcinoma: breast oedema after thrombosis of the brachiocephalic vein). Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2007;67:1138-1140
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach RA, Holzgreve W, Hösli I. Neonatal group B streptococcus colonisation in water births. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007 Jul;98(1):54-5
  • Lapaire O, Hösli I, Zanetti Dällenbach R, Huang D, Jaeggi C, Gatfield-Mergenthaler S., Hahn S., Holzgreve W. J. Impact of foetal-maternal microchimerism on women's health - a review. Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2007;20:1-5
  • Lapaire O, Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Weber P, Hösli I, Holzgreve W, Surbek D. Labour induction in preeclampsia: is misoprostol more effective than dinoprostone? J Perinat Med. 2007;35(3):195-9
  • Irene Hösli, Rosanna Zanetti Dällenbach, Wolfgang Holzgreve and Olav Lapaire. Role of omega 3-fatty acids and multivitamins in gestation. J. Perinat. Med. 35, 2007 Feb;35 Suppl 1:S19-24
  • Zanetti-Daellenbach RA, Tschudin S, Zhong XY, Holzgreve W, Lapaire O, Hosli I. Maternal and neonatal infections and obstetric outcome in water birth ;Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2007;134:37-43.
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Tschudin S, Lapaire O, Holzgreve W, Wight E, Bitzer J. Psychological management of pregnancy-related breast cancer. Breast. 2006 Dec;15 Suppl 2:S53-9. review. Erratum in: Breast. 2008 Apr;17(2):213
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Vuaroqueaux V, Wight E, Labuhn M, Singer G, Urban P, Eppenberger U, Holzgreve W, Eppenberger-Castori S. Comparison of gene expression profiles in core biopsies and corresponding surgical breast cancer samples. Breast Cancer Res. 2006;8(4):R51
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Lapaire O, Maertens A, Holzgreve W, Hösli I. Water birth, more than a trendy alternative: a prospective, observational study. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2006 Oct;274(6):355-65
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Lapaire O, Maertens A, Frei R, Holzgreve W, Hösli I. Water birth: is the water an additional reservoir for group B streptococcus? Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2006 Jan;273(4):236-8
  • Lapaire O, Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Holzgreve W, Hösli I. Intrapartum monitoring: current status of the most commonly used methods. Midwifery 2006; 19:170-173
  • Lapaire O, Holzgreve W, Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Moffat Ecker R, Hösli I, Tercanli S. Polyhydranmnios: an update. Ultrasound Rev Obstet Gynecol 2006; 1:88-94
  • Weber WP, Zanetti R, Langer I, Dellas S, Zuber M, Moch H, Remmel E, Oertli D, Wight E, Marti WR. Mammotome: less invasive than ABBI with similar accuracy for early breast cancer detection. World J Surg. 2005 Apr;29(4):495-9
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Holzgreve W, Herberich L, Wight E. Chemotherapy of gynecological tumours: Contraindicated during pregnancy? Perinatology 2005 Vol 7; 2:57-66
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Maertens A, Holzgreve W, Hösli I. Water birth - an infection risk for mother and child? Speculum 2005; Vol. 23; 1: 22-26
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Wight E. Chemotherapy for gynecological malignancies--a contraindication during pregnancy? Ther Umsch. 2005 Jan;62(1):53-60
  • Dallenbach RZ, Maertens A, Hosli I. Pros and cons of water birth. Gynacol Obstetric Circulation 2003; 43:19-24
  • Zanetti Dallenbach R, De Geyter C. What is your diagnosis? Relative hypergonadotrophic ovarian insufficiency after chemotherapy for Hodgkin disease. Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax 2001; 90:47-49
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R, De Geyter Ch, Holzgreve W. Tumour diseases and fertility-preserving measures in women. Journal of Skin Diseases 2001; 76, 582-583
  • Hösli I, Zanetti-Dällenbach R, Lüdin K, Holzgreve W. Underwater birth. Guidelines of the University Women's Hospital Basel. Gynecol Prax. 2000; 24, 7-12
  • Zanetti-Dällenbach R, De Geyter M, Holzgreve W. Fertility in tumour patients. Therapeutische Umschau 1999; Vol 56, 5:276-28.