Auflistung Nach Schlagwort "cancer surgery"

Acute myocardial infarction not attributed to coronary artery disease: A seldom initial presentation of a left ventricular myxoma

Spiliopoulos K., Anyfantakis Z.A., Diminikos I., Xanthopoulos A., Magouliotis D.E., Skoularigis J., Triposkiadis F. (2021)

Although myxoma represents the most frequent non-malignant cardiac primary tumor; it is extremely rare met in the left ventricle. Clinical features of the neoplasm extend from symptomless to critical signs of either ischemia ...

Adverse effects of androgen deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer: Focus on muscle and bone health

Bargiota A., Oeconomou A., Zachos I., Samarinas M., Pisters L.L., Tzortzis V. (2020)

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the most effective systemic treatment for prostate cancer and can be succeeded either surgically or pharmaceutically. Both approaches lead to hypogonadism with a large variety of adverse ...

Cancer-associated stroke: Pathophysiology, detection and management (Review)

Dardiotis E., Aloizou A.-M., Markoula S., Siokas V., Tsarouhas K., Tzanakakis G., Libra M., Kyritsis A.P., Brotis A.G., Aschner M., Gozes I., Bogdanos D.P., Spandidos D.A., Mitsias P.D., Tsatsakis A. (2019)

Numerous types of cancer have been shown to be associated with either ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. In this review, the epidemiology and pathophysiology of stroke in cancer patients is discussed, while providing vital ...

Current and future aspects of TIM-3 as biomarker or as potential targeted in non-small cell lung cancer scope: Is there a role in clinical practice?

de Mello R.A., Zhu J.-H., Iavelberg J., Potim A.H., Simonetti D., Júnior J.A.S., Castelo-Branco P., Pozza D.H., Tajima C.C., Tolia M., Antoniou G. (2020)

[No abstract available]

Current evidence regarding the role of adjuvant chemotherapy in rectal cancer patients with pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Baloyiannis I., Perivoliotis K., Vederaki S., Koukoulis G., Symeonidis D., Tzovaras G. (2021)

Purpose: The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the role of adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) in rectal cancer patients with pathologic complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) and curative ...

The current role of surgery in the treatment of cardiac metastases from malignant melanoma: An educational presentation

Spiliopoulos K., Engels P., Kimpouri K., Floudas I., Salemis N.S., Schmid F.-X. (2021)

A 71 year-old male with a history of multiple excisions of an initial Clark’s level V melanoma of the breast followed by combined radiation and interferon treatment, as well as a recurrence, 3 years later, of a BRAF-positive ...

The Daring John Cooper Forster (1823-1886): The First Case of "esophagus Blockage Gastrostomy" with Ligatures in England

Tsoucalas G., Sgantzos M. (2016)

[No abstract available]

Differences in surgical oncology practice in Greece and Cyprus between the first and second COVID-19 pandemic waves: Lessons from a paradigm shift

Magouliotis D., Fergadi M., Koukousaki D., Symeonidis D., Diamantis A., Tatsios E., Christodoulidis G., Zacharoulis D. (2021)

The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the implementation of certain restrictions and rearrangements regarding the surgical oncology operations, thus affecting the surgical lists, the availability of surgical time, ...

The epidemiology, staging and outcomes of sarcomatoid hepatocellular carcinoma: A SEER population analysis

Giannis D., Morsy S., Geropoulos G., Esagian S.M., Sioutas G.S., Moris D. (2021)

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) subtypes differ in terms of histopathology and prognosis. Sarcomatoid HCC is rare and literature concerning the survival of patients with sarcomatoid HCC is scarce. Materials and ...

Establishment of Patient-derived Orthotopic Xenografts (PDX) as Models for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Magouliotis D.E., Lafazanis K., Koutsougianni F., Sakellaridis N., Ioannou M., Zacharoulis D., Dimas K. (2022)

Background/Aim: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death. The purpose of the present study was to establish a patientderived orthotopic xenograft model (PDOX) for pancreatic ductal ...

Glioblastoma Multiforme in a Patient with Celiac Disease: Management of Seizures After Gross Total Tumor Resection

Fotakopoulos G., Brotis A.G., Kotlia P., Fountas K. (2018)

Background: A 55-year-old woman with a history of celiac disease presented with focal seizures and a mass lesion located at the left frontal lobe. Management of seizures in these patients is challenging. Case Description: ...

Greek Surgeon Pavlos Ioannou's Possible Influence on William Halsted's Famous Radical Mastectomy

Tsoucalas G., Vladimiros L., Sgantzos M. (2017)

Pavlos Ioannou performed an innovative surgical operation for breast cancer in Vienna University Hospital in 1861. A few years later, after his return to Greece, an operation performed on his closest friend's child, which ...

HPV infection in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas: Correlation with tumor size

Gletsou E., Papadas T.A., Baliou E., Tsiambas E., Ragos V., Armata I.E., Metaxas G.E., Fotiades P.P. (2018)

Purpose: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is implicated in carcinogenesis of a variety of epithelia, including oropharyngeal and laryngeal. High risk (HR) HPV persistent infection in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) ...

Implementation of HPV-based Cervical Cancer Screening Combined with Self-sampling Using a Midwifery Network across Rural Greece: The Grecoself study

Agorastos T., Chatzistamatiou K., Tsertanidou A., Mouchtaropoulou E., Pasentsis K., Kitsou A., Moysiadis T., Moschaki V., Skenderi A., Katsiki E., Aggelidou S., Venizelos I., Ntoula M., Daponte A., Vanakara P., Garas A., Stefos T., Vrekoussis T., Lymberis V., Kontomanolis E.N., Makrigiannakis A., Manidakis G., Deligeoroglou E., Panoskaltsis T., Decavalas G.O., Michail G., Kalogiannidis I., Koukoulis G., Zempili P., Halatsi D., Truva T., Piha V., Agelena G., Chronopoulou A., Vaitsi V., Chatzaki E., Paschopoulos M., Adonakis G., Kaufmann A.M., Hadzidimitriou A., Stamatopoulos K. (2019)

Self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is an alternative to physician sampling particularly for cervical cancer screening nonattenders. The GRECOSELF study is a nationwide observational cross-sectional study ...

Intestinal microbiota in colorectal cancer surgery

Koliarakis I., Athanasakis E., Sgantzos M., Mariolis-Sapsakos T., Xynos E., Chrysos E., Souglakos J., Tsiaoussis J. (2020)

The intestinal microbiota consists of numerous microbial species that collectively interact with the host, playing a crucial role in health and disease. Colorectal cancer is well-known to be related to dysbiotic alterations ...

Laparoscopic Versus Open Right Colectomy for Cancer in the Era of Complete Mesocolic Excision with Central Vascular Ligation: Pathology and Short-Term Outcomes

Magouliotis D.E., Baloyiannis I., Mamaloudis I., Bompou E., Papacharalampous C., Tzovaras G.A. (2021)

Background: Colectomies performed according to complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation (CME-CVL) principles have been associated with enhanced oncologic outcomes. Nonetheless, laparoscopic CME-CVL right ...

Lower urinary tract symptoms and bladder cancer in children: The hidden scenario

Karatzas A., Tzortzis V. (2019)

Bladder cancer is extremely rare in children. We report a case series of two children with transitional cell bladder cancer who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms. Pathology revealed a low risk for recurrence and ...

Lung cancer in patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. A retrospective multicenter study in Greece

Tzouvelekis A., Karampitsakos T., Gomatou G., Bouros E., Tzilas V., Manali E., Tomos I., Trachalaki A., Kolilekas L., Korbila I., Tomos P., Chrysikos S., Gaga M., Daniil Z., Bardaka F., Papanikolaou I.C., Euthymiou C., Papakosta D., Steiropoulos P., Ntolios P., Tringidou R., Papiris S., Antoniou K., Bouros D. (2020)

Background: Abundant evidence supports an association between Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) and lung cancer development. Data on diagnosis and management of patients with IPF and lung cancer are still scarce. Patients ...

Lymph node ratio as a prognostic factor in gastric cancer patients following D1 resection. Comparison with the current TNM staging system

Bouliaris K., Rachiotis G., Diamantis A., Christodoulidis G., Polychronopoulou E., Tepetes K. (2017)

Introduction Nodal ratio (NR) has been demonstrated to be an independent prognostic factor in patients with gastric cancer. We evaluated the prognostic role of NR comparing it with the current TNM (2010) classification in ...

Medical management of gastric cancer: a 2017 update

Charalampakis N., Economopoulou P., Kotsantis I., Tolia M., Schizas D., Liakakos T., Elimova E., Ajani J.A., Psyrri A. (2018)

Gastric cancer remains a considerable health burden throughout the world. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) analysis has recently unveiled 4 genotypes of gastric cancer with data not ready to change treatment strategy yet. A ...