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Massive vulvar edema in a woman with preeclampsia: A case report

Daponte, A.; Skentou, H.; Dimopoulos, K. D.; Kallitsaris, A.; Messinis, I. E. (2007)

BACKGROUND: Massive vulvar edema in a woman with preeclampsia preceded the development of massive ascites and impending eclampsia. CASE: A 17-year-old preeclamptic, primiparous woman was admitted with preeclampsia and ...

Use of real-time PCR to detect human papillomavirus-16 viral loads in vaginal and urine self-sampled specimens

Daponte, A.; Tsezou, A.; Oikonomou, P.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Maniatis, A. N.; Pournaras, S.; Messinis, I. E. (2008)

Increasing the accuracy of self-sampling methods to detect oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infection would contribute to the wider application of these approaches. In this study, 120 women were tested for HPV-16 by ...

Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1 (sFlt-1) and Serum Placental Growth Factor (PlGF) as Biomarkers for Ectopic Pregnancy and Missed Abortion

Daponte, A.; Pournaras, S.; Polyzos, N. P.; Tsezou, A.; Skentou, H.; Anastasiadou, F.; Lialios, G.; Messinis, I. E. (2011)

Context: Diagnosis of early pregnancy failure is hampered by the lack of reliable serological markers. Objective: We assessed whether a single serum measurement of placental growth factor (PlGF) and the soluble Flt-1 ...

Isolated fallopian tube torsion: A rare diagnosis in a perimenopausal patient with adnexal mass and raised Ca 19-9: Endoscopic management and review

Daponte, A.; Dimopoulos, K. D.; Terzis, A.; Messinis, I. E. (2005)

Isolated torsion of the fallopian tube in perimenopausal women is very rare. A patient who presented with an adnexal mass with possible ovarian torsion and with a raised Ca 19-9 titer is reported. A 48-year-old perimenopausal ...

Different patterns of p16 immunoreactivity in cervical biopsies: correlation to lesion grade and HPV detection, with a review of the literature

Kostopoulou, E.; Samara, M.; Kollia, P.; Zacharouli, K.; Mademtzis, I.; Daponte, A.; Messinis, I. E.; Koukoulis, G. (2011)

p16 is one extensively studied marker in gynecological pathology. However, its routine application in the diagnosis of squamous intraepithelial lesions of the uterine cervix may present difficulties for the general ...

Correlation Between Cyclin B1 Immunostaining in Cervical Biopsies and HPV Detection by PCR

Kostopoulou, E.; Samara, M.; Kollia, P.; Zacharouli, K.; Mademtzis, I.; Daponte, A.; Messinis, I. E.; Koukoulis, G. (2009)

In recent years, experimental data on the roles of viruses and cyclin B1 in G2/M arrest has accumulated. The aim of our study Was to immunohistochemically examine a series of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions for ...

Primary retroperitoneal non-Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with torturous generalized pruritus in an elderly

Daponte, A.; Ioannou, M.; Gioti, C.; Kallitsaris, A.; Dalekos, G. N.; Messinis, I. E. (2007)

Introduction: A case of a rare primary retroperitoneal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), which presented with torturous generalized pruritus in a 74-year-old female patient is reported Methods: Case report. Results: Explorative ...

Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis: Report of three cases and comparison with a case of pseudoxanthomatous salpingitis

Kostopoulou, E.; Daponte, A.; Kallitsaris, A.; Papamichali, R.; Kalodimos, G.; Messinis, I. E.; Koukoulis, G. (2008)

Xanthogranulomatous inflammation, an uncommon form of chronic inflammation, has been described in several organs including those of the female genital tract. A rare condition described as pseudoxanthomatous salpingitis or ...

Prognostic significance of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 alpha(HIF-1alpha) expression in serous ovarian cancer: an immunohistochemical study

Daponte, A.; Ioannou, M.; Mylonis, I.; Simos, G.; Minas, M.; Messinis, I. E.; Koukoulis, G. (2008)

Background: The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) has emerged as an attractive target for cancer therapy. The few publications addressing the prognostic significance of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) cellular ...

The value of a single combined measurement of VEGF, glycodelin, progesterone, PAPP-A, HPL and LIF for differentiating between ectopic and abnormal intrauterine pregnancy

Daponte, A.; Pournaras, S.; Zintzaras, E.; Kallitsaris, A.; Lialios, G.; Maniatis, A. N.; Messinis, I. E. (2005)

BACKGROUND: To evaluate whether serum concentrations of the non-placental markers vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), glycodelin (GLY) and progesterone (P) and the novel placental markers pregnancy-associated ...