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Respiratory distress due to endotracheal aspergilloma in an immunocompromised lymphoma patient: case reportH Kavgaci
Ankara University, Medical Faculty, Department of Oncology, Turkey
J Chemother 14:92-4. 2002..The lesions consisted of endotracheal aspergilloma associated with tracheal obstruction due to the mass effect. The patient improved dramatically after removal of the mass...
Effect of the farnesyl transferase inhibitor L-744,832 on the colon cancer cell line DLD-1 and its combined use with radiation and 5-FUHalil Kavgaci
Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Chemotherapy 51:319-23. 2005..One of the mechanisms to block the function of these proteins is to block farnesylation using a farnesyl transferase inhibitor (FTI) and thus to prevent the ras from anchoring to the cell membrane...
Carcinoma erysipelatoides resulting from gastric adenocarcinoma: an unusual clinical presentationHalil Kavgaci
Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Med Princ Pract 14:61-3. 2005..To report a rare case of carcinoma erysipelatoides on the laryngeal skin caused by stomach adenocarcinoma...
Endogenous granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) levels in chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and in neutropenia related with primary diseasesH Kavgaci
Dept of Medical Oncology, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
J Exp Clin Cancer Res 21:475-9. 2002..This may be explained as G-CSF synthesizing bone marrow stromal cells may be more affected in primary disease related neutropenia than in chemotherapy induced neutropenia...
The effects of losartan and fosinopril in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patientsHalil Kavgaci
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 58:19-25. 2002..Both drugs were well tolerated. Thus the antihypertensive effects of the two drugs were comparable. In conclusion, this study confirms the efficacy and safety of losartan as an antihypertensive drug in diabetic patients...
The effects of melatonin on human hepatoma (Hep G2) cell lineFeyyaz Ozdemir
Department of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Bratisl Lek Listy 110:276-9. 2009..These effects can be attributed to immunomodulation, growth factor inhibition, induction of apoptosis and prooxidant properties. Melatonin is considered as a safe drug with minimal adverse effects...
Effects of dexamethasone, all-trans retinoic acid, vitamin D(3) and interferon-alpha on FO myeloma cellsFeyyaz Ozdemir
Department of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, TR 61080 Trabzon, Turkey
Chemotherapy 50:190-3. 2004....
Endobronchial metastasis from testicular seminomaSavas Ozsu
Department of Chest Diseases, School of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Med Princ Pract 17:493-5. 2008..To present a case of endobronchial metastasis from a seminoma mimicking a primary pulmonary mass on X-ray radiograph...
Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma with knee and heel skin metastases: a case reportHalil Kavgaci
Department of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey
Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 18:32-4. 2010..In our case, nodular skin metastasis was found both in the superior-lateral margin of the left patella and in the right heel. This is the first case reported in the literature on laryngeal carcinoma metastasizing to these localizations...
The effects of Medroxyprogesterone acetate on apoptosis of CD34+ cellsFazil Aydin
Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Chemotherapy 49:66-70. 2003..The underlying mechanism of this action is still unknown. We aimed to investigate the in vitro effects of MPA on CD34+ cells...
Hodgkin's disease and autoimmune hemolytic anemia: a case reportFeyyaz Ozdemir
Department of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
Med Princ Pract 14:205-7. 2005..To report a case of Hodgkin's disease presenting with immune hemolytic anemia...
Association of gastrointestinal stromal tumor and acute myeloid leukemia preceded by myelodysplastic syndrome with refractory anemiaMehmet Sonmez
Department of Hematology, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
Tumori 95:240-2. 2009..The clinicopathological characteristics of the patient are discussed and the literature is reviewed...
Correlation of serum IL-2, IL-6 and IL-10 levels with International Prognostic Index in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphomaFazil Aydin
Department of Medical Oncology, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
Am J Clin Oncol 25:570-2. 2002....
The efficacy of octreotide in the therapy of acute radiation-induced diarrhea: a randomized controlled studyMelek N Yavuz
Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 54:195-202. 2002..CONCLUSION: Octreotide seems to be more effective than conventional therapy with diphenoxylate and atropine in controlling ARID and eliminating the need for radiotherapy interruptions...
Mediastinal lymph nodes: assessment with diffusion-weighted MR imagingPolat Kosucu
Medical School of Karadeniz Technical University, Farabi Hospital, Department of Radiology, Trabzon, Turkey
J Magn Reson Imaging 30:292-7. 2009..To prospectively determine whether the diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging is useful to distinguish between malignant and benign mediastinal lymph nodes...
