Vascular endothelial growth factor and endoglin (CD-105) in gastric cancerNikolaos I Nikiteas
Second Propaideutic Surgical Department, Laikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
Gastric Cancer 10:12-7. 2007
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Prospective evaluation of health-related quality of life after laparoscopic colectomy for cancerG E Theodoropoulos
Colorectal Unit, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Athens Medical School, 7 Semitelou Street, 11528, Athens, Greece
Tech Coloproctol 17:27-38. 2013
..The aim of the present study was to prospectively determine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) changes and affecting factors after elective laparoscopic colectomy for cancer...
- Rectoanal repair versus suture haemorrhoidopexy: a comparative study on suture mucopexy procedures for high-grade haemorrhoids
G E Theodoropoulos
1st Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, Athens Medical School, Hippocration General Hospital, 114 Vas Sofias Ave, 11527, Athens, Greece
Tech Coloproctol 16:237-41. 2012
..A prominent external component may require minimal (muco-) cutaneous excision (MMCE) of protruding anoderm or minor cutaneous excision of skin tags...
- Stem cells in colon cancer. A new era in cancer theory begins
Joanna Papailiou
1st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippokratio Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 1527 Athens, Greece
Int J Colorectal Dis 26:1-11. 2011
..Therefore, every surgeon, oncologist, and physician who is implicated with this disease should be familiar with this novel colorectal cancer theory...
- Polymorphisms of caspase 8 and caspase 9 gene and colorectal cancer susceptibility and prognosis
George E Theodoropoulos
First Propaedeutic Surgical Department, Hippocration University Hospital, 7 Semitelou Street, 11528, Athens, Greece
Int J Colorectal Dis 26:1113-8. 2011
..Our aim was to investigate the association between CASP8 and CASP9 gene polymorphisms and colorectal cancer (CRC) susceptibility...
- HSP90, HSPA8, HIF-1 alpha and HSP70-2 polymorphisms in breast cancer: a case-control study
Flora Zagouri
Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Mol Biol Rep 39:10873-9. 2012
..HSP90α Gln488His polymorphism seems to be a risk factor for breast cancer. On the other hand, our study did not point to excess risk conferred by HSPA8 1541-1542delGT, Hsp70-2 P1/P2 and HIF-1α C1772T...
Hsp90 in the continuum of breast ductal carcinogenesis: Evaluation in precursors, preinvasive and ductal carcinoma lesionsFlora Zagouri
Breast Unit, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippokratio Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
BMC Cancer 10:353. 2010
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- Relation between common polymorphisms in genes related to inflammatory response and colorectal cancer
George Theodoropoulos
1st Propaideutic Surgical Department, Hippocration University Hospital, University of Athens, Greece
World J Gastroenterol 12:5037-43. 2006
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- Survivin -31G/C promoter polymorphism and sporadic colorectal cancer
Maria Gazouli
Department of Biology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece, 11725, Athens, Greece
Int J Colorectal Dis 24:145-50. 2009
..A common polymorphism at the survivin gene promoter (-31 G/C) has been shown to influence survivin expression and the risk for cancer...
- Apoptosis and adenocarcinoma of the cardia: expression of p53, Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, WAF1, and fas proteins and association with characteristics of the tumors
Konstantinos Vlachos
14th Surgical Department, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Int Surg 93:145-54. 2008
..018), and WAF1 and p53 (P = 0.018). These proteins may contribute to the estimation of the properties of adenocarcinomas of the gastroesophageal junction, facilitating prognosis of cancer patients treated by multimode therapy...
- Vascular endothelial growth factor polymorphisms in gastric cancer development, prognosis, and survival
Nikolaos Tzanakis
4th Surgical Department, Attikon Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
J Surg Oncol 94:624-30. 2006
..Angiogenesis plays an important role in growth, progression, and metastasis of tumors. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) overexpression has been associated with advanced stage and poor survival in several cancers...
- Esophageal squamous cell carcinomas and expression of p53, Bcl-2, and Bcl-X(L)
Konstantinos Vlachos
4th Surgical Department, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Int Surg 93:63-71. 2008
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- HTERT MNS16A polymorphism in breast cancer: a case-control study
Flora Zagouri
Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Mol Biol Rep 39:10859-63. 2012
..Further, larger studies from other countries and subjects seem to be needed as this novel polymorphism is being examined in depth...
- Circulating MicroRNA in inflammatory bowel disease
Archanioti Paraskevi
Laboratory of Biology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
J Crohns Colitis 6:900-4. 2012
..We investigated the expression patterns of commonly deregulated miRNAs in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) in peripheral blood samples of inflammatory bowel disease patients...
- Systemic inflammatory response after laparoscopic and conventional colectomy for cancer: a matched case-control study
Dimitrios Tsamis
1st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippokrateion General Hospital, Athens Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Surg Endosc 26:1436-43. 2012
..The aim of this work is to detect differences of proinflammatory cytokines between conventional and laparoscopic colectomy for cancer...
- Analysis of E-Selectin S128R gene polymorphism in pancreatic cancer
George S Panoussopoulos
First Propaedeutic Surgical Department, Hippocration University Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
J Surg Oncol 102:604-7. 2010
..No evidence exist on the role of E-selectin polymorphism in pancreatic cancer...
- Micro-RNAs as regulators and possible diagnostic bio-markers in inflammatory bowel disease
Paraskevi Archanioti
Department of Basic Medical Science, Laboratory of Biology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
J Crohns Colitis 5:520-4. 2011
..This review focuses on micro-RNA alterations in IBD and their potential implication on immunologic deregulation...
- Assessment of JC polyoma virus in colon neoplasms
George Theodoropoulos
Propaideutic Surgical Department, Hippocration University Hospital, Athens, Greece
Dis Colon Rectum 48:86-91. 2005
..Controversy arose when another research group did not confirm this association. The purpose of this study was to detect JC virus in a series of colon neoplasms from Greek patients...
- The impact of the stromal cell-derived factor-1-3'A and E-selectin S128R polymorphisms on breast cancer
Panagiota Kontogianni
First Propaedeutic Surgical Department, Hippocration University Hospital, 7 Semitelou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece
Mol Biol Rep 40:43-50. 2013
..Overall, our findings support that the SDF-1-3'A confers increased susceptibility to breast cancer and that the E-selectin S128R CC genotype may be related to poorer prognosis. Investigation in bigger cohorts of patients is warranted...
- Laparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernia with synthetic mesh: 45 consecutive cases
George Stavropoulos
Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece
Am Surg 78:432-5. 2012
..The use of a mesh seems to be effective in the treatment of large hernias. It appears to offer the benefit of a shorter hospital stay and a quicker recovery...
- Decreased Hsp90 expression in infiltrative lobular carcinoma: an immunohistochemical study
Flora Zagouri
Breast Unit, 1stDepartment of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippokratio Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
BMC Cancer 10:409. 2010
..This study aims to assess Hsp90 expression in infiltrative lobular carcinomas of the breast...
- Current advantages in the application of proteomics in inflammatory bowel disease
Anna Vaiopoulou
Department of Biology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Michalakopoulou 176, 11527, Athens, Greece
Dig Dis Sci 57:2755-64. 2012
..In this review, we analyze and report the current use of proteomic techniques to highlight biomarkers characterizing IBD, and different stages of disease activity. We also report the biomarkers and their potential clinical value...
- Mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma of the kidney: a case report
Dimosthenis Chrysikos
1st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippokratio Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Case Rep Oncol 5:347-53. 2012
..Although there are small series of this clinical entity in the literature, its histogenetic origin or line of differentiation remains unclear...
- Serum IL-6, TNFalpha and CRP levels in Greek colorectal cancer patients: prognostic implications
Nikolaos I Nikiteas
2nd Propedeutic Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece
World J Gastroenterol 11:1639-43. 2005
..The significance of preoperative serum IL-6, TNFalpha and CRP levels in the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) has not been fully elucidated. Our intention was to investigate their role and identify their prognostic significance...
- Association between mutations in the CARD15/NOD2 gene and colorectal cancer in a Greek population
Ioannis Papaconstantinou
1st Surgical Department, Laikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
Int J Cancer 114:433-5. 2005
..017). Patients with advanced stage tumors were more frequently carriers of at least 1 variant in the CARD15/NOD2 gene (p=0.009). Our results suggest that CARD2/NOD2 may be a genetic factor that predispose to sporadic colorectal cancer...
- Distant solitary skeletal muscle metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma
Dimitris Panoussopoulos
First Propaideutic Surgical Department, Athens Medical School, Hippocration University Hospital, Athens, Greece
Int Surg 92:226-9. 2007
..Skeletal muscle metastasis from a differentiated thyroid carcinoma seems to be extremely rare, even for the follicular type of this cancer, well known for its hematogenous spread to various sites...
- Transanal polypectomy using single incision laparoscopic instruments
Dimitrios Dardamanis
Dimitrios Dardamanis, Dimitrios Theodorou, George Theodoropoulos, Andreas Larentzakis, Maria Natoudi, Georgia Doulami, Haridimos Markogiannakis, Stylianos Katsaragakis, George C Zografos, First Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Athens Medical School, University of Athens, Hippocration Hospital, Vasilissis Sofias 114 Avenue, Athens 11527, Greece
World J Gastrointest Surg 3:56-8. 2011
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- Undefined familial colorectal cancer
Constantinos Pantelis Zambirinis
Constantinos Pantelis Zambirinis, First Propaedeutic Surgical Department, Hippocration University Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
World J Gastrointest Oncol 1:12-20. 2009
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- Fas and WAF1 expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas
Konstantinos Vlachos
4th Surgical Department, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Int Surg 91:320-5. 2006
..Lesions showing high expression levels of WAF1 have a high degree of differentiation, but a sample that expresses WAF1 and belongs to the morphology I category probably has a medium degree of differentiation...
- Lobular breast cancer in men: case report and review of the literature
Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakos
Breast Unit, 1st Propaedeutic Surgical Dept, University of Athens, Hippocration General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Onkologie 33:698-700. 2010
..Lobular breast cancer in men is an extremely infrequent occurrence due to the lack of lobules and acini in the male breast. Such a rare case is described here...
