George Karavitis

Prognostic value of EZH2, paxillin expression and DNA ploidy of breast adenocarcinoma: correlation to pathologic predictors.

Dimitrios Panousis, Grigorios Xepapadakis, Emmanuel Lagoudianakis, George Karavitis et autres

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to examine the association of EZH2 and paxillin expression and DNA ploidy status with pathological parameters of breast cancer, aiming to correlate tumor phenotype with its malignant behavior. METHODS: EZH2 and paxillin expression and DNA …

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Procalcitonin in patients with colorectal cancer.

Dimitrios Keramidaris, Nikolaos Koronakis, Emmanuel Lagoudianakis, Athanasios Pappas et autres

PURPOSE: Bacterial translocation (BT) is common in colon cancer patients and may be associated with increased occurrence of septic complications as well as with adverse oncologic outcomes. The aim of the present study was to correlate the BT detectable through peritoneal lavage …

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Lymph Node Harvesting in Colorectal Carcinoma Specimens

Emmanuel Lagoudianakis, Απόστολος Παππάς, Nikolaos Koronakis, Dimitrios Tsekouras et autres

INTRODUCTION: Adequate lymph node evaluation is an important determinant of prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. Current guidelines recommend evaluation of at least 12 lymph nodes; however, a significant number of patients fail to meet these criteria. AIM: To investigate the factors …

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The value of proliferation indexes in breast cancer.

George Karanikas, Nikolaos Koronakis, Lagoudianakis Ee, D Grosomanidis et autres

INTRODUCTION: During the past several years, the Ki-67 antigen has gathered great interest in its role as a prognostic marker. Nevertheless, despite the large number of published papers, the role of Ki-67 in clinical practice remains controversial. AIM: To evaluate the association …

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Desmoid tumor of the supraclavicular region: a case report

Ilias Koukoutsis, Απόστολος Παππάς, George Karanikas, Aikaterini Kotzadimitriou et autres

Desmoid tumors are rare, benign fibroblastic tumors that are locally infiltrative and can cause extensive morbidity by destruction of adjacent vital structures. Due to the rarity of these tumors, evidence regarding optimal treatment protocols is drawn from case reports and single-arm series …

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Desmoid tumor of the supraclavicular region: a case report

Ilias Koukoutsis, Apostolos Pappas, George Karanikas, Aikaterini Kotzadimitriou et autres

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923 Clinical outcomes of palliative interventions for bowel obstructions in patients suffering from peritoneal carcinomatosis from non-gynecological cancer

Eleni Thanopoulou, A. Stamatelopoulos, George Karavitis, Georgios Lazaridis et autres

Hypermethylation‐associated transcriptional silencing of E‐cadherin in primary sporadic colorectal carcinomas

George A. Garinis, Panayiotis G. Menounos, Nick Spanakis, Kostas Papadopoulos et autres

Loss of E (epithelial)-cadherin expression has been previously documented in sporadic colorectal carcinomas (SCRCs), but not as a consequence of mutations or allelic loss. In this study, the methylation status of the E-cadherin promoter was examined by utilizing the methylation-specific polymerase chain …

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