REVIEW ARTICLES
Paraneoplastic syndromes with connective tissue involvement. “It’s not always lupus!”
T. Timis, C. Berce, A. Duarte-Garcia, B. Petrushev, V. Cristea, C. Tomuleasa; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Primary prevention of cervical cancer: prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccines
A. Mandic; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Case-control design as investigative approach to assessing cancer etiology: development and future perspectives
B.Kocic, S. Filipovic, B. Petrovic, M. Nikolic; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Palliative treatments for advanced osteosarcoma
A.F. Mavrogenis, G. Rossi, E. Palmerini, C. Errani, E. Rimondi, P. Ruggieri, P.N. Soucacos, P.J. Papagelopoulos; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Cytopathologic interpretation of ascites due to malignancy
A. Kalogeraki, I. Karvela-Kalogeraki, D. Tamiolakis, P. Petraki, A. Papathanasiou, Z. Saridaki, E.N. Stathopoulos, M. Tzardi; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
BREAST CANCER
Significance of the resection margin and risk factors for close or positive resection margin in patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery
J. Gatek, D. Vrana, B. Melichar, P. Vazan, K. Kotocova, J. Kotoc, B. Dudesek, L. Hnatek, J. Duben; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
ABO and Rh blood groups frequency in women with HER2 positive breast cancer
Y. Urun, G. Utkan, K. Altundag, O. Arslan, H. Onur, U.Y. Arslan, M. Kocer, I. Dogan, F.C. Senler, B. Yalcin, A. Demirkazik, H. Akbulut, F. Icli; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
GYNECOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES
Granulosa cell tumors of the ovary: review of 43 cases
D. Oztekin, S. Kurt, H. Camuzcuoglu, D. Balsak, N. Dicle, S. Tinar; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
HEAD & NECK CANCER
Reirradiation for recurrent head and neck carcinoma
E. Peponi, S. Balta, I. Tasiou, P. Gogou, A. Capizzello, E. Pitouli, P. Tsekeris; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Definitive radiochemotherapy with weekly cisplatin in patients with head and neck cancer; single institution outcome analysis
M. Pala, K. Odrazka, P. Holeckova, P. Vitek, J. Kubes, J. Dvorak, T. Podlesak; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Postlaryngectomy vocal rehabilitation in Albania
B. Boci, R. Isufi, K. Thomai; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
GENITOURINARY CANCERS
Elective bladder preservation with multimodality treatment for bladder cancer
A. Mayadagli, M. Kocak, O. Demir, S. Karabulut Gul, A. Ozkan, C. Parlak, G. Yaprak, M. Gumus; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES
Research on and clinical importance of duplications in various chromosomal regions in addition to Philadelphia chromosome in chronic myeloid leukemia
T. Sever, C. Kilicarslan, M. Pehlivan, L. Kaynar, M. Yilmaz, B. Eser, V. Okan, F. Kurnaz, M. Cetin, S. Pehlivan; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Significance of tumor burden, vascular endothelial growth factor, lactate dehydrogenase and beta-2 microglobulin serum levels in advanced diffuse large B cell lymphoma
N. Milanovic, S. Matkovic, D. Ristic, S. Jelic, +M. Petrovic; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
The prevalence and significance of autoantibodies in patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: are they correlated with clinicopathological features?
A. Bilici, H.S. Yapici, S. Ercan, M. Seker, B.B. Oven Ustaalioglu, T. Salman, A. Orcun, M. Gumus; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
GASTROINTESTINAL MALIGNANCIES
External beam radiotherapy versus brachytherapy in the management of malignant oesophageal dysphagia: a retrospective study
H. Eldeeb, S. Reza, U. Shmueli, G. Logsdail, P. Hinks, S. Mukherjee; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Different radiation treatment in esophageal carcinoma: a clinical comparative study
Jian-cheng Li, Di Liu, Min-qiang Chen, Jie-zhoug Wang, Jun-qiang Chen, Fei-yu Qian, Cheng Chen, He-Ping Zhang, Jian-ji Pan; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Identification of prognostic factors in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors
E. Cubukcu, O.F. Olmez, N. Avci, M. Canhoroz, E. Kurt, O. Kanat, T. Evrensel, O. Manavoglu; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Reoperation combining re-cytoreductive surgery and re-HIPEC for recurrent peritoneal carcinomatosis
J. Spiliotis, A. Vaxevanidou, E. Halkia, G Hadjigeorgiou, A. Datsis; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Dosimetric consequences of pancreatic tumor motion when predetermined treatment margins are employed during intensity-modulated radiation therapy
J. Shen, J.M. Metz, T.C. Zhu, J. Panetta, J.C. Finlay, M. Xu-Welliver, J.P. Plastaras, V. Bar Ad, S. Both; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
LUNG CANCER
Prognostic factors in elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with first-line cisplatin-based chemotherapy: A retrospective analysis of single institution
A. Inal, M.A. Kaplan, M. Kucukoner, A. Karakus, A. Isikdogan; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS
The clinical value of scintigraphy of neuroendocrine tumors using 99mTc-HYNIC-TOC
V. Artiko, D. Sobic-Saranovic, S. Pavlovic, M. Petrovic, M. Zuvela, A. Antic, S. Matic, S. Odalovic, N. Petrovic, A. Milovanovic, V. Obradovic; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
MISCELLANEOUS
Mitral valve myxoma: a large-scale collective review
S.-M. Yuan, L. Sternik; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
The value of expression of EGFR, telomerase and topoisomerase IIα in malignant effusion smears before and after chemotherapy
J. Koutsionasios, A. Diab, A.-M. Athanasiadou, E. Petrakakou, G. Marinos, J. Kalyteraki, P. Athanasiadou, K. Konstantopoulos; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
NURSING ONCOLOGY
Comparison of foam dressings with silver versus foam dressings without silver in the care of malodorous malignant fungating wounds
J. Kalemikerakis, Z. Vardaki, G. Fouka, E. Vlachou, U. Gkovina, E. Kosma, A. Dionyssopoulos; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Nurse-assisted education and exercise decrease the prevalence and morbidity of lymphedema following breast cancer surgery
H. Sisman, B. Sahin, B.B. Duman, G. Tanriverdi; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
SCIENCE ETHICS
Science ethics education: Effects of a short lecture on plagiarism on the knowledge of young medical researchers
S. Brkic, G. Bogdanovic, Lj. Vuckovic-Dekic, D. Gavrilovic, I. Kezic; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
EXPERIMENTAL ONCOLOGY
KRAS and BRAF mutations in Serbian patients with colorectal cancer
K. Jakovljevic, E. Malisic, M. Cavic, A. Krivokuca, J. Dobricic, R. Jankovic; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Effect of continuous and pulsed therapeutic ultrasound in the appearance of local recurrence of mammary cancer in rats
L. Ferreira de Rezende, E.C. Silva da Costa, N. Guimarães Moraes Schenka, A. Almeida Schenka, G. Uemura; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
A new semiquantitative method for evaluation of metastasis progression
A. Volarevic, B. Ljujic, V. Volarevic, M. Milovanovic, T. Kanjevac, A. Lukic, N. Arsenijevic; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Trabectedin in advanced soft tissue sarcoma: case series
U. Demirci, S. Buyukberber, T. Yetisyigit, O. Dizdar, M. Benekli, N. Alkis, U. Coskun on behalf of the Anatolian Society of Medical Oncology (ASMO) ; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
SPECIAL ARTICLE
Gene numerical imbalances in cytological specimens based on fluorescence/chromogenic in situ hybridization analysis
E. Tsiambas, A. Karameris, M. Lygeros, A.E. Athanasiou, N.S. Salemis, S. Gourgiotis, V. Ragkos, G.E. Metaxas, G. Vilaras, E. Patsouris; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma with synchronous breast cancer; possible role of Epstein-Barr virus infection in the carcinogenesis of both cancers
K. Yilmaz, B. Koptur, D.S. Dede, S. Aksoy, K. Altundag; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: a case series of 7 patients
Y. Urun, I. Kepenekci, A. Tuzuner, M. Dogan, E. Erden, G. Utkan, F. Icli; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Can bevacizumab be a new treatment approach in metastatic melanoma?
M.A. Nahit Sendur, N.Y. Ozdemir, S. Aksoy, M.B. Akinci, N. Zengin; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Rituximab-related cryptogenic organizing pneumonia and late onset neutropenia in a patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma: Report of two rare complications and review of the literature
Y. Urun, D. Dincol, O.O. Kumbasar; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
Case detection rates of basal cell carcinoma by gender and age in Greek population
K.P. Kyriakis, M. Karamanou, A. Dimou, F. Banaka, E. Poulakis; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)
HISTORY OF ONCOLOGY
The quarrel between iatromechanists and animists about the cause of cancer: lymph’s role in oncogenesis
M. Karamanou, M. Koutsilieris, C. Trompoukis, G. Tsoucalas, G. Androutsos; (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)