REVIEW ARTICLES

MicroRNAs in liver malignancies. Basic science applied in surgery
Mihai Muresan, Florin Zaharie, Anca Bojan, Ioana Frinc, Delia Dima, Sonia Selicean, Grigore-Aristide Gafencu, Bobe Petrushev, Roxana Cojocneanu-Petric, Cristian Tefas, Andreea Cioca, Alexandru Irimie, Cristian Berce, Ioana Berindan-Neagoe, Ciprian Tomuleasa, Patriciu Achimas-Cadariu; pp 361-375 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Surgical treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma: extrapleural pneumonectomy, pleurectomy/decortication or extended pleurectomy?
Panagiotis Hountis, Maria Chounti, Dimitrios Matthaios, Konstantinos Romanidis, Sotirios Moraitis; pp 376-380 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Ultrasonic drug delivery in Oncology
Ion Udroiu; pp 381-390 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Urothelial carcinoma: Recurrence and risk factors
Bogomir Milojevic, Zoran Dzamic, Boris Kajmakovic, Dragica Milenkovic Petronic, Sandra Sipetic Grujicic; pp 391-398 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS

Diagnostic value of autofluorescence imaging combined with narrow band imaging in intraepithelial neoplasia of Barrett’s esophagus
Nu-Yun Jin, Kai Wang, Shuang-Qin Wei, Yu-Qin Li, Hong-Wei Wang, Lei-Ming Xu, Jian-Ping Shi; pp 399-405 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Emergency surgery for obstructing colorectal malignancy: prognostic and risk factors
Georgios Papadimitriou, Dimitrios Manganas, Christos Phedias Georgiades, Vasileios Vougas, Konstantinos Vardas, Spiros Drakopoulos; pp 406-412 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Feasibility of immunochemical faecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer screening in Bulgaria
Rositsa Tsvetanova Dimova, Donka Dimitrova Dimitrova, Boriana Angelova Levterova, Rossen Stoyanov Dimov, Maria Atanasova Semerdjieva, Miglena Frantova Tarnovska, Rumiana Gencheva Stoyanova; pp 413-420 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Associated risk factor analysis for positive resection margins after endoscopic submucosal dissection in early-stage gastric cancer
Jing Wen, En-Qiang Linghu, Yun-Sheng Yang, Qing-Sen Liu, Jing Yang, Zhong-Sheng Lu; pp 421-427 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Clinical outcome and toxicity of 3D-conformal radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy based on the Intergroup SWOG 9008/INT0116 study protocol for gastric cancer
Krzysztof Glinski, Ewa Wasilewska-Tesluk, Monika Rucinska, Ewa Cieslak-Zeranska, Beata Czeremszynska, Karolina Osowiecka, Lucyna Kepka; pp 428-437 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Expression of GW112 and GRIM-19 in colorectal cancer tissues
Haijun Chen, Qing Wu; pp 438-442 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Quality of life in colorectal cancer patients during chemotherapy in the era of monoclonal antibody therapies
Fatih Teker, Guzlin Demirag, Dilek Erdem, Yasemin Kema;, Idris Yucel; pp 443-451(Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Diagnosis of pancreatic cancer using 18F-FDG PET/CT and CA19-9 with SUVmax association to clinical characteristics
Yunan Sun, Qiongyu Duan, Siliang Wang, Yuecan Zeng, Rong Wu; pp 452-459 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Comparison of first-line bevacizumab in combination with mFOLFOX6 or XELOX in metastatic colorectal cancer
Ibrahim Vedat Bayoglu, Ibrahim Yildiz, Umut Varol, Suna Cokmert, Yuksel Kucukzeybek, Ahmet Alacacioglu, Lutfiye Demir, Ahmet Dirican, Murat Akyol, Yasar Yildiz, Mustafa Oktay Tarhan; pp 460-467 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

The postoperative clinical outcomes and safety of early enteral nutrition in operated gastric cancer patients
Bing Li, Hong-Yi Liu, Shao-Hua Guo, Peng Sun, Fang-Ming Gong, Bao-Qing Jia; pp 468-472 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

BREAST CANCER

Evidence based whole breast hypo-fractionated radiation therapy in patients with early breast cancer
Georgios Koukourakis, Georgios Zacharias, Aristides Petridis; pp 473-478 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Chemotherapy might not be beneficial in lymph node-negative, hormone-positive, and HER2-nega- tive breast cancer patients: a long-term retrospective analysis
Taner Babacan, Hakan Buyukhatipoglu, Ozan Balakan, Neyran Kertmen, Ali Suner, Furkan Sarici, Serkan Akin, Ozturk Ates, Yusuf Karakas, Alma Aslan, Omer Diker, Kadri Altundag; pp 479-486 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Stressful life events and breast cancer risk: a hospital-based case-control study
Biljana Kocic, Sladjana Filipovic, Svetislav Vrbic, Ivica Pejcic, Natasa Rancic, Ana Cvetanovic, Dusan Milenkovic; pp 487-491 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Can we use frozen section analysis of sentinel lymph nodes mapped with methylene blue dye for decision making upon one-time axillary dissection in breast carcinoma surgery in developing countries?
Igor Djurisic, Nada Santrac, Marko Buta, Merima Oruci, Ivan Markovic, Srdjan Nikolic, Milan Zegarac, Radan Dzodic; pp 492-497 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

GENITOURINARY CANCERS

Molecular and clinico-histological data in aggressive prostate cancer patients from Bulgaria
Anita Tsvetkova, Albena Todorova, Tihomir Todorov, Georgi Georgiev, Ivanka Drandarska, Vanyo Mitev; pp 498-504 (Pubmed Abstract,PDF)

Adjuvant dendritic cells vaccine combined with cytokine-induced-killer cell therapy after renal cell carcinoma surgery
Kai Zheng, Jian-Ming Tan, Wei-Zhen Wu, Yu-Miao Qiu, Hui Zhang, Ting-Zhao Xu, Xing-Hui Sun, Wen- Li Zhuo, Dong Wang, Jian-Ping Zhang; pp 505-513 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

HEAD AND NECK CANCERS

3D conformal radiotherapy in primary nasopharyngeal cancer: effectiveness and prognostic factors
Evangelia Peponi, Kleoniki Katinioti, Ifigeneia Tasiou , Antonio Capizzello, Georgios Tzallas, Georgios Siontis, Evangelia Pitouli, Periklis Tsekeris; pp 514-520 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Factors predicting the development of distant metastases in patients with head and neck squamous
cell carcinoma: A retrospective study from a single centre
Ozge Gumusay, Ahmet Ozet, Suleyman Buyukberber, Meltem Baykara, Ugur Coskun, Bulent Cetin, Aytug Uner, Utku Aydil, Mustafa Benekli; pp 521-526 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Primary and salvage total laryngectomy. Influential factors, complications, and survival
Milan Stankovic, Dusan Milisavljevic, Misko Zivic, Dragan Stojanov, Petar Stankovic; pp 527-539 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Detection of XRCC1 gene polymorphisms in Turkish head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients: a comparative analysis with different populations
Pelin Mutlu, Murad Mutlu, Serap Yalcin, Gozde Unsoy, Atilay Yaylaci, Guleser Saylam, Istemihan Akin, Hakan Korkmaz, Ufuk Gunduz; pp 540-547 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA

Long-term efficacy of radiofrequency ablation compared to surgical resection for the treatment of
small hepatocellular carcinoma
Xiangyang Bu, Zhong Ge, Jian Ma, Shanyuan Guo, Yi Wang, Jun Liu; pp 548-554 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Effects of silymarin and silymarin-doxorubicin applications on telomerase activity of human hepato- cellular carcinoma cell line HepG2
Erkan Yurtcu, Ozlem Darcansoy Iseri, Feride Iffet Sahin; pp 555-561 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

ENDOCRINE TUMORS

The relationship between proliferation activity and parathyroid hormone levels in parathyroid tumors
Zorka Inic, Momcilo Inic, Snezana Jancic, Ivan Paunovic, Svetislav Tatic, Katarina Tausanovic, Vladan Zivavljevic, Milan Zegarac, Ivana Inic, Dusko Dunjdjerovic; pp 562-566 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Expression of FHIT, p16, p53 and EGFR as prognostic markers in thyroid tumors of uncertain malignant potential
Mustafa Koc, Recep Aktimur, Ali Kagan Gokakin, Mustafa Atabey, Ayhan Koyuncu, Sahende Elagoz, Omer Topcu; pp 567-572 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

LUNG CANCER

Prognostic factors in clinical stage T4N2 locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Deniz Arslan, Deniz Tural, Timur Koca, Didem Tastekin, Arda Kaymak Cerkesli, Hamit Basaran, Seyda Gunduz, Ali Murat Tatli, Sema Sezgin Goksu, Mukremin Uysal, Aysegul Kargi, Bulent Kargi, Lokman Koral, Cumhur Ibrahim Bassorgun, Dilek Unal, Hasan Mutlu, Hasan Senol Coskun, Mustafa Ozdogan, Hakan Bozcuk; pp 573-579 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS

Does neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus cytoreductive surgery improve survival rates in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer compared with cytoreductive surgery alone?
Ulas Solmaz, Emre Mat, Murat Levent Dereli, Volkan Turan, Nuri Peker, Gokhan Tosun, Askin Dogan, Mehmet Adiyeke, Aykut Ozdemir, Kemal Gungorduk, Muzaffer Sanci, Yusuf Yildirim; pp 580-587 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

OSTEOSARCOMA

Rapamycin inhibits tumor growth of human osteosarcomas
Shichang Zhao , Nanji Lu, Yimin Chai, Xingang Yu; pp 588-594 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES

Genotoxic activity of the new pharmaceutical FS-1 in Salmonella/microsome test and mouse lymphoma L5178Y cells
Alexander Ilin, Murat Kulmanov, Armen Nersesyan, Helga Stopper; pp 595-601 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

MISCELLANEOUS

Prayer and blessings focused for healing is the most popular complementary intervention in a paediatric oncology unit in Greece
Apostolos Pourtsidis, Dimitrios Doganis, Margarita Baka, Maria Varvoutsi, Despina Bouhoutsou, Panagiota Xatzi, Helen Kosmidis; pp 602-607 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

The influence of cisplatin, doxorubicin, pegylated doxorubicin, oxaliplatin and gemcitabine on mahlavu cell line
Sevil Uygun Ilikhan, Muammer Bilici, Hatice Sahin, Ayse Semra Demir Akca, Huseyin Engin, Cemil Bilir, Nergis Sevinc, Nil Banu Pelit, Ishak Ozel Tekin; pp 608-613 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Association between the receptor for advanced glycation end products gene polymorphisms and cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Da-Chuan Zhao, Hong-Wei Lu, Zong-Hai Huang; pp 614-624 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

In vitro antiproliferative activity of partially purified Withania somnifera fruit extract on different cancer cell lines
Nael Abutaha; pp 625-630 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Prognostic role of the let-7 family in various carcinomas: A meta-analysis update
Chen-Lu Zhang, Zhi Li, Yun-Peng Liu, Ying Wu, Xiu-Juan Qu; pp 631-644 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

PSYCHOONCOLOGY

Informing cancer patient based on his type of personality:The self-sacrificing patient
George Kallergis; pp 645-649 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

HISTORY OF ONCOLOGY

Opthalmic malignancies in antiquity as depicted in two terracotta figurines
K. Laios, M. Karamanou, G. Tsoucalas, M. Sgantzos, G. Androutsos; pp 650-652 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Management of penile tumours during the Byzantine period
Marios Papadakis, Eelco de Bree, Constantinos Trompoukis, Andreas Manios; pp 653-657 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

SPECIAL ARTICLE

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, metabolic syndrome and gastric cancer: Single center experience
Mehmet Uzel, Zeynep Sahiner, Levent Filik; p 662 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Renal cell carcinoma with metastasis to the testis
Charalampos Fragkoulis , Athanasios Pappas, Georgios Goumas, Ioannis Gkialas, Konstantinos Ntoumas; p 663 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Unexpected progression of hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with inactive HBsAg carrier state: pulmocranial metastasis
Mevlut Hamamci, Fatih Karaahmet, Hakan Akinci, Yusuf Coskun, Serta Kilincalp, Sahin Coban, Ilhami Yuksel; p 664 (Pubmed Abstract,PDF)

Hypothesis: Should prophylactic mastectomy be indicated for breast cancer in high risk women?
Christos-David Papaloucas, Vassilis Kouloulias, Ioanna Kantzou, Kyriaki Mystakidou, Kyriaki Pistevou, Aristofanis Papaloucas; pp 664-665 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Extended upper sternectomy with curative intent for neglected papillary thyroid carcinoma in a fit 65-year-old man
Aristotle D. Protopapas, Gabor Egri; pp 665-666 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Denosumab: Excellent response of metastatic giant cell tumor of the bone
Arife Ulas, Muhammed Bulent Akinci, Kamile Silay, Mehmet Ali Nahit Sendur, Didem Sener Dede, Bulent
Yalcin; pp 666-667 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Gastric cancer and gallbladder: single center experience
M. Uzel, Z. Sahiner, L. Filik; pp 667-668 (Pubmed Abstract, PDF)

Ofatumumab in a chronic lymphocytic leukemia patient with graft versus host disease and relapse after mini-alloBMT
Laura Urian, Yves Renaudineau, Christan Berthou, Mihnea Zdrenghea, Ljubomir Petrov, Adrian Tempescul; p 668 (Pubmed Abstract,PDF)