REVIEW ARTICLES
Hepatocellular carcinoma development in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Is it going to be the “Plague” of the 21st century? A literature review focusing on pathogenesis, prevention and treatment
Chrysoula Argyrou, Demetrios Moris, Spiridon Vernadakis; pp 6-20 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
The effect of granulocyte and granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factors on tumor promotion
Qiqi Liu, Lili Qiao, Pingping Hu, Guodong Deng, Jingxin Zhang, Ning Liang, Jian Xie, Jiandong Zhang; pp 21-28 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS
Usefulness of human epididymis protein 4 in predicting optimal cytoreductive therapy in patients with advanced ovarian cancer
Vesna Paunovic, Zoran Protrka, Daniela Ardalic, Tomislav Paunovic; pp 29-33 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Preoperative assessment in endometrial cancer. Is triage for lymphadenectomy possible?
Panagiotis Tsikouras, Zacharoula Koukouli, Anastasia Bothou, Bachar Manav, George Iatrakis, Stefanos Zervoudis, George Galazios, Alexander Tobias Teichmann; pp 34-43 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Belgrade municipality of Cukarica – Evaluation of process indicators
Miomir Milenkovic, Tamara Naumovic, Zivko Perisic, Dusan Milenkovic; pp 44-47 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Selecting key genes associated with ovarian cancer based on differential expression network
Xuemei Lu, Jianfang Wang, Xinfang Shan, Yun Li; pp 48-57 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
New software for collecting data from the organized cervical cancer screening program in Serbia. Are we on the threshold of a new screening registry? – A multicentric study
Tamara Naumovic, Vesna Lakic, Ana Jovicevic, Dragan Ilic, Predrag Milosevic, Vesna Stevic-Gajic, M.Sc, Ana Antonijevic, Nada Milovanovic, Ivica Magdic, Rajko Koricanac, Sasa Malkov, Igor Grkavac, Milos Mihajlovic,
Slavisa Djuricic, Branislava Zivkovic, Uros Stegic, Zorka Milovanovic, Dejan Opric, Marija Knezevic, Verica Jovanovic, Zoran Todorovic, Dusan Todorovic; pp 58-63 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Prognostic value of cyclin E expression in patients with ovarian cancer: a Meta-analysis
Xi Wang, XiaoRong Qi, Xiu Ming, Lin Wang, Yu Wang, Xia Zhao; pp 64-71 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Polymorphic expression of glutathione transferases A1, M1, P1 and T1 in epithelial ovarian cancer: a Serbian case-control study
Igor Pljesa, Milica Berisavac, Tatjana Simic, Tatjana Pekmezovic, Vesna Coric, Sonja Suvakov, Ljiljana Stamatovic, Marija Matic, Bojana Gutic, Sanja Milenkovic, Marija Pljesa-Ercegovac, Ana Savic-Radojevic; pp 72-79 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
High expression of herpesvirus entry mediator (HVEM) in ovarian serous adenocarcinoma tissue
Yuan Fang, Lei Ye, Ting Zhang, Qi-zhi He, Jian-long Zhu; pp 80-86 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
PROSTATE CANCER
Every setback is a setup for a comeback: 3D laparoscopic radical prostatectomy after robotic radical prostatectomy
Iulia Andras, Nicolae Crisan, Maxim Gavrilita, Radu-Tudor Coman, Viktoria Nyberg, Ioan Coman; pp 87-93 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Anticarcinogenic effect of Umbelliferone in human prostate carcinoma: An in vitro study
Jian-Qiang Shen,Zong-Xin Zhang, Cui-Fen Shen, Jie-Zhi Liao; pp 94-101 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Development, characterization and evaluation of doxorubicin nanostructured lipid carriers for prostate cancer
Hong-Wei Zhang, Qiang Dang, Zheng-Wei Zhang, Fu-Shun Wu; pp 102-111 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Papaverine selectively inhibits human prostate cancer cell (PC-3) growth by inducing mitochondrial mediated apoptosis, cell cycle arrest and downregulation of NF-κB/PI3K/Akt signalling pathway
Hang Huang, Lin-Jin Li, Hai-Bo Zhang, An-Yang Wei; pp 112-118 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
GASTRIC CANCER
Mutual information network-based support vector machine strategy identifies salivary biomarkers in gastric cancer
Yu-Gang Xu, Ming Cheng, Xia Zhang, Shi-Hai Sun, Wei-Min Bi; pp 119-125 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Short- and long-term outcomes after conversion of laparoscopic total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a single-center study
Minfeng Ye, Ketao Jin, Guangen Xu, Fangqin Lin, Qiuli Zhou, Kelong Tao, Feng Tao; pp 126-133 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
A propensity score-matching analysis comparing the oncological outcomes of laparoscopic and open gastrectomy in patients with gastric carcinoma
Youfang Gong, Baochun Wang, Haiyang Wang; pp 134-140 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
Irreversible electroporation (Nanoknife® treatment) in the field of hepatobiliary surgery: Current status and future perspectives
Georgios Kourounis, Patrick Paul Tabet, Demetrios Moris, Alexandros Papalambros, Evangelos Felekouras, Fanourios Georgiades, George Astras, Athanasios Petrou; pp 141-149 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Sorafenib with TACE improves the survival of hepatocellular carcinoma patients with more than 10 cm tumor: a single-center retrospective study
Gokmen Aktas, Tulay Kus, Mehmet Emin Kalender, Selim Kervancioglu, Alper Sevinc, Seval Kul, Celaletdin Camci; pp 150-156 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Effect and influence factor analysis of intrahepatic Glisson’s sheath vascular disconnection approach for anatomical hepatectomy by three-dimensional laparoscope
Dapeng Qiu, Hao Zhuang, Feng Han; pp 157-161 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
COLORECTAL CANCER
Nitric oxide synthesis modulation – a possible diagnostic and therapeutic target in colorectal cancer
Branko Brankovic, Goran Stanojevic, Ivana Stojanovic, Andrej Veljkovic, Gordana Kocic, Predrag Janosevic, Milica Nestorovic, Dejan Petrovic, Boris Djindjic, Ducica Pavlovic, Zoran Krivokapic; pp 162-169 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
The association between small tumor size and poor survival in T4 mucinous adenocarcinoma of colon without distant metastasis
Ben Huang, Chen Chen, Mengdong Ni, Xiaomin Xue, Guoxiang Cai, Sanjun Cai; pp 170-177 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Cell-free DNA as biomarker and source for mutation detection in primary colorectal cancer
Aleksandra Nikolic, Marina Vlajnic, Momcilo Ristanovic, Jelena Petrovic, Ivan Dimitrijevic, Zoran Krivokapic, Dragica Radojkovic; pp 178-183 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
BREAST CANCER
Risk factors and histopathological features of breast cancer among women with different menopausal status and age at diagnosis
Ozan Unlu, Dilara Kiyak, Canan Caka, Merve Yagmur, Huseyin G Yavas, Fadime Erdogan, Nazli Sener, Bahar Oguz, Taner Babacan, Kadri Altundag; pp 184-191 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Prognostic importance of steroid receptor status for disease free and overall survival after surgical resection of isolated liver metastasis in breast cancer patients
Milan Zegarac, Srdan Nikolic, Dusica Gavrilovic, Daniela Kolarevic, Marko Jevric, Zorica Nikolic-Tomasevic, Milan Kocic, Igor Djurisic, Zorka Inic, Ivan Markovic, Marko Buta, Srdan Ninkovic, Radan Dzodic; pp 192-199 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Clinicopathological features of patients with breast cancer aged 70 years or over
Aydin Aytekin, Fatih Karatas, Suleyman Sahin, Gokmen U Erdem, Kadri Altundag; pp 200-207 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
PSYCHOONCOLOGY
Attitudes of cancer patients after diagnosis: How cancer affects social life? A Turkish Oncology Group study
Erdinc Nayir, Mahmut Bakir Koyuncu, Ece Esin, Ibrahim Turker, Ozgur Tanriverdi, Mukremin Uysal, Ozlem Er, Atakan Demir, Tulay Tuzel Akman, Kezban Nur Pilanci, Semra Paydas, Muharrem Kocar, Pinar Saip, Saadettin Kilickap, Serdar Turhal, Turgut Kacan; pp 208-213 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Psychological effects of concurrent cytology and colposcopy testing in women referred to cancer counseling outpatient clinic in Belgrade
Ljiljana Markovic-Denic, Svetlana Popovac, Olivera Djuric, Zivko Perisic, Snezana Rakic; pp 214-223 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
THYROID CANCER
Lymph node metastases in clinically N0 patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinomas – a single institution experience
Merima Goran, Tatjana Pekmezovic, Ivan Markovic, Nada Santrac, Marko Buta, Dusica Gavrilovic, Nikola Besic, Yasuhiro Ito, Igor Djurisic, Gordana Pupic, Radan Dzodic; pp 224-231 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
PANCREATIC CANCER
Standard versus extended lymphadenectomy in radical surgical treatment for pancreatic head carcinoma
Igor Ignjatovic, Srbislav Knezevic, Djordje Knezevic, Vladimir Dugalic, Marjan Micev, Slavko Matic, Slavenko Ostojic, Marko Bogdanovic, Ivana Pavlovic, Vladimir Jurisic; pp 232-238 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
The “Nouvelle Vague’’ of surgeons in pancreatic surgery: can they rise to the legacy of current surgeons?
Alexandros Papalampros, Demetrios Moris, Mohammad Fard-Aghaie, Gregor A. Stavrou, Evangelos Felekouras, Klaus Niehaus, Karl Oldhafer; pp 239-243 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
LUNG CANCER
Withaferin A induces mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis in non-small cell lung cancer cells via generation of reactive oxygen species
Xi Liu, Lei Chen,Tao Liang, Xiao-dong Tian, Yang Liu, Tao Zhang; pp 244-250 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
PSEUDOMYXOMA PERITONEI
Outcomes of cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC for pseudomyxoma peritonei of appendiceal origin from two Indian centers: A preliminary five-year experience
Aditi Bhatt, Deepak Sheshadri, Garud Chandan, Veena Ramaswamy, Jeegeshwar Pandey, Nitin Bhorkar, Deepesh Agrawal, Sanket Mehta; pp 251-257 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
OSTEOSARCOMA
SOX5 promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition in osteosarcoma via regulation of Snail
Daiyang Zhang, Shiqing Liu; pp 258-264 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
Application of esophageal irradiation stents coated with 125I particles in advanced esophageal cancer
Peng Zhao, Ming-qiu Zhang, Yong-li Zhang, Ying-chang Guo, Yong-li Zhao, Qing-wu Wu, Yan-an Zhao, Xi-zhong Zhang; pp 265-269 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
UROTHELIAL CANCER
Polymorphisms of survivin -31 G/C gene are associated with risk of urothelial carcinoma in Serbian population
Ljiljana Bogdanovic, Miodrag Lazic, Jelena Bogdanovic, Ivan Soldatovic, Nađa Nikolic, Milena Radunovic, Sanja Radojevic-Skodric, Jelena Milasin, Gordana Basta-Jovanovic; pp 270-277 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Impact of EGFR and ALK deregulation in oral squamous cell carcinomas: a significant molecular landscape
Evangelos Tsiambas, Athanasios E. Athanasiou, Panagiotis P. Fotiades, Vasileios Ragos; p 278 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Complete response to crizotinib in a patient with adenocarcinoma of the lung cancer harboring c- MET amplification
Ibrahim Cil, Alisan Zirtiloglu, Nurbanu Saydam, Deniz Tural; p 279 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Challenging management of synchronous cancers presenting with dysphagia
Ioannis Ntanasis-Stathopoulos, Tania Triantafyllou, Nikolaos Sfougatakis, Dimitrios Theodorou; p 280 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Lapatinib plus capecitabine in metastatic human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer patients that received prior therapy with trastuzumab and pertuzumab: Better option
than T-DM1?
Kadri Altundag; p 281 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Negative CDX2 expression can be an important predictive and prognostic biomarker in stage II colon cancer
Burak Bilgin, Mehmet AN Sendur, Muhammed B.Akinci, Bulent Yalcin; p 282 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Is preoperative smoking abstinence needed for terminally ill cancer patients?
Anto Domić, MD, M.Sci.; p 283 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
Role of stereotactic radiosurgery in the salvage treatment of leptomeningeal metastases
Yasemin Benderli Cihan; p 284 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)
A young woman with metastatic colon cancer presenting with elevated serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin
Ozge Velipasalar, Hakan Kocoglu, Mehmet Hursitoglu, Deniz Tural; p 285 (Pubmed Abstr, PDF)