REVIEW ARTICLES
Vasculogenic mimicry and tumor metastasis
Jingxin Zhang, Lili Qiao, Ning Liang, Jian Xie, Hui Luo, Guodong Deng, Jiandong Zhang; pp 533-541 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
The role of magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of endometrial carcinoma
Aleksandra Aracki-Trenkic, Dragan Stojanov, Aleksandra Petric, Daniela Benedeto-Stojanov, Milan Trenkic, Jelena Ignjatovic; pp 542-548 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
BREAST CANCER
Comfort and quality of life in patients with breast cancer undergoing radiation therapy
Seda Pehlivan, Abdurrahman Kuzhan, Yasemin Yildirim, Cicek Fadiloglu; pp 549-555 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
In vitro cytotoxic effect of tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib malate alone and in combination with hyperthermia on breast adenocarcinoma MCF-7 cells
Mehmet R.Topcul, Idil Cetin; pp 556-563 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Immunohistochemical expression of human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)-4 and prognosis in patients with metastatic breast cancer
Adem Deligonul, Turkkan Evrensel, Nilufer Avci, Nesrin Ugras, Mehmet Ture, Erdem Cubukcu, Mustafa Hartavi, Omer Fatih Olmez, Ender Kurt, Sahsine Tolunay, Ozkan, Kanat, Osman Manavoglu; pp 564-569 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Proliferation inhibition and apoptosis of breast cancer MCF-7 cells under the influence of colchicine
Yongjie Sun, Xiaoyan Lin , Hong Chang; pp 570-575 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Handedness and breast cancer characteristics
Kadri Altundag, Metin Isik, Ali R Sever; pp 576-579 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
HEAD & NECK CANCER
Head and neck cancer patients: impact of diabetes mellitus on surgical outcomes
Chiara Bianchini, Andrea Ciorba, Claudia Aimoni, Virginia Corazzi, Ruggero Ronchin, Francesco Stomeo, Giovanni Scanelli; pp 580-587 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Efficacy of brachytherapy concomitant with chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil in unresectable head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Xing Wang, Jian Meng; pp 588-593 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Relationship between ABO blood groups and head and neck cancer among Greek patients
Kassiani Kakava, Ioannis Karelas, Ioannis Koutrafouris, Savvas Damianidis, Paulos Stampouloglou, Georgios Papadakis, Antonios Xenos, Foteini Krania, Paulos Sarof, Georgios Tasopoulos, Nikolaos Petridis; pp 594-596 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
The MMP-2 and MMP-9 promoter polymorphisms and susceptibility to salivary gland cancer
Milena Radunovic, Nadja Nikolic, Sanja Milenkovic, Nada Tomanovic, Ivan Boricic, Milovan Dimitrijevic, Ivana Novakovic, Gordana Basta-Jovanovic; pp 597-602 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
GASTRIC CANCER
Outcome of laparoscopic total gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma
Huawen Wu, Wenhuan Li, Guofu Chen, Weijun Wang, Zhijian Zheng, Jianfeng Li, Xueming Li; pp 603-608 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Amarogentin secoiridoid inhibits in vivo cancer cell growth in xenograft mice model and induces apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells (SNU-16) through G2/M cell cycle arrest and PI3K/Akt signalling pathway
Jian-guo Zhao, Ling Zhang, Xiao-jun Xiang, Feng Yu, Wan-li Ye, Dong-ping Wu, Jian-fang Wang, Jian-ping Xiong; pp 609-617 (Pubmed abstr, PDF) (This article has an ‘Expression of Concern‘)
COLORECTAL CANCER
Diagnostic value of immunohistochemistry for the detection of the BRAF V600E mutation in colorectal carcinoma
Maria Ioannou, Roidoula Papamichali, Maria Samara, Efrosini Paraskeva, Constantina Papacharalambous, Κorina Baxevanidou, George Koukoulis; pp 618-625 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Germanicol induces selective growth inhibitory effects in human colon HCT-116 and HT29 cancer cells through induction of apoptosis, cell cycle arrest and inhibition of cell migration
Yi-Li Hu, Xiao-Bo Wang, Dian-Dian Chen, Xiao-jun Guo, Quan-Jun Yang, Li-Hua Dong, Le Cheng; pp 626-632 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
LIVER CANCER
Silybin nanoparticles for liver cancer: development, optimization and in vitro – in vivo evaluation
Han Zhang, Cheng-Bao Wang, Jin-Ling Liu; pp 634-644 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Application of a clamp method combined with bipolar coagulation for anatomical hepatectomy in the treatment of hepatic carcinoma
Wei Li, Liangjun Jiang, Xiaojun Zhou, Longfei Liu, Xianzhou Lu, Song Wang; pp 645-649 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
PANCREATIC CANCER
Ablation of the locally advanced pancreatic cancer: An introduction and brief summary of techniques
Athanasios Petrou, Demetrios Moris, Patrick Paul Tabet, Brian David Wensley Richards, Georgios Kourounis; pp 650-658 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS
Association of human papillomavirus infection with cytology, colposcopy, histopathology, and risk factors in the development of low and high-grade lesions of the cervix
Vesna Paunovic, Slavica Konevic, Tomislav Paunovic; pp 659-665 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Prevalence of HPV genotypes in cervical adenocarcinoma: a study in Greek women
Argyro Chrysagi, George Kaparos, Thomas Vrekoussis, Petros Yiannou, Irini Messini, Efstratios Patsouris, Kitty Pavlakis; pp 666-672 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES
Anticancer activity of Honokiol against lymphoid malignant cells via activation of ROS-JNK and attenuation of Nrf2 and NF-κB
Da-Quan Gao1, Shen-Xian Qian, Tong-Fa Ju; pp 673-679 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
PROSTATE CANCER
Efficacy of a short prophylaxis with tranexamic acid on hemostasis during transrectal prostate biopsy in patients taking oral anti-platelet treatment
Lucio Dell’Atti, Papa Stefano, Capparelli Gaetano, Ippolito Carmelo; pp 680-684 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
RENAL CANCER
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for assessment of therapeutic response after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of small renal tumors
Manca Garbajs, Peter Popovic; pp 685-690 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
MELANOMA
MIA, S100 and LDH as important predictors of overall survival of patients with stage IIb and IIc melanoma
Borislava Nikolin, Igor Djan, Jasna Trifunovic, Tihomir Dugandzija, Dejan Novkovic, Vladimir Djan, Natasa Vucinic; pp 691-697 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
GERM CELL TUMORS
A phase II single institution single arm prospective study with paclitaxel, ifosfamide and cisplatin (TIP) as first-line chemotherapy in high-risk germ cell tumor patients with more than ten years follow-up and retrospective correlation with ERCC1, Topoisomerase 1, 2A, p53 and HER-2 expression
Cristina Ligia Cebotaru, Nicoleta Zenovia Antone, Elena Diana Olteanu, Nona Bejinariu, Rares Buiga, Nicolae Todor, Dana Ioana Iancu, Tudor Eliade Ciuleanu, Viorica Nagy; pp 698-708 (Pubmed, abstr, PDF)
CNS TUMORS
Correlations of magnetic resonance, perfusion-weighed imaging parameters and microvessel density in meningioma
Ruihua Shi, Tao Jiang, Lifang Si, Min Li; pp 709-713 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
MISCELLANEOUS
Tendency of cancer patients and their relatives to use internet for health-related searches: Turkish Oncology Group (TOG) Study
Erdinc Nayir, Ozgur Tanriverdi, Yusuf Karakas, Saadettin Kilickap, Nazim Serdar Turhal, Nilufer Avci, Kerem Okutur, Dogan Koca, Dilek Erdem, Huseyin Abali, Deniz Yamac, Cemil Bilir, Turgut Kacan; pp 714-719 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
In vitro anticancer and cytotoxic activities of some plant extracts on HeLa and Vero cell lines
Fulya Tugba Artun, Ali Karagoz, Gul Ozcan, Gulay Melikoglu, Sezin Anil, Sukran Kultur, Nurhayat Sutlupinar; pp 720-725 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Intensive care unit hospitalization after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
John Spiliotis, Eleftherios-Orestis Argiriou, Nikolaos Kopanakis, Nikolaos Vaos, Athanasios Rogdakis, Kalliopi Kastrinaki, Archondia Vaxevanidou, Maria Zakka, Urania Kalaidopoulou, Elias Efstathiou; pp 726-731 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
MDM2 344T>A polymorphism; could it be a predictive marker of anthracycline resistance?
Abir Arfaoui, Hayet Douik, Ghalia Kablouti, Arijben Chaaben, Nadia Handiri, Zaineb Zid, Nesrine Ouni, Farah Zouiouch, Fayza Ayari, Tensime Mamoghli, Jihen Bouassida, Latifa Harzallah, Fethi Guemira; pp 732-739 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Prognostic value of procalcitonin in infection-related mortality of cancer patients
Ali Murat Sedef, Fatih Kose, Ahmet Taner Sumbul, Ozlem Dogan, Ebru Kursun, Zafer Yurdakul, Bilge Sumbul Gultepe, Huseyin Mertsoylu, Ahmet Sezer, Ozgur Ozyilkan; pp 740-744 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
SHORT COMMUNICATION
8p11 myeloproliferative syndrome: diagnostic challenges and pitfalls
Darko A. Antic, Vojin M. Vukovic, Jelena D. Milosevic Feenstra, Robert Kralovics, Andrija D. Bogdanovic, Marija S. Dencic Fekete, Biljana S. Mihaljevic; pp 745-749 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Role of radiotherapy in adult ganglioneuroblastoma and ganglioneuroma
Yasemin Benderli Cihan, Aynur Aytekin, Talha Sarigoz; pp 750-751 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Juvenile granulosa cell tumor of the testis in a newborn
Feneli Karachaliou, Angeliki Nika, George Simatos, Marina Vakaki, Margarita Baka; pp 751-752 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Abiraterone acetate as a possible cause of sudden cardiac death
Suleyman Sahin, Fatih Karatas, Tulay Eren, Mustafa Altinbas, Kadri Altundag; pp 752-753 (Pubmed, abstr, PDF)
Chromosomes 7/17 multiplication vs true polysomy: a crucial issue in lung and breast EGFR/HER2 dependent carcinoma cases
Evangelos Tsiambas, Vasileios Ragos, Dimitra Grapsa, Nikolaos Kavantzas, Andreas Karameris, Athanasios Stamatelopoulos, Georgios Georgakopoulos, Panagiotis P. Fotiades, Efstratios Patsouris, Konstantinos Syrigos;pp 753-754 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
Erlotinib as first line treatment in a NSCLC patient with choroidal metastasis and with EGFR exon 19 deletion
Hakan Kocoglu, Mustafa Karaca, Rustu Turkay, Deniz Tural; pp 754-755 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)
HISTORY OF ONCOLOGY
Melancholy as a risk factor for cancer: a historical overview
Marianna Karamanou, Elias Tzavellas, Konstantinos Laios, Michalis Koutsilieris, George Androutsos; pp 756-759 (Pubmed abstr, PDF)