Browsing by Author "Zarkavelis, George"

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      Aromatase inhibitors induced autoimmune disorders in patients with breast cancer: A review 

      Zarkavelis, George; Kollas, Aristomenes; Kampletsas, E. O.; Vasiliou, V.; Kaltsonoudis, E.; Drosos, Alexandros A.; Khaled, H.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2016)
      Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) is characterized by particular cutaneous manifestations such as non-scaring plaques mainly in sunlight exposed parts of the body along with specific serum autoantibodies (i.e. ...
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      Bone and soft tissue sarcomas during pregnancy: A narrative review of the literature 

      Zarkavelis, George; Petrakis, Dimitrios; Fotopoulos, George; Mitrou, Sotirios; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2016)
      Bone or soft tissue sarcomas are rarely diagnosed during pregnancy. Until today 137 well documented cases have been reported in the English literature between 1963 and 2014. Thirty-eight pregnant mothers were diagnosed ...
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      Gastrointestinal stromal tumors during pregnancy: a systematic review of an uncommon but treatable malignancy 

      Zarkavelis, George; Petrakis, Dimitrios; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2015)
      Although modern social structure and medical advances have led to the increasing number of women childbearing in older age, cancer remains a rare diagnosis during pregnancy. There is little given information throughout the ...
    • Article  

      Lung cancer during pregnancy: A narrative review 

      Mitrou, Sotirios; Petrakis, Dimitrios; Fotopoulos, George; Zarkavelis, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2016)
      Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in males for decades, has recently become one of commonest causes for women too. As women delay the start of their family, the co-existence of cancer and pregnancy is ...
    • Article  

      Management of patients with recurrent/advanced cervical cancer beyond first line platinum regimens: Where do we stand? A literature review 

      Boussios, Stergios; Seraj, E.; Zarkavelis, George; Petrakis, Dimitrios; Kollas, Aristomenes; Kafantari, Aikaterini; Assi, A.; Tatsi, K.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Pentheroudakis, George (2016)
      Background Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer affecting women worldwide. Despite advances in screening and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, a significant number of women present with or develop advanced ...
    • Book Chapter  

      Managing thoracic tumors during pregnancy 

      Pavlidis, Nicholas; Zarkavelis, George (Springer International Publishing, 2016)
      Thoracic tumors during pregnancy is a rare coexistence. Only 66 cases of lung cancer have been published during the last two decades. Gestational thymomas and mesotheliomas are even more infrequent gestational tumors. Among ...
    • Article  

      A mini review on pregnant mothers with cancer: A paradoxical coexistence 

      Mitrou, Sotirios; Zarkavelis, George; Fotopoulos, George; Petrakis, Dimitrios; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2016)
      The diagnosis of cancer during pregnancy at least in the Western world is a rare phenomenon, but this might be raised into the future due to late pregnancies in the modern societies. The coexistence of pregnancy and cancer ...
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      Testicular Signet-Ring Cell Metastasis from a Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site: A Case Report and Literature Review 

      Kollas, Aristomenes; Zarkavelis, George; Goussia, Anna; Kafantari, Aikaterini; Batistatou, Anna; Evangelou, Zoi; Sintou, Eva; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2016)
      Signet-ring cell carcinoma is a highly malignant adenocarcinoma consisting of cells characterized as cytoplasmic vacuoles filled with mucin. The most common primary location of this type of cancer is the stomach, but it ...