Browsing by Subject "Computer assisted tomography"

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Artifacts in spiral CT protocols: The importance of the spatial reconstruction

Lavdas, Eleftherios; Vlychou, M.; Roka, V.; Wozniak, Greta; Protogerou, G.; Fezoulidis, Ioannis (2009)

Purpose: This study recorded and analysed streak and motion artifacts in spiral CT examinations and evaluated the elimination and minimization of them by the use of segmental reconstruction with and without alterations of ...

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Brain metastasis of unknown primary: A diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma

Polyzoidis, K. S.; Miliaras, G.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2005)

The diagnosis of a brain metastasis is usually made during the routine follow up examinations of patients with known cancer, who are under the care of oncology departments. The involvement of the neurosurgeon depends on ...

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Cancer of unknown primary origin

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas (1997)

About 3 % of all cancer patients suffer from cancer of unknown primary origin. These patients present with metastatic disease for which a primary site cannot be detected at the time of diagnosis. Sophisticated diagnostic ...

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Cancer of unknown primary site

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Pentheroudakis, George (2012)

Cancer of unknown primary site (CUP) is a well recognised clinical disorder, accounting for 3-5 of all malignant epithelial tumours. CUP is clinically characterised as an aggressive disease with early dissemination. ...

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Cancer of unknown primary site: 20 questions to be answered

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Pentheroudakis, George (2010)

Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is a common, well-recognized and heterogeneous clinical syndrome. Patients with CUP present with metastatic disease in the absence of an identifiable primary tumour despite a diagnostic ...

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Cancer of unknown primary: Biological and clinical characteristics

Pavlidis, Nicholas (2003)

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Cancer, fertility and pregnancy: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Pentheroudakis, George; Orecchia, R.; Hoekstra, H. J.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2010)

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Cancer, fertility and pregnancy: ESMO Clinical Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Pentheroudakis, George; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Castiglione, M. (2009)

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Cancers of unknown primary site: ESMO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pentheroudakis, George (2010)

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Cancers of unknown primary site: ESMO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Fizazi, K.; Greco, F. A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Pentheroudakis, George (2011)

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Cancers of unknown primary site: ESMO clinical recommendation for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Felip, E. (2008)

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Cancers of unknown primary site: ESMO Clinical Recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2007)

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Cancers of unknown primary site: ESMO clinical recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Felip, E. (2009)

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CENP-B specific anti-centromere autoantibodies heralding small-cell lung cancer. A case study and review of the literature

Briassoulis, E. Ch; Kamposioras, K.; Tzovaras, V.; Pafitanis, G.; Kostoula, A.; Mavridis, A. K.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2008)

We report on a small-cell lung cancer case that was heralded by the presence of CENP-B specific anti-centromere autoantibodies (ACA) detected well before the diagnosis of cancer. The patient received chemotherapy plus ...

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Clinical picture: Acquired icthyosis: A paraneoplastic skin manifestation of Hodgkin's disease

Rizos, E.; Milionis, Haralampos J.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Elisaf, Moses S. (2002)

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CT demonstration of a mediastinal neurofibrosarcoma

Karantanas, A. H.; Nikolaou, N.; Kodoyiannis, D.; Stefanou, D. G.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (1988)

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The diagnosis and management of gastric cancer: Expert discussion and recommendations from the 12th ESMO/World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, Barcelona, 2010

Cutsem, E. van; Dicato, M.; Geva, R.; Arber, N.; Bang, Y.; Benson, A.; Cervantes, A.; Diaz-Rubio, E.; Ducreux, M.; Glynne-Jones, R.; Grothey, Axel; Haller, D.; Haustermans, K.; Kerr, D.; Nordlinger, B.; Marshall, J.; Minsky, B. D.; Kang, Y. K.; Labianca, R.; Lordick, F.; Ohtsu, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas; Roth, A.; Rougier, P.; Schmoll, H. J.; Sobrero, A.; Tabernero, Josep; Velde, C. van de; Zalcberg, J. (2011)

Well-recognized experts in the field of gastric cancer discussed during the 12th European Society Medical Oncology (ESMO)/World Congress Gastrointestinal Cancer (WCGIC) in Barcelona many important and controversial topics ...

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Diagnostic and therapeutic management of cancer of an unknown primary

Pavlidis, Nicholas; Briassoulis, E. Ch; Hainsworth, J.; Greco, F. A. (2003)

Metastatic Cancer of Unknown Primary Site (CUP) accounts for approximately 3% of all malignant neoplasms and is therefore one of the 10 most frequent cancer diagnoses in man. Patients with CUP present with metastatic disease ...

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The diagnostic and therapeutic management of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis

Pavlidis, Nicholas (2004)

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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Report of a case and review of the literature

Voulgaris, E.; Pentheroudakis, George; Vassou, A.; Pavlidis, Nicholas (2009)

The clinical manifestation of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) as paraneoplastic phenomenon is common in patients with lung cancer (especially in those with non small cell lung cancer).Surprisingly, only few ...