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  1. Article: Recent management of endometrial cancer: a narrative review of the literature.

    Pados, George / Zouzoulas, Dimitrios / Tsolakidis, Dimitrios

    Frontiers in medicine

    2024  Volume 10, Page(s) 1244634

    Abstract: Endometrial cancer is a common female gynecological neoplasia and its incidence rate has increased in the past years. Due to its predominant symptoms, most women will present uterine bleeding. It is usually diagnosed at an early stage and surgery has an ... ...

    Abstract Endometrial cancer is a common female gynecological neoplasia and its incidence rate has increased in the past years. Due to its predominant symptoms, most women will present uterine bleeding. It is usually diagnosed at an early stage and surgery has an important role in the treatment plan. The prognosis and quality of life of these patients can be quite favorable, if proper treatment is offered by surgeons. Traditionally, more invasive approaches and procedures were offered to these patients, but recent data suggest that more conservative and minimal invasive choices can be adopted in the treatment algorithm. Minimal invasive surgery, such as laparoscopy and robotic surgery, should be considered as an acceptable alternative, compared to laparotomy with less comorbidities and similar oncological and survival outcomes. Furthermore, sentinel lymph node biopsy has emerged in the surgical staging of endometrial cancer, in order to replace comprehensive lymphadenectomy. It is associated with less intra- and postoperative complications, while preliminary data show no difference in survival rates. However, sentinel lymph node biopsy should be offered within a strict algorithm, to avoid residual metastatic disease. The aim of this review is to analyze all the available data for the application of minimal invasive surgery in early endometrial cancer and especially the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-03
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2775999-4
    ISSN 2296-858X
    ISSN 2296-858X
    DOI 10.3389/fmed.2023.1244634
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  2. Article ; Online: Pregnancy-Related Hysterectomy for Peripartum Hemorrhage: A Literature Narrative Review of the Diagnosis, Management, and Techniques.

    Tsolakidis, Dimitrios / Zouzoulas, Dimitrios / Pados, George

    BioMed research international

    2021  Volume 2021, Page(s) 9958073

    Abstract: Postpartum hemorrhage is a life-threatening situation, in which hysterectomy can be performed to prevent maternal death. However, it is associated with high rates of maternal morbidity and mortality and permanent infertility. The incidence of pregnancy- ... ...

    Abstract Postpartum hemorrhage is a life-threatening situation, in which hysterectomy can be performed to prevent maternal death. However, it is associated with high rates of maternal morbidity and mortality and permanent infertility. The incidence of pregnancy-related hysterectomy varies across countries, but its main indications are the following: uterine atony and placenta spectrum (PAS) disorders. PAS disorder prevalence is rising during the last years, mainly due to the increased number of cesarean sections. As a result, obstetricians should be aware of the difficulties of this emergent condition and improve its accurate antenatal diagnosis rates, as well as its modern management strategies. Of course, special skills are required during a pregnancy-related hysterectomy, so these patients should be referred to centers of excellence in antenatal care, where a multidisciplinary team approach is followed. This study is a narrative review of the literature of the last 5 years (PubMed, Cochrane) regarding postpartum hemorrhage to offer obstetricians up-to-date knowledge on this pregnancy-related life-threatening issue. However, there is a lack of available high-quality data, because most published papers are retrospective case series or observational cohorts.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Humans ; Hysterectomy ; Peripartum Period ; Placenta Diseases/surgery ; Postpartum Hemorrhage/diagnosis ; Postpartum Hemorrhage/physiopathology ; Postpartum Hemorrhage/surgery ; Pregnancy ; Risk Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2698540-8
    ISSN 2314-6141 ; 2314-6133
    ISSN (online) 2314-6141
    ISSN 2314-6133
    DOI 10.1155/2021/9958073
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  3. Article: The Use of CA-125 KELIM to Identify Which Patients Can Achieve Complete Cytoreduction after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in High-Grade Serous Advanced Ovarian Cancer.

    Zouzoulas, Dimitrios / Tsolakidis, Dimitrios / Tzitzis, Panagiotis / Sofianou, Iliana / Chatzistamatiou, Kimon / Theodoulidis, Vasilis / Topalidou, Maria / Timotheadou, Eleni / Grimbizis, Grigoris

    Cancers

    2024  Volume 16, Issue 7

    Abstract: 1) Background: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval debulking surgery is used in the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer. However, no tool can safely predict if complete cytoreduction after 3-4 cycles can be achieved. This study aims to ... ...

    Abstract (1) Background: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval debulking surgery is used in the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer. However, no tool can safely predict if complete cytoreduction after 3-4 cycles can be achieved. This study aims to investigate if the KELIM score can be a triage tool in the identification of patients that will be ideal candidates for interval debulking surgery (IDS). (2) Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the records of patients with high-grade serous advanced ovarian cancer that were treated in the 1st Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, 2012-2022, with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by IDS. Patient characteristics, oncological outcome and follow-up information were collected. The primary outcome was the association of the KELIM score with residual disease. (3) Results: 83 patients were categorized into two groups: Group A (51 patients) with favorable (≥1) and Group B (32 patients) with unfavorable (<1) KELIM scores. A statistically significant correlation between KELIM and residual disease (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-24
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2527080-1
    ISSN 2072-6694
    ISSN 2072-6694
    DOI 10.3390/cancers16071266
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  4. Article: Correlation between Adenomyosis and Endometrial cancer: 6-year experience of a single center.

    Zouzoulas, O D / Tsolakidis, D / Efstratiou, I / Pervana, S / Pazarli, E / Grimbizis, G

    Facts, views & vision in ObGyn

    2019  Volume 10, Issue 3, Page(s) 147–152

    Abstract: Introduction: Adenomyosis often co-exists in the pathological specimens after surgery for endometrial cancer. The aim of this study is to describe the clinicopathological and oncological characteristics of these patients and further investigate the ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Adenomyosis often co-exists in the pathological specimens after surgery for endometrial cancer. The aim of this study is to describe the clinicopathological and oncological characteristics of these patients and further investigate the possibility of malignant transformation in the adenomyotic tissue.
    Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients that underwent hysterectomy for endometrial cancer (January 2012 - December 2017). The pathological reports were studied and when adenomyosis was present, the pathological slides were reviewed in order to discover any malignant change in the adenomyotic tissue. The clinicopathological characteristics and oncological results were described.
    Results: Out of 229 cases of endometrial cancer, 64 (28%) patients had concurrently endometrial cancer and adenomyosis. Among these 64 patients, 7 (11%) had malignant transformation of adenomyosis. The mean age of patients suffering from both endometrial cancer and adenomyosis was 63.2 years old and 57 (89%) of these patients, had early endometrial cancer. Concerning the patients with malignant transformation of adenomyosis, their mean age was 65 years old with no premenopausal case.
    Discussion: Adenomyosis has been described in the last decades, but its malignant transformation into endometrial cancer is not fully undercovered. Further investigation is needed in order to clarify the pathologic progression of adenomyotic lesions to endometrial cancer.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-05-15
    Publishing country Belgium
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2701574-9
    ISSN 2032-0418 ; 2684-4230
    ISSN 2032-0418 ; 2684-4230
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  5. Article ; Online: Accuracy of frozen section at early clinical stage of endometrioid endometrial cancer: a retrospective analysis in Germany.

    Gitas, G / Proppe, L / Alkatout, I / Rody, A / Kotanidis, C / Tsolakidis, D / Baum, S

    Archives of gynecology and obstetrics

    2019  Volume 300, Issue 1, Page(s) 169–174

    Abstract: Purpose: The aim of this study was to estimate the accuracy of intra-operative frozen section (FS) diagnosis during hysterectomy for early-stage endometrial cancer (EC).: Methods: At the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Luebeck, ...

    Abstract Purpose: The aim of this study was to estimate the accuracy of intra-operative frozen section (FS) diagnosis during hysterectomy for early-stage endometrial cancer (EC).
    Methods: At the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Luebeck, between 2009 and 2014, the intra-operative FS pathology of 164 patients with pre-operative endometrial curettage, showing G1 or G2 endometrioid EC at an early clinical stage (FIGO I-II), was compared retrospectively with the final paraffin section reports. The accuracy of myometrial invasion (MI) in all patients and separately in stage FIGO I patients was calculated and the under- or overtreatment of the patients was analyzed. A subgroup analysis was performed focusing on the percentage of inadequate staging by FS with clinical consequences.
    Results: Concordance of FS and final pathology results in terms of FIGO stage was 85.2%, with an under-diagnosis rate of 14% and an over-diagnosis rate of 0.8%. The subgroup analysis rate of patients who were inappropriately operated using FS was 6.6%, while 3.3% underwent a secondary operation. The overall accuracy of FS in predicting MI was 93.3% and in patients with stage FIGO I, 92.7%. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV were 98.25%, 89.06%, 88.89% and 98.28%, respectively, and in stage FIGO I, 98.25%, 84.62%, 90.32% and 97.06%, respectively.
    Conclusion: The authors consider that intra-operative FS is a reliable diagnostic method to identify the clinical stage of EC and especially MI, to determine the necessity of lymphadenectomy. Further development of diagnostic techniques is essential to maximize diagnostic accuracy.
    MeSH term(s) Carcinoma, Endometrioid/pathology ; Endometrial Neoplasms/pathology ; Female ; Frozen Sections/methods ; Germany ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Staging ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-21
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 896455-5
    ISSN 1432-0711 ; 0932-0067
    ISSN (online) 1432-0711
    ISSN 0932-0067
    DOI 10.1007/s00404-019-05158-0
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  6. Article: Rate of Leiomyosarcomas during Surgery for Uterine Fibroids: 8-Year Experience of a Single Center.

    Zouzoulas, Dimitrios / Tsolakidis, Dimitrios / Pavlidi, Olga I / Pappas, Panagiotis D / Theodoridis, Theodoros / Pados, George / Pervana, Stavroula / Pazarli, Elsa / Grimbizis, Grigoris

    Journal of clinical medicine

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 24

    Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of occult malignant mesenchymal tumors in patients operated on for uterine fibroids in relation to the surgical approach and type of operation. A retrospective review of all patients that underwent ... ...

    Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of occult malignant mesenchymal tumors in patients operated on for uterine fibroids in relation to the surgical approach and type of operation. A retrospective review of all patients that underwent surgery for uterine fibroids (January 2011-December 2018) at the 1st Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at "Papageorgiou" Hospital. The surgical approach and clinicopathological characteristics were analyzed. A total of 803 patients were operated on: 603 (75.1%) with laparotomy, 187 (23.3%) laparoscopically, and 13 (1.6%) vaginally. Furthermore, 423 (52.7%) patients underwent hysterectomy and 380 (47.3%) myomectomies. Laparoscopy and myomectomy were offered to younger patients with fewer smaller uterine fibroids and were associated with statistically significant shorter hospitalization. The pathological reports revealed: 690 (86%) benign leiomyomas, 32 (4%) cellular leiomyomas, 29 (3.6%) degenerated leiomyomas, 22 (2.7%) adenomyomas, 18 (2.2%) atypical-bizarre leiomyomas, 1 (0.1%) STUMP, 5 (0.65%) endometrial stromal sarcomas, and 6 (0.75%) cases of leiomyosarcomas (LMS). All LMS were preoperatively characterized as suspicious and underwent abdominal hysterectomy. Morcellation was offered in two cases of atypical leiomyomas, with no morcellation-associated complication. Laparoscopy as a valuable surgical approach for young patients with fewer in number and smaller in size fibroids is associated with shorter hospitalization. The risk of unintended morcellation of LMS seems to be very low and can be reduced with careful preoperative work-up but not eliminated.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-07
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662592-1
    ISSN 2077-0383
    ISSN 2077-0383
    DOI 10.3390/jcm12247555
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  7. Article ; Online: Clinical presentation and management of atypical polypoid adenomyomas: Systematic review of the literature.

    Mikos, Themistoklis / Tsolakidis, Dimitrios / Grimbizis, Grigoris F

    European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology

    2019  Volume 236, Page(s) 14–21

    Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate clinical behavior of Atypical Polypoid Adenomyomas (APAs) and to describe the rates of (i) recurrences, (ii) their association with endometrial hyperplasia and (iii) with endometrial cancer. All studies that ... ...

    Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate clinical behavior of Atypical Polypoid Adenomyomas (APAs) and to describe the rates of (i) recurrences, (ii) their association with endometrial hyperplasia and (iii) with endometrial cancer. All studies that reported the outcome of the clinical management of patients with histologically proven APAs were included. A review of the English literature since 1970 was systematically performed (PROSPERO No CRD42018080003). A quality assessment tool was used to assess the scientific value of all the studies. Main contribution of this review is the proposal of new definitions regarding the clinical behaviour of APAs: Cure, Residual or persistent APA, Recurrent APA, Synchronous endometrial hypeprasia, Subsequent endometrial hyperplasia, Synchronous endometrial cancer, and Subsequent endometrial cancer, are terms elucidated in the context of this review. Their rates after initial diagnosis and treatment of APAs are presented as the main outcome measures. 63 studies and 350 patients were included in the systematic review. Fifteen studies that reported 208 patients who did not have hysterectomy as initial treatment were included for further quantitative assessment. The cure rate of APAs in cases where uterus was preserved was 51.0% (106/208), the residual rate of APA was 20.2% (42/208), the recurrence rate of APA was 35.1% (73/208), the concurrent endometrial hyperplasia rate was 7.2% (15/208), the concurrent endometrial cancer rate was 4.8% (10/208), the subsequent endometrial hyperplasia rate of was 6.7% (14/208), and the subsequent endometrial cancer rate of was 10.1% (21/208). Moreover, 56.4% of the patients with APA who opted for uterine sparing treatment and wished to conceive they had a viable pregnancy. The use of hysteroscopic techniques at the initial management of APAs is related with significantly decreased residual rate, and signicantly increased cure rates. In this review, the recurrence rate and the association of APAs with cancer appeared to be higher compared to the previously reported in the literature rates. APAs comprise an intriguing clinical entity that needs individualized treatment, considering the increased association to serious gynecological diseases. Hysterectomy is the appropriate treatment, however uterus-sparing surgery can be offered to selected patients.
    MeSH term(s) Adenomyoma/complications ; Adenomyoma/diagnosis ; Adenomyoma/epidemiology ; Adenomyoma/therapy ; Algorithms ; Endometrial Hyperplasia/complications ; Endometrial Neoplasms/complications ; Female ; Humans ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/epidemiology ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-03-02
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article ; Systematic Review
    ZDB-ID 190605-7
    ISSN 1872-7654 ; 0301-2115 ; 0028-2243
    ISSN (online) 1872-7654
    ISSN 0301-2115 ; 0028-2243
    DOI 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.02.027
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  8. Article ; Online: Cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the treatment of rare tumors with peritoneal metastases.

    Tsolakidis, Dimitrios / Kyziridis, Dimitrios / Kalakonas, Apostolos / Limberis, Anastasios / Hristakis, Christos / Tentes, Antonios Apostolos

    Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology

    2021  Volume 26, Issue 5, Page(s) 2191–2195

    Abstract: Purpose: Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal intraoperative chemotherapy (HIPEC) is the standard treatment for tumors presented with peritoneal metastases (PM). Data in the literature about the treatment of rare tumors ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal intraoperative chemotherapy (HIPEC) is the standard treatment for tumors presented with peritoneal metastases (PM). Data in the literature about the treatment of rare tumors with PM are limited and of low-quality. The aim of the study was to assess the outcome and safety of CRS and HIPEC for these tumors.
    Methods: Patients with rare tumors with PM that underwent CRS and HIPEC between 2005-2018, were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical and histopathological variables were correlated to survival.
    Results: 43 patients, mean age 55.7 ± 12.9 years, underwent 48 cytoreductions. The most frequent histopathologic type was sarcomatosis (31.3%). The majority of the patients (70.8%) had limited extent of peritoneal disease. Complete or near-complete cytoreduction was achieved in 83.3% of the cases. Severe morbidity was recorded in 12.6%. The median disease-free survival and overall survival were 11 and 63 months, respectively. Although the completeness of cytoreduction was found to be significantly related to survival, the extent of peritoneal carcinomatosis was the single prognostic factor.
    Conclusions: CRS followed by HIPEC is an effective and safe method in the treatment of rare tumors with PM. Further large, well-designed prospective studies are needed to validate these results.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures/adverse effects ; Female ; Humans ; Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy/adverse effects ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Peritoneal Neoplasms/secondary ; Peritoneal Neoplasms/therapy ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-10
    Publishing country Cyprus
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2040386-0
    ISSN 2241-6293 ; 1107-0625
    ISSN (online) 2241-6293
    ISSN 1107-0625
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  9. Article: Pregnancy management and outcome in women with chronic kidney disease.

    Bili, E / Tsolakidis, D / Stangou, S / Tarlatzis, B

    Hippokratia

    2013  Volume 17, Issue 2, Page(s) 163–168

    Abstract: An increasing number of pregnancies occur in the presence of chronic kidney diseases (CKD), mainly including chronic glomerulonephritis (GN), diabetic nephropathy (DN), and lupus nephritis (LN). The most important factor affecting fetal and maternal ... ...

    Abstract An increasing number of pregnancies occur in the presence of chronic kidney diseases (CKD), mainly including chronic glomerulonephritis (GN), diabetic nephropathy (DN), and lupus nephritis (LN). The most important factor affecting fetal and maternal prognosis is the degree of renal function at conception. In the majority of patients with mild renal function impairment, and well-controlled blood pressure, pregnancy is usually successful and does not alter the natural course of maternal renal disease. Conversely, fetal outcome and long-term maternal renal function might be seriously threatened by pregnancy in women with moderate or severe renal function impairment. The last few years, advances in our knowledge about the interaction of pregnancy and renal function resulted in the improvement of fetal outcome in patients with chronic renal failure and also in the management of pregnant women with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) maintained on dialysis. However, women with impaired renal function and those on dialysis should be carefully counseled about the risks of pregnancy.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-11-26
    Publishing country Greece
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2491943-3
    ISSN 1790-8019 ; 1108-4189
    ISSN (online) 1790-8019
    ISSN 1108-4189
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  10. Article ; Online: A risk factor analysis of complications after surgery for vulvar cancer.

    Gitas, Georgios / Proppe, L / Baum, S / Kruggel, M / Rody, A / Tsolakidis, D / Zouzoulas, D / Laganà, A S / Guenther, V / Freytag, D / Alkatout, I

    Archives of gynecology and obstetrics

    2021  Volume 304, Issue 2, Page(s) 511–519

    Abstract: Introduction: Despite the less frequent use of surgery in patients with vulvar cancer, the high rates of postoperative complications are still a matter of concern. The aim of the present study was to identify risk factors that influence postoperative ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Despite the less frequent use of surgery in patients with vulvar cancer, the high rates of postoperative complications are still a matter of concern. The aim of the present study was to identify risk factors that influence postoperative complications rates in vulvar cancer and identify specific clinical parameters that may influence their incidence.
    Materials: Patients who underwent curative-intent surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva from 2003 to 2018 were selected. All patient characteristics were analyzed as risk factors for the development of postoperative lymphocele, lymphedema, and wound dehiscence. The patients were followed up for 2 years postoperatively.
    Results: The investigation comprised 121 patients, of whom 18.1% developed wound dehiscence, 17.7% a lymphocele, and 20.4% lymphedema. We found no significant evidence of an association between patient's characteristics and postoperative complications. The depth of tumor invasion and the appearance of lymph-node metastasis were significantly associated with postoperative complications. Free resection margins of 5 mm or more were associated with a reduced risk of postoperative complications compared to resection margins less than 5 mm. No complications were encountered after sentinel node biopsy (SNB). Complication rates were associated with inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy, but not with the extent of lymphadenectomy. The development of a lymphocele or wound dehiscence may be correlated with the development of long-term lymphedema.
    Conclusion: FIGO stage at diagnosis influences the risk of postoperative complications. The use of SNB minimized postoperative complications. Correlations between the free microscopic resection margin distance and the risk of postoperative wound dehiscence must be investigated further.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Factor Analysis, Statistical ; Female ; Humans ; Lymph Node Excision/adverse effects ; Lymphocele ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Staging ; Postoperative Complications/epidemiology ; Postoperative Complications/etiology ; Risk Factors ; Vulvar Neoplasms/pathology ; Vulvar Neoplasms/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-09
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 896455-5
    ISSN 1432-0711 ; 0932-0067
    ISSN (online) 1432-0711
    ISSN 0932-0067
    DOI 10.1007/s00404-020-05949-w
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