PARATHYROID TUMORS

The parathyroid glands are four small glands located behind and in contact with the thyroid gland. Their main function is to regulate the homeostasis of calcium in the human body through the secretion of parathormone. An increase in the amount of parathormone can be caused by hyperplasia, adenoma or cancer of the parathyroid glands, resulting […]

LIPOMAS

Lipoma is a benign tumor that grows in the subcutis, just below the skin. It is created by local hyperconcentration of fat, as a result of rapid proliferation of adipose tissue cells and is often surrounded by a hard membrane, called a fibrous capsule. Lipomas can emerge anywhere on the human body and at any […]

ADRENAL TUMORS

The adrenal glands are two small triangular glands weighing 7-8 grams, located above each kidney. The adrenal gland consists of an outer part, called the cortex and an inner part, called the marrow. The adrenal glands produce and secrete important hormones into the bloodstream. The cortex produces mineralocorticoids (mainly aldosterone), glucocorticoids (mainly cortisol) and androgens. […]

LYMPHOMA

Lymphoma is a form of cancer that affects the immune system. In particular, it is a cancer of the cells of the immune system, called lymphocytes. It occurs when a growing lymphocyte develops a mutation that causes it to either multiply faster than normal or live longer than it should, without responding to regular normal […]

GYNECOMASTY

The male breast consists of the nipple and the mammary gland. The mammary gland is small in size and does not grow, remaining atrophic. Gynecomasty means an increase in the size of the male breast due to hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the mammary gland or adipose tissue or both. In some cases, excess skin coexists […]

ANAL FISSURE

Fissure is a linear prolate lysis of the sequence of the mucosa of the lower third of the anal canal from the dentate line to the lip of the anus. It is a common condition that occurs at all ages with the same frequency in both sexes. It is distinguished into acute when the symptoms […]

VENTRAL HERNIA

Ventral hernia is the projection and protrusion of part of an intra-abdominal organ or preperitoneal fat, out of its anatomical position through an orifice or gap of the abdominal wall. Ventral hernia is distinguished according to its location in the abdominal wall in epigastric hernia, white line hernia, umbilical hernia, Spiegel hernia and finally in […]

PIPAC

PIPAC (Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy) is an aerosol laparoscopic chemotherapy applied to the venter. It is performed with two small incisions in the abdominal wall. A special trocar and the laparoscopy camera enter from one incision and a special trocar enters from the other incision. From this second trocar, biopsies are first taken from the […]

BREAST CANCER

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. According to statistics, the situation in Greece seems to be better compared to the countries of the northern hemisphere. The new cases that are recorded every year in our country are estimated at approximately 4500. The reasoning of the disease is multifactorial. The most […]

GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS, GISTS

GIST gastrointestinal stromal tumors represent 0.2% of all neoplasms and 80% of sarcomas of the gastrointestinal system. It was originally thought to be derived from Cajal’s intermediate cells, which are located in the Auerbach nerve plexus and are called the pacemaker of the gastrointestinal system. But new data show that they come from pluripotent stem […]