The Selective Screening of Colorectal Cancer from Europe to Lithuanian Town

Volume 23, Number 5(90) (2013)

Bernardas Rimkus, Saulius Mikalauskas, Dileta Rutkauskaitė, Kęstutis Strupas Abstract Objective: to overview and summarize the selective colorectal screening in European Union on a national scale and compare and summarize selective colorectal screening achievements in Vilnius and Kaunas administrative divisions with primary health center in Palanga. Methodology: The most recent academic publications were selected, using “colorectal…

Experience of Hipec and Cytoreductive Surgery in Klaipeda University Hospital

Volume 23, Number 3(88) (2013)

Vitalijus Eismontas, Vaidotas Turskis, Alvydas Česas, Algirdas Šlepavičius Abstract The aim of the study is to summarize our first experience in cytoreductive surgery(CRS) combined with intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in Klaipeda University hospital. Patients and methods. A retrospective analysis of our first 10 patients who were treated with cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy…

Genes Important in the Pathogenesis of Colorectal Cancer

Volume 22, Number 5(84) (2012)

Danguolė Raulinaitytė, Rasa Ugenskienė, Rasa Jančiauskienė, Elona Juozaitytė, Laura Kairevičė Kairevičė Abstract Colorectal cancer results from the intracellular accumulation of both genetic and epigenetic changes that transform normal glandular epithelium into invasive adenocarcinoma. Each stage of colorectal tumor formation involves different genes. It is believed that changes of MMR and APC genes are important for…