Nikolaos Blontzos

ORCID: 0000-0002-6649-0810 · 5 papers in corpus
article 2023
Differential Expression of Insulin Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) Isoforms in Different Types of Endometriosis: Preliminary Results of a Single-Center Study
Biomolecules ·doi:10.3390/biom14010007

Endometriosis is a benign, estrogen-dependent gynecological condition with an uncertain exact pathogenetic mechanism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential differential expression of Insulin Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) isoforms in…

article 2023
Expression of ZEB1 in different forms of endometriosis: A pilot study
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.05.022

OBJECTIVES: Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT), a cellular process in which epithelial cells lose epithelial characteristics while acquire mesenchymal features, is believed to contribute to migration and invasion abilities of the endom…

case-report 2020
Primary Peritoneal Serous Carcinoma Detected by Abnormal Cervical Smear: a Case Report
Folia medica ·doi:10.3897/folmed.62.e47875
2020
Vaginal Delivery at Term in a Woman with a Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy Treated with Laparoscopic Salpingectomy.
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology ·doi:10.1155/2020/8892273

Background. The coexistence of an intrauterine pregnancy and an ectopic pregnancy (heterotopic pregnancy) is an extremely rare, yet major, complication during pregnancy. The early diagnosis of a heterotopic pregnancy is of great importance …

2019
Leiomyoma development in Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome: a case report and a narrative review of the literature.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science ·doi:10.5468/ogs.2019.62.4.294

The development of leiomyomas on the grounds of an aplastic/hypoplastic uterus in patients with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKHS) has been rarely described. We report the first case of development of multiple leiomyomas in a p…