Ioannis Provatas

Intestinal Behçet’s Disease Presenting as a Tumor on CT-Scan: A Report of an Intriguing Case

Konstantinos Christofidis, Ioannis Nitsios, Koufopoulos Nektarios, Helen Trihia & Ioannis Provatas · Asian Journal of Research in Surgery · 2021

Introduction: Behçet’s Disease is a multisystem vasculitis of unknown origin that may affect any organ, causing small-vessel vasculitis. Given that there is no specific test, the diagnosis BD is based on clinical criteria. When the gastrointestinal tract is affected, it presents...

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Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma and Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritisin the Same Kidney? A Case Report of a Rare Coexistence

Nikolina Stavrinou, Fillipos Dolkiras, Stavros Pandelakos, Nektarios Koufopoulos & Ioannis Provatas · Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Urology · 2021

Introduction: ChRCC is an uncommon type of renal carcinoma classified into typical and the less met eosinophilic variant. The latter is likely to be mistaken for other renal eosinophilic tumors, needing an extended immunohistochemical investigation, in order to exclude other onco...

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