Cystic changes of the spleen are one of the rare clinical entities in the pediatric population. The paper presents a partial splenectomy in children performed by open approach as a safe surgical treatment of giant epithelial splenic cysts. Two cases of giant epithelial cysts of the spleen in children are presented. Medical documents and data referr...

By Maja Zečević, Zoran Marjanović, Dragoljub Živanović, Goran Janković, Nikola Živković, Živojin Spasić, Strahinja Konstantinović

SummaryThe term necrotizing fasciitis (NF) was first used by Wilson in 1952, who described this rare, however, progressive infection that primarily affects the fascia and subcutaneous tissues. Necrotizing fasciitis may affect any part of the body; however, it usually appears on the extremities. The most common microorganisms isolated in NF areStaph...

By Vojkan Lazić, Dragan Krasić, Miloš Trajković, Miloš Stojanović, Nikola Živković, Milan Spasić

SummaryIn recent years, results obtained from different studies with large cohorts have revealed a bond between the presence of extensive lymphocytic infiltration and favourable prognostic associations in the early-stage of breast cancer (BC) and high response rates to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Examiners used tumors from large cohorts of patients w...

By Ana Cvetanović, Slađana Filipović, Nikola Živković, Miloš Kostić, Svetislav Vrbić, Ivica Pejčić

Summary The sequence of precursor lesions for squamous cell carcinoma may be hyperplasia-metaplasia-dysplasia-carcinoma in situ. The aim of this study was to perform a karyometric analysis of squamous metaplasia, moderate dysplasia and squamous cell lung carcinoma. Bronchoscopic biopsies of normal mucosa in chronic bronchitis patients (n=10), ...

By Žaklina Mijović, Zoran Pešić, Nikola Živković, Tijana Denčić, Ana Ristić Petrović, Slavica Stojnev