Lung involvement in primary Sjögren's syndrome is mainly related to the small airway disease

SA Papiris, M Maniati, SH Constantopoulos… - Annals of the …, 1999 - ard.bmj.com
OBJECTIVE To evaluate lung involvement in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome.
METHODS Sixty one consecutive, non-smoking patients, 58 women and three men, were …

Endobronchial metastases secondary to solid tumors: report of eight cases and review of the literature

…, ME Froudarakis, IA Peponis, SH Constantopoulos… - Lung Cancer, 2000 - Elsevier
Endobronchial metastases (EBM) secondaries to extrapulmonary solid malignant tumors
are rare. Breast, colon and renal adenocarcinomas are the most frequent tumors associated …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term oxygen therapy in COPD: factors affecting and ways of improving patient compliance

S Katsenos, SH Constantopoulos - Pulmonary Medicine, 2011 - hindawi.com
Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is the cornerstone mode of treatment in patients with
severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with resting hypoxaemia. …

Soluble adhesion molecules E-cadherin, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, and E-selectin as lung cancer biomarkers

…, G Daskalopoulos, SH Constantopoulos… - Chest, 2010 - Elsevier
Background Altered levels of circulating adhesion molecules found in several carcinomas,
including lung cancer, reflect local loss of diffusion barriers and tumor volume and can be …

Reappraisal of respiratory abnormalities in primary and secondary Sjogren's syndrome: a controlled study

MP Papathanasiou, SH Constantopoulos… - Chest, 1986 - Elsevier
In order to appraise the significance of respiratory abnormalities in primary and secondary
Sjogren's syndrome (pSS and sSS), we evaluated 40 patients with pSS, 26 with sSS, 40 with …

Pulmonary function of nonsmoking patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

AP Andonopoulos, SH Constantopoulos… - Chest, 1988 - Elsevier
The pulmonary function of 70 nonsmoking patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
was evaluated, and the results were compared with those of 70 age- and sex-matched, …

Environmental mesothelioma associated with tremolite asbestos: lessons from the experiences of Turkey, Greece, Corsica, New Caledonia and Cyprus

SH Constantopoulos - Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2008 - Elsevier
Mediterranean regions such as Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Corsica and New Caledonia have
experienced epidemics of malignant mesothelioma as a result of non-occupational, “domestic…

Imaging of thoracic Wegener's granulomatosis: the computed tomographic appearance

…, D Kontogiannis, SH Constantopoulos… - The American journal of …, 1992 - Elsevier
purpose: Computed tomography (CT) can play a major role in the examination of patients
with diffuse infiltrative disorders of the lung. CT patterns of thoracic Wegener's granulomatosis …

Alveolitis correlates with clinical pulmonary involvement in primary Sjogren's syndrome

YA Dalavanga, SH Constantopoulos, V Galanopoulou… - Chest, 1991 - Elsevier
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed in 23 patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome
(1Ss) and ten healthy controls to evaluate alveolitis and correlate it with pulmonary and …

Pneumothorax as a first manifestation of sarcoidosis

…, S Papiris, Y Kottakis, SH Constantopoulos… - Chest, 1997 - Elsevier
Pneumothorax is a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis, occurring usually late in the course of
the disease. We report five cases of pneumothorax as a presenting manifestation of …