Γεώργιος Σακοράφας,Χειρουργός Ενδοκρινών Αδένων (Θυρεοειδούς-Παραθυρεοειδών) , Επ Καθηγητής Χειρ-κής - Erithrou Stavrou 3

5. Sakorafas GH, Peros G. Thyroid nodule: a potentially malignant lesion, Optimal management from a surgical perspective. Cancer Treat Rev 2006; 32: 191 – 202.

6. Sakorafas GH, Stafyla V, Κolettis T, Tolumis G, Kassaras G, Peros G. Microscopic papillary thyroid cancer as an incidental finding in patients treated surgically for presumably benign thyroid disease. J Postgrad Med 2007; 53: 23 – 26.

7. Sakorafas GH, Kassaras G, Stafyla V, Tolumis G, Kotettis T, Skrekas G, Kotsifopoulos N. Microscopic papillary thyroid cancer as an incidental finding in patients treated surgically for presumably benign thyroid disease. Eur J Surg Oncol 2004; 30: 214 – 215 (A).

8. Sakorafas GH, Friess H, Peros G. The genetic basis of hereditary medullary thyroid cancer: clinical implications for the surgeon with a particular emphasis on the role of prophylactic thyroidectomy. Endocr Relat Cancer 2008; 15: 871 – 884.

9. Sakorafas GH, Sampanis D, Safioleas M. Cervical lymph node dissection in papillary thyroid cancer; current trends, persisting controversies and unclarified uncertainties. Surg Oncol 2010; 19: e57-70.

10. Sakorafas GH, Christodoulou Spiros, Lappas Christos, Safioleas Michael. Preoperative detection of cervical lymph node metastases in papillary thyroid cancer: a surgical perspective. Onkologie 2009; 32: 762 – 766.

11. Sakorafas GH, Mastoraki A, Lappas Ch, Safioleas M. Small (

12. Sakorafas GH. Historical evolution of thyroid surgery: from the ancient times to the dawn of the 21th century. World J Surg 2010; 34: 1793 – 1804.

13. Sakorafas GH, Kokkoris P, Farley DR. Primary thyroid lymphoma: diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. Surg Oncol 2010; 19: 124 – 129.

14. Sakorafas GH. Thyroid nodules: interpretation and importance of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) for the clinician – practical considerations. Surg Oncol 2010; 19: 130 – 139.

15. Sakorafas GH. What’s the role of surgery in the management of primary thyroid lymphoma? Acta Oncol 2010, July 29.

16. Derdas SP, Soulitzis N, Balis V, Sakorafas GH, Spandidos DA. Expression analysis of B-Raf oncogene in V600E-negative benign and malignant tumors of the thyroid gland: correlation with late disease onset. Med Oncol. 2013 Mar;30(1):336. doi: 10.1007/s12032-012-0336-3. Epub 2012 Dec 22.

17. Sakorafas GH, Kokoropoulos P, Lappas C, Sampanis D, Smyrniotis V. External branch of the superior laryngeal nerve: applied surgical anatomy and implications in thyroid surgery. Am Surg. 2012 Sep;78(9):986-91.

18. Κassaras G, Antonopoulos K, Sakorafas GH. Successful conservative treatment of chyle leak after total thyroidectomy and modified radical lymph node dissection. Am Surg. 2012 Sep;78(9):E420-1.

19. Kassaras GA, Nissotakis C, Spiridakis J, Toloumis G, Dritsakos K, Sakorafas GH. Parathyroid gland cyst. Am Surg. 2010 Apr;76(4):11-2.

20. Sakorafas GH, Lappas C, Mastoraki A, Kotsilianou O, Makras P, Safioleas M. Extensive and concurrent infiltration of an ectopic intrathoracic thyroid and thyroid gland by papillary thyroid cancer. Am Surg. 2010 Sep;76(9):E152-3.

21. Sakorafas GH. What’s the role of surgery in the management of primary thyroid lymphoma? Acta Oncol. 2011 Feb;50(2):319-20.

22. Sinos G, Sakorafas GH.Pyramidal lobe of the thyroid: anatomical considerations of importance in thyroid cancer surgery.Oncol Res Treat. 2015;38(6):309-10

23. Sakorafas GH, Nasikas D, Thanos D, Gantzoulas S.Incidental thyroid C cell hyperplasia: clinical significance and implications in practice. Oncol Res Treat. 2015;38(5):249-52

24. Stamatiou D, Derdas SP, Symvoulakis EK, Sakorafas GH, Zoras O, Spandidos DA. Investigation of BK virus, Epstein-Barr virus and human papillomavirus sequences in postoperative thyroid gland specimens.Int J Biol Markers. 2015 Feb 24;30(1):e104-10.

25. Nasikas D, Sofopoulos M, Arnogiannaki N, Sakorafas GH. C-cell hyperplasia as an incidental finding in a patient with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma. Int J Endo Oncol 2015; 2 (4): 257-262.

26. George H. Sakorafas, Myrsini Gkeli, Vicrotia Kartsouni, Dimitra Daskalopoulou, Dimitrios Thanos, Dimitrios Nasikas, Sotirios Gantzoulas. Preoperatively diagnosed microscopic papillary thyroid cancer; an aggressive approach in selected patients with small nodules. Int j Endo Oncol 2015; 2(3): 241-247.

27. George H. Sakorafas, Konstantina Katseni, Dimitrios Thanos, Dimitrios Nasikas, George Goutis, Parthenopi Deskoulidi. Thyroid cancer in a patient with congenital thyroid hemiagenesis. Int J Endo Oncol 2015; 2(2): 109-110.

28. George H. Sakorafas, Andreas Koureas, Dimitrios Nasikas. Ultrasonographically guided, compartment-oriented lymph node dissection in the management of papillary thyroid cancer. Int J End Oncol 2016: 3(2): 85 – 87.

29. Manatakis DK, Tseleni S, Balalis D, Soulou VN,Korkolis DP, Sakorafas GH. Association of baseline neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio with clinicopathological characteristics of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Int J Endocrinol 2017; 8471235 doi:10.1155/2017/8471235.

30. Sakorafas GH, et al. Patterns of cervical lymph node metastases in differentiated thyroid cancer. Clinical implications. Accepted for publication in Oncology Research and Treatment (2018)