GYNOCARE update: modern strategies to improve diagnosis and treatment of rare gynecologic tumors—current challenges and future directions

…, Y Muscat-Baron, M Sabol, V Dimitrievska, A Yordanov… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary More than 50% of all the tumors affecting the female genital tract can be
classified as rare and usually have a poor prognosis owing to delayed diagnosis and treatment…

Aetiology and pathogenesis of cutaneous melanoma: current concepts and advances

S Strashilov, A Yordanov - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melanoma develops from malignant transformations of the pigment-producing melanocytes.
If located in the basal layer of the skin epidermis, melanoma is referred to as cutaneous, …

[HTML][HTML] A case of human papillomavirus infection and vulvar cancer in a young patient–“hit and run” theory

…, S Slavchev, Y Ivanova, A Yordanov - Gynecologic Oncology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Vulvar cancer (VC) is a rare disease, of which the squamous vulvar carcinomas (SVCs) are
the most common histological subtype. SVC is often associated with human papillomavirus (…

An overview of the role of long non-coding RNAs in human choriocarcinoma

…, J Beirne, M Sabol, P Ozretić, A Yordanov… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Choriocarcinoma (CC), a subtype of trophoblastic disease, is a rare and highly aggressive
neoplasm. There are two main CC subtypes: gestational and non-gestational, (so called …

Avascular spaces of the female pelvis—clinical applications in obstetrics and gynecology

…, S Slavchev, D Dzhenkov, D Mitev, A Yordanov - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The term “spaces” refers to the areas delimited by at least two independent fasciae and filled
with areolar connective tissue. However, there is discrepancy regarding the spaces and …

New aspects of sarcomas of uterine corpus—a brief narrative review

…, Y Ivanova, S Slavchev, D Mitev, A Yordanov - Clinics and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sarcomas of the uterine corpus are rare malignant neoplasms, which are further classified
into mesenchymal tumors, and mixed (epithelial plus mesenchymal) tumors. The main issues …

Pregnancy and childbirth in uterus didelphys: a report of three cases

S Slavchev, S Kostov, A Yordanov - Medicina, 2020 - mdpi.com
Uterus didelphys is a rare form of congenital anomaly of the Müllerian ducts. The clinical
significance of this anomaly of the female reproductive tract is associated with various …

The role of FBXW7 in gynecologic malignancies

…, S Suleiman, M Vasileva-Slaveva, A Yordanov… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The F-Box and WD Repeat Domain Containing 7 (FBXW7) protein has been shown to regulate
cellular growth and act as a tumor suppressor. This protein, also known as FBW7, hCDC4…

Cancer of the Cervix in Bulgaria: Epidemiology of a Crisis

A Yordanov, M Vasileva-Slaveva, N Galai, D Faraggi… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Eastern Europe continues to have the highest rates of cancer of the uterine cervix (CUC)
and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in Europe. Aim: The aim of this study was to …

Aetiology, diagnosis, and clinical management of vulvodynia

P Vasileva, S Strashilov, A Yordanov - Menopause Review/Przegląd …, 2020 - termedia.pl
Chronic vulvar pain or discomfort for which no obvious aetiology can be found, ie vulvodynia,
can affect up to 16% of women, and it may be found in girls and women across all age …