| Medical thoracoscopy vs CT scan-guided Abrams pleural needle biopsy for diagnosis of patients with pleural effusions: a randomized, controlled trial M Metintas, G Ak, E Dundar, H Yildirim, R Ozkan, E Kurt, S Erginel, ... Chest 137 (6), 1362-1368, 2010 | 252 | 2010 |
| Clinical value of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography in differentiation of malignant mesothelioma from asbestos-related benign pleural disease … H Yildirim, M Metintas, E Entok, G Ak, I Ak, E Dundar, S Erginel Journal of thoracic oncology 4 (12), 1480-1484, 2009 | 143 | 2009 |
| CT scan-guided Abrams' needle pleural biopsy versus ultrasound-assisted cutting needle pleural biopsy for diagnosis in patients with pleural effusion: a randomized, controlled … M Metintas, H Yildirim, T Kaya, G Ak, E Dundar, R Ozkan, S Metintas Respiration 91 (2), 156-163, 2016 | 80 | 2016 |
| Adoption of pleurectomy and decortication for malignant mesothelioma leads to similar survival as extrapleural pneumonectomy HF Batirel, M Metintas, HB Caglar, G Ak, PF Yumuk, B Yildizeli, M Yuksel The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 151 (2), 478-484, 2016 | 73 | 2016 |
| The significance and relationship between mast cells and tumour angiogenesis in non-small cell lung carcinoma E Dundar, U Oner, BC Peker, M Metintas, S Isiksoy, G Ak Journal of International Medical Research 36 (1), 88-95, 2008 | 59 | 2008 |
| Medical and surgical care of patients with mesothelioma and their relatives carrying germline BAP1 mutations M Carbone, HI Pass, G Ak, HR Alexander Jr, P Baas, F Baumann, ... Journal of Thoracic Oncology 17 (7), 873-889, 2022 | 57 | 2022 |
| Outcome of patients diagnosed with fibrinous pleuritis after medical thoracoscopy M Metintas, G Ak, O Cadirci, H Yildirim, E Dundar, S Metintas Respiratory medicine 106 (8), 1177-1183, 2012 | 57 | 2012 |
| Predictors of talc pleurodesis outcome in patients with malignant pleural effusions H Yildirim, M Metintas, G Ak, S Metintas, S Erginel Lung Cancer 62 (1), 139-144, 2008 | 57 | 2008 |
| Turkey national mesothelioma surveillance and environmental asbestos exposure control program S Metintaş, HF Batırel, H Bayram, Ü Yılmaz, M Karadağ, G Ak, M Metintaş International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14 (11), 1293, 2017 | 56 | 2017 |
| Local recurrence of tumor at sites of intervention in malignant pleural mesothelioma M Metintas, G Ak, S Parspour, H Yildirim, S Erginel, F Alatas, HF Batırel, ... Lung Cancer 61 (2), 255-261, 2008 | 55 | 2008 |
| MicroRNA and mRNA features of malignant pleural mesothelioma and benign asbestos-related pleural effusion G Ak, SC Tomaszek, F Kosari, M Metintas, JR Jett, S Metintas, H Yildirim, ... BioMed Research International 2015, 2015 | 54 | 2015 |
| Lung cancer in individuals less than 50 years of age G Ak, M Metintas, S Metintas, H Yildirim, S Erginel, F Alatas Lung 185, 279-286, 2007 | 51 | 2007 |
| Prognostic factors according to the treatment schedule in malignant pleural mesothelioma G Ak, S Metintas, M Metintas, H Yildirim, S Erginel, E Kurt, F Alatas, ... Journal of Thoracic Oncology 4 (11), 1425-1430, 2009 | 49 | 2009 |
| Epidemiology of pleural mesothelioma in a population with non‐occupational asbestos exposure M Metintas, S Metintas, G Ak, S Erginel, F Alatas, E Kurt, I Ucgun, ... Respirology 13 (1), 117-121, 2008 | 44 | 2008 |
| A retrospective analysis of malignant pleural mesothelioma patients treated either with chemotherapy or best supportive care between 1990 and 2005: a single institution experience M Metintas, G Ak, S Erginel, F Alatas, H Yildirim, E Kurt, S Metintas Lung cancer 55 (3), 379-387, 2007 | 40 | 2007 |
| Three-dimensional evaluation of chemotherapy response in malignant pleural mesothelioma G Ak, M Metintas, S Metintas, H Yildirim, R Ozkan, H Ozden European journal of radiology 74 (1), 130-135, 2010 | 39 | 2010 |
| Heterozygous germline BLM mutations increase susceptibility to asbestos and mesothelioma A Bononi, K Goto, G Ak, Y Yoshikawa, M Emi, S Pastorino, L Carparelli, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117 (52), 33466-33473, 2020 | 36 | 2020 |
| Environmental asbestos exposure in rural Turkey and risk of lung cancer S Metintas, M Metintas, G Ak, C Kalyoncu International journal of environmental health research 22 (5), 468-479, 2012 | 35 | 2012 |
| The safety of medical thoracoscopy in a group at high risk for complications M Metintas, G Ak, H Yildirim, S Danacioglu, E Dundar, S Metintas Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology 20 (3), 224-231, 2013 | 31 | 2013 |
| Imaging in pleural mesothelioma: A review of the 14th International Conference of the International Mesothelioma Interest Group SG Armato III, RJ Francis, SI Katz, G Ak, I Opitz, E Gudmundsson, ... Lung Cancer 130, 108-114, 2019 | 28 | 2019 |
