Search Results - "Macri’, Luigia"
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Clinical Significance of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Lung Neoplasms
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-02-2009)“…Background Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) are considered important in anticancer immunosurveillance, although their role has not been clearly established…”
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The impact of malignant nipple discharge cytology (NDc) in surgical management of breast cancer patients
Published in PloS one (14-08-2017)“…The role of nipple discharge cytology (NDc) in the surgical management of breast cancer patients is unclear. We aimed: (i) to evaluate the effect of malignant…”
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Gene Status in HER2 Equivocal Breast Carcinomas: Impact of Distinct Recommendations and Contribution of a Polymerase Chain Reaction‐Based Method
Published in The oncologist (Dayton, Ohio) (01-11-2014)“…Background. The primary objectives of this study on carcinomas with equivocal HER2 expression were to assess the impact of distinct recommendations with regard…”
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Flexible lab-tailored cut-offs for suitability of formalin-fixed tumor samples for diagnostic mutational analyses
Published in PloS one (06-04-2015)“…The selection of proper tissues from formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tumors before diagnostic molecular testing is responsibility of the pathologist and…”
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Interpretation of p16(INK4a) /Ki-67 dual immunostaining for the triage of human papillomavirus-positive women by experts and nonexperts in cervical cytology
Published in Cancer cytopathology (01-04-2015)“…The triage of human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive women is needed to avoid overreferral to colposcopy. p16(INK4a) immunostaining is an efficient triage method…”
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Columnar cell lesions associated with breast calcifications on vacuum-assisted core biopsies: clinical, radiographic, and histological correlations
Published in Modern pathology (01-06-2009)“…Columnar cell lesions of the breast are increasingly recognized at mammography for their tendency to calcify. We studied 392 vacuum-assisted core biopsies…”
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Routine assessment of prognostic factors in breast cancer using a multicore tissue microarray procedure
Published in Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology (01-09-2006)“…We propose multicore tissue microarray (TMA) as an alternative to whole section for routine assessment of prognostic factors in breast cancer. Since 2004, we…”
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Radical resection of a giant, invasive and symptomatic malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumour (SFT) of the pleura
Published in Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (01-04-2009)“…Abstract Solitary Fibrous Tumours (SFTs) of the pleura are rare neoplasms, with unpredictable biological behaviour. Although usually benign, malignant SFTs are…”
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Imatinib inhibits in vitro proliferation of cells derived from a pleural solitary fibrous tumor expressing platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta
Published in Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (01-05-2009)“…Abstract We examined the in vitro effects of imatinib (Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland) as a possible inhibitor of PDGFR pathway on cells derived from a…”
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Technical limits of comparison of step‐sectioning,immunohistochemistry and RT‐PCR on breast cancer sentinel nodes: a study on methacarn‐fixed tissue
Published in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine (01-09-2009)“…The optimal pathological assessment of sentinel nodes (SLNs) in breast cancer is a matter of debate. Currently, multilevel histological evaluation and…”
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Interpretation of p16INK4a/Ki‐67 dual immunostaining for the triage of human papillomavirus‐positive women by experts and nonexperts in cervical cytology
Published in Cancer cytopathology (01-04-2015)“…BACKGROUND The triage of human papillomavirus (HPV)‐positive women is needed to avoid overreferral to colposcopy. p16INK4a immunostaining is an efficient…”
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Merits of the PMiT (Papillary Microtumor) Terminology in the Definition of a Subset of Incidental Papillary Microcarcinomas of the Thyroid
Published in International journal of surgical pathology (01-10-2009)“…An exponential increase in the detection of papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) has been observed in recent times, possibly because of recent…”
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High-Throughput Molecular Analysis from Leftover of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Mammographically Detected Breast Cancer
Published in Translational oncology (01-06-2012)“…Abstract We investigated whether residual material from diagnostic smears of fine needle aspirations (FNAs) of mammographically detected breast lesions can be…”
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Metastasis of Malignant Peritoneal Epithelioid Mesothelioma in Endoscopic Gastric Biopsy: A Diagnostic Pitfall
Published in International journal of surgical pathology (01-04-2011)“…Aim To describe a case of metastasis of malignant peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma in gastric antral mucosa in a patient with a cryptogenic liver cirrhosis…”
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Gefitinib (ZD1839): Therapy in selected patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)?
Published in Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (01-07-2008)“…Summary Purpose To evaluate response rate, toxicity and epidermal growth factor (EGFR) mutations and gene copy number as outcome predictive factors in Italian…”
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Human papillomavirus infection in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization: effects on embryo development kinetics and live birth rate
Published in Reproductive biology and endocrinology (24-04-2023)“…Several studies showed that human papillomavirus (HPV) affects male fertility, but its impact on female fertility and in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome is…”
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Late recurrence of Wilms' tumour with exclusive skeletal muscle phenotype 23 years after primary diagnosis
Published in Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology (01-01-2007)“…A late recurrence of Wilms' tumour (WT) 23 years after the primary diagnosis is described. The primary tumour occurred in a 10-month-old girl and showed…”
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Endoscopic Saphenous harvesting with an Open CO2 System (ESOS) trial for coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (18-11-2011)“…In coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, arterial conduits are preferred because of more favourable long-term patency and outcome. Anyway the greater…”
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Reliability of Whole Sentinel Lymph Node Analysis by One-Step Nucleic Acid Amplification for Intraoperative Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Metastases
Published in Annals of surgery (01-02-2012)“…To assess the reliability of using the One-Step Nucleic Acid Amplification (OSNA) assay as a single test on whole sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) as a method of…”
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Predicting gefitinib responsiveness in lung cancer by fluorescence in situ hybridization/chromogenic in situ hybridization analysis of EGFR and HER2 in biopsy and cytology specimens
Published in Molecular cancer therapeutics (01-04-2007)“…In non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutational analysis is an excellent predictor of responsiveness to treatment…”
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