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Bertone F, Serusi E, Liscia DS, Biletta E, Gervasio CF. Thyroid Gland Metastasis From Endometrial Carcinoma Causing Acute Severe Dyspnea. Ear Nose Throat J 2024; 103:NP142-NP144. [PMID: 34558343 DOI: 10.1177/01455613211045564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Thyroid metastasis from cervical carcinomas is an extremely rare disease; therefore, only a few cases have so far been reported in the literature. Due to the lack of data and the heterogeneity of clinical cases, the percentage of patients affected by thyroid metastases eligible to undergo surgery is not easily predictable. This report describes a rare case of endometrioid adenocarcinoma metastasized to the thyroid gland. A 72-year-old woman was referred to the ENT department of our hospital (Ospedale Degli Infermi di Biella, Italy) presenting with dyspnea and rapidly worsening condition, in need of emergency surgery. The peculiarity of this case lies in the metastasis isotype rarity, in its voluminous dimension, and in its mediastinal localization, which required the intervention of a multidisciplinary team to establish successful treatment planning.
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- Fabio Bertone
- ENT Department, Degli Infermi Hospital, Biella, Italy
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- ENT Department, Degli Infermi Hospital, Biella, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Department, Degli Infermi Hospital, Biella, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Department, Degli Infermi Hospital, Biella, Italy
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Liscia DS, D’Andrea M, Biletta E, Bellis D, Demo K, Ferrero F, Petti A, Butinar R, D’Andrea E, Davini G. Use of digital pathology and artificial intelligence for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsies. Pathologica 2022; 114:295-303. [DOI: 10.32074/1591-951x-751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Uccella S, Bosco M, Fagotti A, Garzon S, Zorzato PC, Tinelli R, Biletta E, Porcari I, Liscia D, Scambia G, Franchi M. Isolated tumour cells in a sentinel lymph node of apparent early-stage ovarian cancer: Ultrastaging of all other 27 lymph nodes. Gynecol Oncol Rep 2022; 42:101047. [PMID: 35898200 PMCID: PMC9309418 DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2022.101047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Revised: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Sentinel node is a promising possibility for retroperitoneal lymphatic staging in apparently early ovarian cancer. We describe a patient with Isolated tumor cells (ITCs) in one sentinel node with all the other nodes negative at ultrastaging. It is likely that the technique of sentinel node in early ovarian cancer is able to identify the real lymphatic drainage of the ovary. This report represents a proof of concept in support of the use of sentinel node in apparently early ovarian cancer.
Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in apparent early-stage ovarian cancer may spare the surgical staging with extensive retroperitoneal dissection and its associated morbidity. However, SLN biopsy in ovarian cancer is still experimental and under investigation. A 46-year-old post-menopausal woman with bilateral apparent stage IC1 endometrioid ovarian cancer underwent surgical staging by SLN biopsy and subsequent comprehensive laparoscopic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy. Out of 4 SLNs submitted to ultrastaging, one was positive for isolated tumour cells (ITCs). We submitted to ultra-staging all the other 24 pelvic and para-aortic non-SLNs, which were reported negative for disease. This is the first reported case of comprehensive lymphadenectomy after SLN biopsy with universal ultrastaging of all non-SLNs in ovarian cancer. The presence of ITCs in only one SLN, with all other 27 lymph nodes negative at ultrastaging, is consistent with the SLN concept and the assumption of a reliable lymphatic pathway in ovarian cancer.
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- Stefano Uccella
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Maternal, Neonatal and Infant Health, ASL Biella, Italy
- Corresponding author: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AOUI, University of Verona Italy, Piazzale Aristide, Stefani 1, 37124 Verona, Italy.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, UOC di Ginecologia Oncologica, Roma, Italy, Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Surgery, ASL Biella, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Surgery, ASL Biella, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, UOC di Ginecologia Oncologica, Roma, Italy, Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AOUI Verona, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Uccella S, Rosa M, Biletta E, Tinelli R, Zorzato PC, Botto-Poala C, Lanzo G, Gallina D, Franchi MP, Manzoni P. The Case of a Serous Borderline Ovarian Tumor in a 15-Year Old Pregnant Adolescent: Sonographic Characteristics and Surgical Management. Am J Perinatol 2020; 37:S61-S65. [PMID: 32898885 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1714080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to describe a rare case of a serous borderline ovarian tumor (BOT) diagnosed during pregnancy in a 15-year old adolescent. RESULTS The suspect of BOT was raised at a transvaginal ultrasound scan in early first trimester (at 5 weeks of amenorrhea), due to the presence of a moderately vascularized irregular papilla in the context of a unilocular low-level right ovarian cyst. The patient and her parents required termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the diagnosis of an ovarian lesion. After termination of pregnancy, the patient underwent laparoscopic enucleation of the ovarian mass, omentectomy, and peritoneal biopsies. No intra-abdominal spillage of the ovarian mass occurred, and the surgical specimens were put in an endobag and extracted transvaginally. Final pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a serous borderline ovarian tumor. The patient of free of disease after 8 months of follow-up. CONCLUSION Although rare, borderline ovarian tumors can be diagnosed in an adolescent during pregnancy. The combination of specific sonographic assessment and minimally invasive conservative surgery appears as a very effective approach in this type of patient. KEY POINTS · BOTs can occur in pregnant adolescents.. · Transvaginal ultrasound is crucial to suspect BOT.. · Laparoscopic conservative treatment is feasible..
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- Stefano Uccella
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Maternal, Neonatal and Infant Health, ASL (Azienda Sanitaria Locale) Biella, Italy.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AOUI (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata), University of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Maternal, Neonatal and Infant Health, ASL (Azienda Sanitaria Locale) Biella, Italy
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- Presidio Ospedaliero Valle d'Itria, Martina Franca, Taranto, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Maternal, Neonatal and Infant Health, ASL (Azienda Sanitaria Locale) Biella, Italy.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AOUI (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata), University of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Maternal, Neonatal and Infant Health, ASL (Azienda Sanitaria Locale) Biella, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Maternal, Neonatal and Infant Health, ASL (Azienda Sanitaria Locale) Biella, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Maternal, Neonatal and Infant Health, ASL (Azienda Sanitaria Locale) Biella, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AOUI (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata), University of Verona, Italy
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- Division of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Department of Maternal, Neonatal and Infant Health, ASL Biella, Italy
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Vanoli A, Grillo F, Guerini C, Neri G, Arpa G, Klersy C, Nesi G, Giuffrida P, Sampietro G, Ardizzone S, Fociani P, Fiocca R, Latella G, Sessa F, D'Errico A, Malvi D, Mescoli C, Rugge M, Ferrero S, Poggioli G, Rizzello F, Macciomei MC, Santini D, Volta U, De Giorgio R, Caio G, Calabrò A, Ciacci C, D'Armiento M, Rizzo A, Solina G, Martino M, Tonelli F, Villanacci V, Cannizzaro R, Canzonieri V, Florena AM, Biancone L, Monteleone G, Caronna R, Ciardi A, Elli L, Caprioli F, Vecchi M, D'Incà R, Zingone F, D'Odorico A, Lenti MV, Oreggia B, Reggiani Bonetti L, Giannone AG, Orlandi A, Barresi V, Ciccocioppo R, Amodeo G, Biletta E, Luinetti O, Pedrazzoli P, Pietrabissa A, Corazza GR, Solcia E, Paulli M, Di Sabatino A. Prognostic Role of Mismatch Repair Status, Histotype and High-Risk Pathologic Features in Stage II Small Bowel Adenocarcinomas. Ann Surg Oncol 2020; 28:1167-1177. [PMID: 32761330 PMCID: PMC7801310 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-020-08926-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Small bowel adenocarcinoma is a relatively rare cancer, often diagnosed in an advanced stage. In localized and resectable disease, surgery alone or in combination with adjuvant chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment. In the recently published National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice guidelines, criteria for selecting patients with stage II small bowel adenocarcinoma to receive adjuvant chemotherapy are provided, and they are mainly extrapolated from studies on colorectal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS In the present study, we aimed to verify whether mismatch repair deficiency phenotype, high-risk pathologic features (including T4, positive resection margins and a low number of lymph nodes harvested), as well as tumor histologic subtype, were associated with cancer-specific survival in 66 stage II non-ampullary small bowel adenocarcinoma patients, collected through the Small Bowel Cancer Italian Consortium. A central histopathology review was performed. Mismatch repair deficiency was tested by immunohistochemistry for MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2, and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction for microsatellite instability. RESULTS We identified mismatch repair deficiency, glandular/medullary histologic subtype, and celiac disease as significant predictors of favorable cancer-specific survival using univariable analysis with retained significance in bivariable models adjusted for pT stage. Among the high-risk features, only T4 showed a significant association with an increased risk of death; however, its prognostic value was not independent of mismatch repair status. CONCLUSIONS Mismatch repair protein expression, histologic subtype, association with celiac disease, and, in the mismatch repair proficient subset only, T stage, may help identify patients who may benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy.
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- Alessandro Vanoli
- Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy.
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery, ASST Rhodense, Rho Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Unit, ASST Ovest Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Institute of Oncology and Transplant Pathology, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Institute of Oncology and Transplant Pathology, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Intestinal Chronic Bowel Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Institute of Oncology and Transplant Pathology, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Public Health Department, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Pathology, Cervello Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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- Units of General Surgery, Cervello Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.,Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Pathologic Anatomy Unit, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological, Oncological, Pathological Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Section, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Section, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Section, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Public Health, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Pathologic Anatomy Unit, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biopathology and Image Diagnostics, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, AOUI Policlinico G.B. Rossi, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, AOUI Policlinico G.B. Rossi, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy.,Oncology Unit, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General Surgery II, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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Liscia DS, Bellis D, Biletta E, D'Andrea M, Croci GA, Dianzani U. Whole-Slide Imaging Allows Pathologists to Work Remotely in Regions with Severe Logistical Constraints Due to Covid-19 Pandemic. J Pathol Inform 2020; 11:20. [PMID: 33042599 PMCID: PMC7518211 DOI: 10.4103/jpi.jpi_32_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Introduction: In this study, we report on our experience using digital pathology to overcome the severe limitations imposed on health care by the Covid-19 outbreak in Northern Italy. Social distancing had a major impact on public transportation, causing it to run with reduced timetables. This resulted in a major challenge for hospital commuters. To limit the presence in our hospital of no more than two pathologists at a time out of four, a web-based digital pathology system (DPS) was employed to work remotely. Subjects and Methods: We used a DPS in which a scanner, a laboratory information system, a storage device, and a web server were interfaced so that tissue slides could be viewed over the Internet by whole-slide imaging (WSI). After a brief internal verification test, the activity on the DPS was recorded, taking track of a set of performance and efficiency indicators. At the end of the study, 405 cases were signed out remotely. Results: Of 693 cases, 58.4% were signed out remotely by WSI, while 8.4% needed to be kept on hold to return to the original microscope slide. In three cases, at least one slide had to be rescanned. In eight cases, one slide was recut. Panel discussion by WSI was necessary in 34 cases, a condition in which all pathologists were asked for their opinion. A consultation with a more experienced colleague was necessary in 17 cases. Conclusions: We show that WSI easily allows pathologists to overcome the problems caused by the severe social distancing measures imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Our experience shows that soon there will not be alternatives to digital pathology, given that there is no assurance that other similar outbreaks will not occur.
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- Daniel S Liscia
- Department of Surgery, Anatomic Pathology Unit, Nuovo Ospedale Degli Infermi - ASL BI, 13875 Ponderano (BI), Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Anatomic Pathology Unit, Nuovo Ospedale Degli Infermi - ASL BI, 13875 Ponderano (BI), Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Anatomic Pathology Unit, Nuovo Ospedale Degli Infermi - ASL BI, 13875 Ponderano (BI), Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Anatomic Pathology Unit, Nuovo Ospedale Degli Infermi - ASL BI, 13875 Ponderano (BI), Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Division of Pathology, University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Piemonte Orientale University, I-28100, Novara, Italy
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Giuffrida P, Arpa G, Grillo F, Klersy C, Sampietro G, Ardizzone S, Fociani P, Fiocca R, Latella G, Sessa F, D'Errico A, Malvi D, Mescoli C, Rugge M, Nesi G, Ferrero S, Furlan D, Poggioli G, Rizzello F, Macciomei MC, Santini D, Volta U, De Giorgio R, Caio G, Calabrò A, Ciacci C, D'Armiento M, Rizzo A, Solina G, Martino M, Tonelli F, Villanacci V, Cannizzaro R, Canzonieri V, Florena AM, Biancone L, Monteleone G, Caronna R, Ciardi A, Elli L, Caprioli F, Vecchi M, D'Incà R, Zingone F, D'Odorico A, Lenti MV, Oreggia B, Bonetti LR, Astegiano M, Biletta E, Cantoro L, Giannone AG, Orlandi A, Papi C, Perfetti V, Quaquarini E, Sandri G, Silano M, Usai P, Barresi V, Ciccocioppo R, Luinetti O, Pedrazzoli P, Pietrabissa A, Viglio A, Paulli M, Corazza GR, Solcia E, Vanoli A, Di Sabatino A. Correction: PD-L1 in small bowel adenocarcinoma is associated with etiology and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, in addition to microsatellite instability. Mod Pathol 2020; 33:1453. [PMID: 32132662 DOI: 10.1038/s41379-020-0512-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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- Paolo Giuffrida
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Genoa and San Martino/IST University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Biometry and Statistics Service, Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Genoa and San Martino/IST University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Life and Enviromental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Institute of Oncology and Transplant Pathology, University of Bologna, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Institute of Oncology and Transplant Pathology, University of Bologna, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Pathology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Intestinal Chronic Bowel Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Institute of Oncology and Transplant Pathology, University of Bologna, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Public Health Department, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Units of Pathology, Cervello Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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- Units of General Surgery, Cervello Hospital, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) di Aviano IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.,Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Pathologic Anatomy Unit, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological, Oncological, Pathological Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Section, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Section, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Section, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Ca' Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Public Health, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- General and Specialistic Surgery, Città della Salute e della Scienza-Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy
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- Pathologic Anatomy Unit, Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biopathology and Image Diagnostics, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- IBD Unit, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, S.S. Annunziata Hospital, ASST-Pavia, Varzi, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, IRCCS ICS Maugeri and Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Human Nutrition and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Anatomical Pathology, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, AOUI Policlinico G.B. Rossi, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy.,Oncology Unit, IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General Surgery II, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy.
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Vanoli A, Di Sabatino A, Martino M, Dallera E, Furlan D, Mescoli C, Macciomei MC, Biancone L, Neri B, Grillo F, Biletta E, Rugge M, Sessa F, Paulli M, Corazza GR, Solcia E. Epstein-Barr virus-positive ileal carcinomas associated with Crohn’s disease. Virchows Arch 2017; 471:549-552. [DOI: 10.1007/s00428-017-2209-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Vanoli A, Lucioni M, Biletta E, Chiaravalli AM, Alvisi C, Luinetti O. A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: A Sporadic Juvenile Polyp of the Colon Harboring an Intramucosal Adenocarcinoma. Int J Surg Pathol 2015. [PMID: 26215217 DOI: 10.1177/1066896915596809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
We describe a solitary peduncolated polypoid lesion with a bilobated head in the transverse colon mucosa of a 51-year-old Caucasian man. Histologically, the lesion was consistent with juvenile polyp (JP), but showing a few dysplastic glands and a focus of intramucosal adenocarcinoma. This finding suggests that, at least in adults, even the sporadic JPs might carry an inherent potential for malignancy, which has so far only been pointed out for syndromic lesions. Additionally, we observed p53 overexpression in both the dysplastic lesions and in the invasive cells but not in the remaining epithelium. We can argue that p53 immunohistochemistry may be helpful in differentiating hyperplastic regenerative atypia of the epithelium, frequently found in JPs, from true dysplasia, a much more rare change in the sporadic JPs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alessandro Vanoli
- University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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