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Primary cerebral myxofibrosarcoma: clinical, morphologic, immunohistochemical, molecular, and ultrastructural study of an infrequent tumor in an extraordinary localizationAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Biomedicine, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 33:e279-83. 2011..We believe each new case should be recorded to produce a better clinical, pathologic, molecular, prognostic, and therapeutic characterization of this lesion...
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) overexpression in meningiomas: real time PCR and immunohistochemistryAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 15:187-92. 2007....
Liquid-based endometrial cytology: cyto-histological correlation in a population of 917 womenA M Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Cytopathology 18:241-9. 2007..In order to assess the utility of the liquid-based method in endometrial diagnosis, we evaluated its accuracy in comparison with histology...
Liquid-based endometrial cytology in the management of sonographically thickened endometriumAnna M Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Diagn Cytopathol 35:398-402. 2007..It could be usefully applied in association with transvaginal sonography. The combination of these procedures might reduce more invasive and expensive diagnostic procedures...
Merlin expression in secretory meningiomas: evidence of an NF2-independent pathogenesis? Immunohistochemical studyAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology, University of Florence, Italy
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 15:353-7. 2007....
Hox-D genes expression in pediatric low-grade gliomas: real-time-PCR studyAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Viale G B Morgagni, 85, 50134, Florence, Italy
Cell Mol Neurobiol 29:1-6. 2009....
Surveillance for endometrial cancer in women on tamoxifen: the role of liquid-based endometrial cytology - cytohistological correlation in a population of 168 womenAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Gynecol Obstet Invest 65:240-6. 2008..The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of liquid-based cytology for endometrial surveillance in patients receiving tamoxifen...
O6-Methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase in recurring anaplastic ependymomas: PCR and immunohistochemistryA M Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Chemother 20:263-8. 2008..These results may indicate MGMT as a factor of chemoresistance to alkylating drugs in anaplastic ependymomas and support the uncertainties regarding the actual benefit of chemotherapy for patients with anaplastic ependymomas...
Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA): Is it an astrocytoma? Morphological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studyAnna M Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Italy
Neuropathology 29:25-30. 2009..Our results emphasize the glio-neuronal nature of SEGA. We suggest moving it into the group of mixed glio-neuronal tumors under the denomination of subependymal giant cell tumor...
Pineal germinoma morphological features in a liquid-based cerebrospinal fluid sampleAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Biomedicine, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
Diagn Cytopathol 36:645-6. 2008
Congenital/Infantile fibrosarcoma of the colon: morphologic, immunohistochemical, molecular, and ultrastructural features of a relatively rare tumor in an extraordinary localizationAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Careggi Hospital, Firenze, Italy
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 30:723-7. 2008..The algorithm for the diagnosis of congenital/infantile fibrosarcoma, especially outside the usual localizations, should comprise morphologic, immunohistochemical, molecular, and ultrastructural studies...
Teratoid hepatoblastomaAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 27:274-81. 2008..We speculate on the histogenesis of teratoid hepatoblastoma and discuss its association with chemotherapy...
Occipital pilomyxoid astrocytoma in a 14-year-old girl--case reportA M Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Viale G B Morgagni, 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
Clin Neuropathol 27:373-7. 2008..The patient is alive and well at 18-month follow-up. The case presented provides evidence that pilomyxoid astrocytoma can occur at a later age and can arise in regions different from hypothalamic/chiasmatic...
Embryonal tumor with abundant neuropil and true rosettes: morphological, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural and molecular study of a case showing features of medulloepithelioma and areas of mesenchymal and epithelial differentiationAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Biomedicine, Careggi Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy
Neuropathology 30:84-91. 2010..Owing to the rarity of embryonal tumor with abundant neuropil and true rosettes, each new case should be recorded to produce a better clinical, pathological and molecular characterization of this lesion...
Calcified cystic lymphangioma of the mesentery: case reportAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 28:209-15. 2009..At follow-up 6 months after surgery the patient is well. Calcified cystic lymphangioma of the mesentery should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an intra-abdominal calcified cyst in children...
Pediatric rhabdoid meningioma: a morphological, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural and molecular case studyAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Biomedicine, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
Neuropathology 31:59-65. 2011..Rhabdoid meningiomas rarely occur in children. Owing to its rarity, each new case should be recorded to produce a better clinical, pathological, molecular, prognostic and therapeutic characterization of this lesion...
Merlin expression in pediatric anaplastic ependymomas real time PCR studyAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Morgagni 85, Florence, Italy
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 29:245-54. 2010..Statistical analysis did not prove significant differences. Our results suggest that NF2 alterations are not typical of intracranial anaplastic ependymomas...
NF2 gene expression in sporadic meningiomas: relation to grades or histotypes real time-pCR studyAnna M Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Italy
Neuropathology 27:36-42. 2007..013). Our data supports the finding that alterations in NF2 gene alteration are histotype related but not grade related...
Liquid-based endometrial cytology: its possible value in postmenopausal asymptomatic womenA M Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Viale G B Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
Int J Gynecol Cancer 17:182-7. 2007..Particularly, the combination of liquid-based endometrial cytology and transvaginal sonography may improve their diagnostic accuracy and reduce unnecessary more invasive and expensive procedures...
Chordoid glioma: clinicopathologic profile and differential diagnosis of an uncommon tumorAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, Medical School, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Arch Pathol Lab Med 128:e141-5. 2004..The Ki-67 index was low. The clinicopathologic profile and the differential diagnosis of this tumor are discussed...
Pathologic quiz case: infratentorial tumor in a middle-aged woman. Oncocytic variant of choroid plexus papillomaAnna Maria Buccoliero
Dipartimento di Patologia Umana e Oncologia, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Viale G.B. Morgagni, 85, 50134 Firenze, Italy
Arch Pathol Lab Med 128:1448-50. 2004
[BCL-2 in primary central nervous system lymphomas. Immunohistochemistry and molecular biology]A M Buccoliero
Dipartimento di Patologia Umana e Oncologia, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Universita di Firenze, Italy
Pathologica 96:425-9. 2004..Nevertheless, t(14;18) (q32;q21), as evaluated by traditional PCR, may not correspond to diffuse immunohistochemical BCL-2 positivity...
Cyclooxygenase-2 in oligodendroglioma: possible prognostic significanceAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, Medical School, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Neuropathology 24:201-7. 2004....
Amniotic band syndrome: a case reportA M Buccoliero
Department of Biomedicine, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
Pathologica 103:11-3. 2011..As evident from this case report, amniotic band syndrome may cause severe malformations and foetal-infant death...
Oligodendrogliomas lacking O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase expressionA M Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Italy
J Chemother 17:321-6. 2005....
[Thin-layer cytology in endometrial diagnosis]A M Buccoliero
Dipartimento di Patologia Umana e Oncologia, Universita di Firenze, Viale G B Morgagni 85, 50134 Firenze
Pathologica 95:179-84. 2003..In asymptomatic postmenopausal women cytology gave sufficient material for the diagnosis significantively more often than endometrial biopsy (respectively 82% and 24%; p = 0.000)...
Inducible cyclooxygenase (COX-2) in glioblastoma--clinical and immunohistochemical (COX-2-VEGF) correlationsA M Buccoliero
Dipartimento di Patologia Umana e Oncologia, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italy
Clin Neuropathol 25:59-66. 2006..Nevertheless, the absence of statistical correlation with survival time advises further studies on larger series to ascertain the concrete prognostic value of COX-2 in glioblastoma...
Cerebellar liponeurocytoma: morphological, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural study of a relapsed caseAnna Maria Buccoliero
Departments of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Neuropathology 25:77-83. 2005..We suggest that liponeurocytoma is an uncertain malignant potential lesion when mitoses are present and the MIB-1 positive cells are more than 10%...
Papillary glioneuronal tumor radiologically mimicking a cavernous hemangioma with hemorrhagic onsetAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Neuropathology 26:206-11. 2006..This article proposes that papillary glioneuronal tumor should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with tumoral related brain hemorrhage...
Meningioma-primary brain lymphoma associationAnna Maria Buccoliero
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, Medical School, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Neuropathology 24:336-40. 2004..The published literature on the meningioma-primary cerebral lymphoma association is revised...
Chorangiosis: report of three cases and review of the literatureAdele Caldarella
Dipartimento di Patologia Umana e Oncologia, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italia
Pathol Res Pract 199:847-50. 2003..Furthermore, we go into the difficulty of discerning the villous capillary lesions and the utility of this division, and describe the clinical effects of these lesions on fetal outcome...
Expression of estrogen receptor beta in colon cancer progressionFrancesca Castiglione
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Diagn Mol Pathol 17:231-6. 2008..Normal tissues show estrogen receptor beta expression greater than pathologic tissues and the estrogen receptor beta result as most expressed in the lower disease stages...
TNM staging and T-cell receptor gamma expression in colon adenocarcinoma. Correlation with disease progression?Francesca Castiglione
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, School of Medicine, Florence, Italy
Tumori 94:384-8. 2008..In this study, we hypothesize that the presence of T cells with the T-cell receptor gamma complex may play a particular role in carcinogenesis and tumor progression...
Oncocytic meningiomas: Cases with benign histopathological features and a favorable clinical coursePasquale Gallina
Department of Neurosurgery, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
J Neurosurg 105:736-8. 2006..However, the true behavior of, and the long-term follow-up data for, such lesions must still be outlined...
Smooth muscle cells, dendritic cells and mast cells are sources of TNFalpha and nitric oxide in human carotid artery atherosclerosisStefano Bacci
Department of Anatomy, Histology and Forensic Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Thromb Res 122:657-67. 2008..In atherogenesis, dendritic cells, beside presenting antigens, may be sources of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)alpha and nitric oxide (NO), together with mast cells and smooth muscle cells...
Quantitative expression of the homeobox and integrin genes in human gastric carcinomaDuccio Rossi Degl'Innocenti
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Int J Mol Med 20:621-9. 2007..The different roles of HOX and integrin genes in gastric carcinoma remain to be fully elucidated. These findings suggest that the HOX genes may play a critical role in the genesis, maintenance and diffusion of gastric carcinoma...
Gestational choriocarcinoma: morphological features in a liquid-based endometrial cytological sampleFrancesca Garbini
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Viale G.B. Morgagni 85, Florence, Italy
Diagn Cytopathol 36:113-4. 2008
An incidentally detected third ventricle chordoid gliomaPasquale Gallina
Department of Neurosurgery and Human Pathology, University of Florence, and CTO Hospital, Florence, Italy
Neurol India 55:406-7. 2007..Since its first report, 37 cases have been described in the literature. We report on an additional case that we considered significant because of its incidental detection and its uneventful surgical removal...
The sialoglycoconjugates in the oviducts of fertile and postmenopausal womenGherardo Gheri
Department of Anatomy Histology and Forensic Medicine, Policlinic of Careggi, Viale Morgagni, 85, 50134 Florence, Italy
Maturitas 58:269-84. 2007..The aim of the study was to investigate the distribution of the sialoderivatives of the glycoconjugates in the oviduct of normally menstruating and postmenopausal women...
Extraventricular neurocytoma: morphological and immunohistochemical considerations on differential diagnosisAnna Maria Buccoliero
Dipartimento di Patologia Umana e Oncologia, , Italy
Pathol Res Pract 198:627-33; discussion 635-8. 2002..The authors emphasize the role of the morphological and immunohistochemical evaluations to recognize this rare tumor...
Promoter methylation and expression analysis of MGMT in advanced pediatric brain tumorsIacopo Sardi
Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, University of Florence, A O U Meyer Children s Hospital, 50139 Florence, Italy
Oncol Rep 22:773-9. 2009..The heterogeneous PFS in our patients treated with second line TMZ, indicates that MGMT expression alone is insufficient to predict the response to TMZ, presumably because of the DNA repair mechanisms involved...
NF2 expression levels of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a quantitative real-time PCR studyAntonio Taddei
Department of Surgical Pathology, University of Florence, School of Medicine, Florence, Italy
Tumori 94:551-5. 2008..NF2 gene mRNA expression was assessed in fresh tissue of stomach from 5 consecutive patients. We detected no alterations in NF2 gene expression in the quantitative analyses of the 5 tumors...
Oncocytic meningioma: a case reportAdele Caldarella
Dipartimento di Patologia Umana e Oncologia, , Italy
Pathol Res Pract 198:109-13. 2002..We report an additional case of oncocytic meningioma investigated by ultrastructural and immunohistochemical methods...
Late solitary metastasis of cutaneous malignant melanoma presenting as abnormal uterine bleedingMassimiliano Fambrini
Department of Gynecology, Perinatology and Human Reproduction, Viale Morgagni, Florence, Italy
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 34:731-4. 2008....
Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system alone as primary treatment in young women with early endometrial cancer: case reportMassimiliano Fambrini
Department of Gynecology, Perinatology, and Human Reproduction, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 16:630-3. 2009..Close histologic follow-up is required, and immediate surgery is mandatory if endometrial cancer persists...
Type A microsatellite instability in pediatric gliomas as an indicator of Turcot syndromeLaura Giunti
Medical Genetics Unit, Meyer Children s University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Eur J Hum Genet 17:919-27. 2009....
Plasma cell granuloma--an enigmatic lesion: description of an extensive intracranial case and review of the literatureAnna Maria Buccoliero
Dipartimento di Patologia Umana e Oncologia, , Firenze, Italy
Arch Pathol Lab Med 127:e220-3. 2003..He is alive with persistent severe visual disturbance 14 months after the diagnosis. We discuss the etiopathogenetic, diagnostic, and therapeutic issues related to this entity, and review the literature...
Tethered cervical spinal cord due to a hamartomatous stalk in a young adult. Case reportPaolo Perrini
Departments of Neurosurgery, and Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
J Neurosurg 102:244-7. 2005..Pathological examination showed that the stalk was formed of hamartomatous tissue. The patient improved following surgery, which suggested that tethering of the cervical spinal cord was responsible for his symptoms...
Real-time PCR analysis of RNA extracted from formalin-fixed and paraffin-embeded tissues: effects of the fixation on outcome reliabilityFrancesca Castiglione
Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, School of Medicine, Florence, Italy
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 15:338-42. 2007..Therefore, in relative expression quantization, we confirm that it is appropriate to use specimens with same protocols and time for formalin fixation...
Hemangioma of the umbilical cord: report of a caseAdele Caldarella
, Firenze, Italy
Pathol Res Pract 199:51-5. 2003..Some fetuses and infants died from various causes, indicating that a close follow-up is necessary in these pregnancies..
Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from synovial sarcoma. Case illustrationAntonio Scollato
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florence, Italy
J Neurosurg Spine 8:400. 2008
Brain heterotopia in pharyngeal region. A morphological and immunohistochemical studyAnna Maria Buccoliero
Dipartimento di Patologia Umana e Oncologia, , Italy
Pathol Res Pract 198:59-63. 2002..This case report confirms that the presence of choroid plexus is not uncommon and that pharyngeal brain heterotopia is usually benign...
Gastric cancer metastatic to the pituitary gland: a case reportDaniele Pozzessere
Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology, Misericordia e Dolce Hospital, Prato, Italy
Tumori 93:217-9. 2007..After diagnosis the patient began thyroid and adrenal-replacement therapy and was referred to Radiotherapy Unit for treatment on the sellar and pituitary gland region...
