Daniela Cabibi

Summary

Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Autoimmune hepatitis following Epstein-Barr virus infection
    Daniela Cabibi
    University of Palermo, Human Pathology, Via del Vespro 129, Palermo, 90127, Italy
    BMJ Case Rep 2008:bcr0620080071. 2008
  2. ncbi Intrahepatic IgG/IgM plasma cells ratio helps in classifying autoimmune liver diseases
    Daniela Cabibi
    Dipartimento di Patologia Umana, University of Palermo, Italy
    Dig Liver Dis 42:585-92. 2010
  3. ncbi Solid variant of mammary "adenoid cystic carcinoma with basaloid features" merging with "small cell carcinoma"
    Daniela Cabibi
    Institute of Pathology, A O U Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
    Pathol Res Pract 201:705-11. 2005
  4. ncbi Cystic mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung: a case report
    Daniela Cabibi
    Department of Human Pathology, University of Medicine, Policlinico, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
    J Cardiothorac Surg 6:128. 2011
  5. ncbi Diagnostic and prognostic value of CD10 in peripheral nerve sheath tumors
    Daniela Cabibi
    Department of Human Pathology, Via del Vespro 90127, University of Palermo, Italy
    Anticancer Res 29:3149-55. 2009
  6. ncbi Immunohistochemistry differentiates papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in ectopic thyroid tissue from secondary lymph node metastases
    Daniela Cabibi
    Human Pathology Department, University School of Medicine, Via del Vespro, Palermo, Italy
    Thyroid 17:603-7. 2007
  7. ncbi Vitamin D levels and IL28B polymorphisms are related to rapid virological response to standard of care in genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C
    Salvatore Petta
    Sezione di Gastroenterologia, DiBiMIS, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Antivir Ther 17:823-31. 2012
  8. ncbi Time course of insulin resistance during antiviral therapy in non-diabetic, non-cirrhotic patients with genotype 1 HCV infection
    Salvatore Petta
    Cattedra ed Unità Operativa di Gastroenterologia, Universita di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Antivir Ther 14:631-9. 2009
  9. ncbi Visceral adiposity index is associated with histological findings and high viral load in patients with chronic hepatitis C due to genotype 1
    Salvatore Petta
    Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, DiBiMIS, Palermo, Italy
    Hepatology 52:1543-52. 2010
  10. ncbi Hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance are associated with severe fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis caused by HBV or HCV infection
    Salvatore Petta
    Sezione di Gastroenterologia, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Liver Int 31:507-15. 2011

Collaborators

Detail Information

Publications43

  1. ncbi Autoimmune hepatitis following Epstein-Barr virus infection
    Daniela Cabibi
    University of Palermo, Human Pathology, Via del Vespro 129, Palermo, 90127, Italy
    BMJ Case Rep 2008:bcr0620080071. 2008
    ..The hypothesis that EBV related AIH could have a more favourable prognosis than most of the AIH cases in general needs to be confirmed in a larger series of studies...
  2. ncbi Intrahepatic IgG/IgM plasma cells ratio helps in classifying autoimmune liver diseases
    Daniela Cabibi
    Dipartimento di Patologia Umana, University of Palermo, Italy
    Dig Liver Dis 42:585-92. 2010
    ....
  3. ncbi Solid variant of mammary "adenoid cystic carcinoma with basaloid features" merging with "small cell carcinoma"
    Daniela Cabibi
    Institute of Pathology, A O U Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
    Pathol Res Pract 201:705-11. 2005
    ..Furthermore, it is the first study in which CD10 was used to investigate the histogenesis of the two neoplastic components...
  4. ncbi Cystic mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung: a case report
    Daniela Cabibi
    Department of Human Pathology, University of Medicine, Policlinico, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
    J Cardiothorac Surg 6:128. 2011
    ....
  5. ncbi Diagnostic and prognostic value of CD10 in peripheral nerve sheath tumors
    Daniela Cabibi
    Department of Human Pathology, Via del Vespro 90127, University of Palermo, Italy
    Anticancer Res 29:3149-55. 2009
    ..Neurofibromas are sporadic or associated with type 1 neurofibromatosis (NF1), with a higher risk of malignant progression...
  6. ncbi Immunohistochemistry differentiates papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in ectopic thyroid tissue from secondary lymph node metastases
    Daniela Cabibi
    Human Pathology Department, University School of Medicine, Via del Vespro, Palermo, Italy
    Thyroid 17:603-7. 2007
    ..To verify whether immunohistochemistry might be useful in the distinction between a true laterocervical metastasis of an undetected thyroid carcinoma and a primary tumor outside the gland...
  7. ncbi Vitamin D levels and IL28B polymorphisms are related to rapid virological response to standard of care in genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C
    Salvatore Petta
    Sezione di Gastroenterologia, DiBiMIS, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Antivir Ther 17:823-31. 2012
    ..We assessed whether 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) serum levels are linked to RVR and can be used together with IL28B to construct a pretreatment model to predict RVR...
  8. ncbi Time course of insulin resistance during antiviral therapy in non-diabetic, non-cirrhotic patients with genotype 1 HCV infection
    Salvatore Petta
    Cattedra ed Unità Operativa di Gastroenterologia, Universita di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Antivir Ther 14:631-9. 2009
    ..We aimed to evaluate the time course of IR in response to antiviral therapy in non-diabetic, non-cirrhotic G1 HCV patients and to assess the effect of metabolic factors on sustained virological response (SVR)...
  9. ncbi Visceral adiposity index is associated with histological findings and high viral load in patients with chronic hepatitis C due to genotype 1
    Salvatore Petta
    Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, DiBiMIS, Palermo, Italy
    Hepatology 52:1543-52. 2010
    ..CONCLUSION: In G1 CHC patients, higher VAI score is independently associated with both steatosis and necroinflammatory activity and has a direct correlation with viral load...
  10. ncbi Hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance are associated with severe fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis caused by HBV or HCV infection
    Salvatore Petta
    Sezione di Gastroenterologia, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Liver Int 31:507-15. 2011
    ..We aimed to assess the prevalence and the factors related to steatosis and IR in CHB patients, compared with CHC subjects, and to evaluate the potential association between these features and fibrosis severity...
  11. ncbi Liver follicular helper T-cells predict the achievement of virological response following interferon-based treatment in HCV-infected patients
    Claudio Tripodo
    Cattedra di Anatomia Patologica, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Antivir Ther 17:111-8. 2012
    ....
  12. ncbi Retinol-binding protein 4: a new marker of virus-induced steatosis in patients infected with hepatitis c virus genotype 1
    Salvatore Petta
    Cattedra ed Unità Operativa di Gastroenterologia, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Hepatology 48:28-37. 2008
    ..095; 95% confidence interval, 1.007 to 1.192; P = 0.03). CONCLUSION: In nondiabetic, nonobese patients with genotype 1 CHC, serum RBP4 levels might be the expression of a virus-linked pathway to steatosis, largely unrelated to IR...
  13. ncbi Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis in thalassaemia major patients by transient elastography (TE) - lack of interference by iron deposition
    Vito Di Marco
    Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica Di Bi M I S, Unità Complessa di Gastroenterologia ed Epatologia, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Br J Haematol 148:476-9. 2010
    ..0-100.0) and 95% specificity (95% CI: 84.2-99.3). Transient elastography is a reliable non-invasive tool for diagnosing advanced liver fibrosis in homozygous-beta-thalassaemics, regardless of the degree of iron overload...
  14. ncbi BRAF(V600E) mutation influences hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha expression levels in papillary thyroid cancer
    Monica Zerilli
    Department of Human Pathology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Mod Pathol 23:1052-60. 2010
    ..Our results suggest that hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha is expressed in papillary thyroid carcinomas and is regulated not only by hypoxia but also by BRAF(V600E)-mediated signaling pathway...
  15. ncbi IL28B and PNPLA3 polymorphisms affect histological liver damage in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
    Salvatore Petta
    Sezione di Gastroenterologia, DiBiMIS, University of Palermo, Italy
    J Hepatol 56:1356-62. 2012
    ..The main outcomes of the study were to assess whether IL28B rs12979860 and rs8099917 polymorphisms, together with PNPLA3 rs738409 C>G polymorphism, are associated with lobular inflammation and fibrosis, in NAFLD patients...
  16. ncbi Low vitamin D serum level is related to severe fibrosis and low responsiveness to interferon-based therapy in genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C
    Salvatore Petta
    Cattedra ed Unità Operativa di Gastroenterologia, DiBiMIS, University of Palermo, Italy
    Hepatology 51:1158-67. 2010
    ..Conclusion: G1 CHC patients had low 25(OH)D serum levels, possibly because of reduced CYP27A1 expression. Low vitamin D is linked to severe fibrosis and low SVR on interferon (IFN)-based therapy...
  17. ncbi The value of intraoperative frozen section examination of sentinel lymph nodes in surgical management of breast carcinoma
    Calogero Cipolla
    Department of Oncology, Division of General and Oncological Surgery, University of Palermo, AOUP Paolo Giaccone, Via del Vespro 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy
    Langenbecks Arch Surg 395:685-91. 2010
    ..This study investigates the impact of intraoperative frozen section (FS) evaluation of SLN to avoid subsequent axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in patients with positive SLN...
  18. ncbi Increased expression of transketolase-like-1 in papillary thyroid carcinomas smaller than 1.5 cm in diameter is associated with lymph-node metastases
    Monica Zerilli
    Department of Human Pathology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Cancer 113:936-44. 2008
    ..A mutated transketolase transcript (TKTL1) has been found up-regulated in different human malignancies, and strong TKTL1 protein expression has been associated with aggressiveness and poor patient survival in several epithelial cancers...
  19. ncbi High liver RBP4 protein content is associated with histological features in patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C and with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
    Salvatore Petta
    Sezione di Gastroenterologia, DiBiMIS, University of Palermo, Italy
    Dig Liver Dis 43:404-10. 2011
    ..To investigate the hepatic expression of retinol-binding protein-4 (RBP4) in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients, and its association with biochemical and histological patterns of liver damage...
  20. ncbi Liver disease in chelated transfusion-dependent thalassemics: the role of iron overload and chronic hepatitis C
    Vito Di Marco
    Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, DiBiMIS, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche 2, 90127 Palermo, Italy
    Haematologica 93:1243-6. 2008
    ..Adequate chelation therapy usually prevents the development of liver fibrosis in thalassemics free of hepatitis virus C-infection and reduces the risk of developing severe fibrosis in thalassemics with chronic hepatitis C...
  21. ncbi Glut-1 expression and in situ CD1a/CD57 immunologic deficit in keratoacanthoma and squamous cell carcinoma of immunocompetent patients
    Daniela Cabibi
    Department of Human Pathology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 19:239-45. 2011
    ..This suggests a local immunological failure in aKA and SCC, probably related to the action of UV rays, leading us to consider KA as a model for the study of the interaction of skin cancer and immunity...
  22. ncbi Fine-needle aspiration molecular analysis for the diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma through BRAF V600E mutation and RET/PTC rearrangement
    Giuseppe Pizzolanti
    Endocrinology Section, Department of Experimental Oncology and Clinical Applications, University of Palermo, Piazza del Cliniche 2, Palermo, Italy
    Thyroid 17:1109-15. 2007
    ....
  23. ncbi Hyperuricaemia: another metabolic feature affecting the severity of chronic hepatitis because of HCV infection
    Salvatore Petta
    Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, DiBiMIS, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Liver Int 32:1443-50. 2012
    ..Several works observed a link between uric acid serum levels and clinical and histological features of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. An association between chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and uric acid levels has been poorly investigated...
  24. ncbi Differing expression of metalloprotease and of adhesion molecules in signet-ring cell and intestinal colorectal carcinoma
    Daniela Cabibi
    Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche, Policlinico Via del Vespro, Palermo, Italy
    Anticancer Res 29:4417-22. 2009
    ..Pure signet-ring cell colorectal carcinoma (SRCC) is an infrequent and highly malignant histological variant of colorectal cancer (CRC), while it is present as a histological component in colorectal carcinomas more frequently...
  25. ncbi Different expression of thymidylate synthase in primary tumour and metastatic nodes in breast cancer patients
    Daniela Cabibi
    Dipartimento di Patologia Umana, Via del Vespro 129, 90100 Palermo, Italy
    Anticancer Res 27:2227-30. 2007
    ..In this study the TS levels in primary tumours were compared to those of their metastases...
  26. ncbi BRAF V600E mutation and p27 kip1 expression in papillary carcinomas of the thyroid <or=1 cm and their paired lymph node metastases
    Vito Rodolico
    Department of Human Pathology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Cancer 110:1218-26. 2007
    ..BRAF(V600E) mutation and p27(kip1) expression have been introduced as novel indicators that may predict prognosis in different tumors, as well as in papillary thyroid carcinomas...
  27. ncbi The accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy in the treatment of multicentric invasive breast cancer using a subareolar injection of tracer
    Calogero Cipolla
    Division of General and Oncological Surgery, Department of Oncology, University of Palermo, AOUP Paolo Giaccone, Via del Vespro 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy
    World J Surg 32:2483-7. 2008
    ....
  28. ncbi Serum γ-glutamyl transferase levels, insulin resistance and liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver diseases
    Salvatore Petta
    Sezione di Gastroenterologia, DiBiMIS, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    PLoS ONE 7:e51165. 2012
    ....
  29. ncbi CD10 and HHF35 actin in the differential diagnosis between Collagenous spherulosis and adenoid-cystic carcinoma of the breast
    Daniela Cabibi
    Department of Sciences for Health Promotion, Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Palermo, Italy
    Pathol Res Pract 208:405-9. 2012
    ..Our study highlights the usefulness of CD10 and HHF35 in the differential diagnosis and helps to understand the histogenesis of the two lesions...
  30. ncbi Insulin resistance and diabetes increase fibrosis in the liver of patients with genotype 1 HCV infection
    Salvatore Petta
    Cattedra ed Unità Operativa di Gastroenterologia, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Am J Gastroenterol 103:1136-44. 2008
    ..We aimed to assess whether increasing degrees of IR, up to overt diabetes, are linked to steatosis and higher stages of fibrosis in patients with CHC resulting from genotype 1 HCV (G1-HCV)...
  31. ncbi Associations between Notch-2, Akt-1 and HER2/neu expression in invasive human breast cancer: a tissue microarray immunophenotypic analysis on 98 patients
    Ada Maria Florena
    Dipartimento di Patologia Umana, Universita degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italia
    Pathobiology 74:317-22. 2007
    ..We aimed to investigate the existence of associations between well-established and newly recognized biological and phenotypic features of breast cancer involved in tumor progression and prognosis...
  32. ncbi Metastatic seeding of colon adenocarcinoma manifesting as synchronous breast and chest wall localization: report of a case
    Daniela Cabibi
    Department of Human Pathology, University of Palermo, A O U Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Via del Vespro 129, Palermo, Italy
    Surg Today 41:242-6. 2011
    ..We also present the hypothesis of a paracrine pathogenetic mechanism to explain the bone metaplasia...
  33. ncbi Keratin 7 expression as an early marker of reflux-related columnar mucosa without intestinal metaplasia in the esophagus
    Daniela Cabibi
    Department of Histopathology, University of Palermo, Italy
    Med Sci Monit 15:CR203-210. 2009
    ..The role of Barrett esophagus in carcinogenesis is widely accepted, but the significance of esophageal columnar mucosa without histological intestinal metaplasia, known as columnar-lined esophagus, is debated...
  34. ncbi Overexpression of cyclin D1 and interaction between p27Kip1 and tumour thickness predict lymph node metastases occurrence in lower lip squamous cell carcinoma
    Vito Rodolico
    Institute of Pathological Anatomy and Histology, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
    Oral Oncol 41:268-75. 2005
    ..We suggest that immunohistochemistry for cyclin D1 and p27Kip1 may prove to be valuable ancillary tests for identifying LLSSC with metastatic potential...
  35. ncbi Malignant tumor-like gastric lesion due to Candida albicans in a diabetic patient treated with cyclosporin: a case report and review of the literature
    Pasquale Mansueto
    Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Diseases, University Hospital of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 141 90146, Palermo, Italy
    Clin Exp Med 12:201-5. 2012
    ..Although strongly suggestive of malignancy, it completely healed after cyclosporin withdrawal and the administration of oral antifungal drugs...
  36. ncbi Antimitochondrial antibody -M2 positive autoimmune hepatitis during standard of care for chronic hepatitis C
    Fabio Salvatore Macaluso
    Biomedical Department of Internal and Specialist Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy Department of Human Pathology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Hepatol Res 42:428-32. 2012
    ..In this context, the relevance of the characterization of the immunoglobulin isotype of portal plasma cells for a more appropriate diagnosis of autoimmune liver diseases can be emphasized...
  37. ncbi Accuracy of the water-siphon test associated to barium study in a high prevalence gastro-oesophageal reflux disease population: a novel statistical approach
    Eugenio Fiorentino
    Clinical Professor of Surgery, Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale, Urgenza e Trapianti d organo, Universita di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    J Eval Clin Pract 16:550-5. 2010
    ..The aim of this paper was to estimate the accuracy of several tests in patients with GORD in a tertiary care setting, focusing on WST, which is rapid and non-invasive, simple to perform and well-tolerated by patients...
  38. ncbi A case of bowel schistosomiasis not adhering to endoscopic findings
    Manfredi Rizzo
    Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Diseases, University of Palermo, Italy
    World J Gastroenterol 11:7044-7. 2005
    ..Since this infection has recently increased its prevalence worldwide, it has to be considered in the differential diagnosis of our patients with gastrointestinal symptoms...
  39. ncbi Solitary necrotic nodule of the liver: different pathological findings express a different histogenesis
    Rosalia Patti
    Department of Surgical and Oncologic Science, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Case Rep Gastroenterol 2:149-54. 2008
    ..On the basis of the histological findings, the hypothesis that different pathogenetic mechanisms could be involved in the histogenesis of this lesion is discussed...
  40. ncbi Re: Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma arising in the big toe
    Daniela Cabibi
    Pathol Int 57:458; author reply 459-60. 2007
  41. ncbi [Hiatal hernia, gastro-oesophageal reflux and oesophagitis: videofluorographic, endoscopic and histopathological correlation]
    Eugenio Fiorentino
    Dipartimento di Oncologia Sezione di Chirurgia Generale ad indirizzo oncologico, , Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico
    Chir Ital 56:483-8. 2004
    ..This is in order to detect histological gastro-oesophageal-reflux-related alterations, above all, when a positive water siphon test is also present, owing to its known correlation with intestinal metaplasia...
  42. ncbi The oral melanoma: atypical immunophenotype in the metastatic area
    Daniela Cabibi
    Melanoma Res 18:70-2. 2008
  43. ncbi Thyroid sarcoidosis as a unique localization
    Daniela Cabibi
    Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Italy
    Thyroid 16:1175-7. 2006
    ..Consequently, after a long period of normal health associated with the negative results of the examinations, a diagnosis of sarcoidosis limited to the thyroid was proposed, which was cured by thyroidectomy...