L Fortunato

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Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Lobular breast cancer: same survival and local control compared with ductal cancer, but should both be treated the same way? analysis of an institutional database over a 10-year period
    Lucio Fortunato
    Department of Surgery, Senology Unit, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Ann Surg Oncol 19:1107-14. 2012
  2. ncbi Positive bone marrow biopsy is associated with a decreased disease-free survival in patients with operable breast cancer
    Lucio Fortunato
    Department of Surgery, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Ann Surg Oncol 16:3010-9. 2009
  3. ncbi [Sentinel lymph node in breast cancer: experience of 4 years]
    Lucio Fortunato
    Divisione di Chirurgia Generale ed Oncologica, Ospedale M G Vannini, Roma
    Chir Ital 55:669-80. 2003
  4. ncbi Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer
    Lucio Fortunato
    Department of Surgery, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Via Amba Aradam 4, Rome 00184, Italy
    Surg Oncol Clin N Am 17:673-99, x. 2008
  5. ncbi Intraoperative examination of sentinel nodes in breast cancer: is the glass half full or half empty?
    Lucio Fortunato
    Departments of General amd Surgical Oncology, Ospedale MG Vannini, Via Acqua Bullicante 4, 00177 Rome, Italy
    Ann Surg Oncol 11:1005-10. 2004
  6. ncbi Sentinel lymph node biopsy in women with pT1a or "microinvasive" breast cancer
    Lucio Fortunato
    Department of Surgery, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Via Amba Aradam 4, 00184 Rome, Italy
    Breast 17:395-400. 2008
  7. ncbi Intraoperative ultrasound is an effective and preferable technique to localize non-palpable breast tumors
    L Fortunato
    Department of Surgery, S Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Via Amba Aradam 4, 00184 Rome, Italy
    Eur J Surg Oncol 34:1289-92. 2008
  8. ncbi Bone marrow and sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with breast cancer: from staging to ultrastaging?
    L Fortunato
    Departments of Surgery and Pathology San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
    J Exp Clin Cancer Res 25:487-93. 2006
  9. ncbi [Extemporaneous examination of the sentinel lymph node in breast cancer: is the glass half full or half empty?]
    L Fortunato
    Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Ospedale MG Vannini, Roma
    Tumori 89:192-3. 2003
  10. ncbi [Does incidence of sentinel lymph node metastasis increase after diagnostic manipulation in women with breast cancer?]
    L Fortunato
    Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Ospedale MG Vannini, Roma
    Suppl Tumori 4:S174-5. 2005

Detail Information

Publications17

  1. ncbi Lobular breast cancer: same survival and local control compared with ductal cancer, but should both be treated the same way? analysis of an institutional database over a 10-year period
    Lucio Fortunato
    Department of Surgery, Senology Unit, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Ann Surg Oncol 19:1107-14. 2012
    ..Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is believed to be more often multicentric and bilateral compared with invasive ductal cancer (IDC), leading clinicians to pursue a more aggressive local and contralateral approach...
  2. ncbi Positive bone marrow biopsy is associated with a decreased disease-free survival in patients with operable breast cancer
    Lucio Fortunato
    Department of Surgery, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
    Ann Surg Oncol 16:3010-9. 2009
    ..Bone marrow (BM) biopsy has been suggested as an independent prognostic factor in patients with breast cancer...
  3. ncbi [Sentinel lymph node in breast cancer: experience of 4 years]
    Lucio Fortunato
    Divisione di Chirurgia Generale ed Oncologica, Ospedale M G Vannini, Roma
    Chir Ital 55:669-80. 2003
    ..Routine axillary dissection is no longer the gold standard in patients with early breast cancer. Prospective studies are under way in an attempt to provide, definitive answers...
  4. ncbi Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer
    Lucio Fortunato
    Department of Surgery, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Via Amba Aradam 4, Rome 00184, Italy
    Surg Oncol Clin N Am 17:673-99, x. 2008
    ..The prognostic significance of micrometastases and isolated tumor cells needs clarification in prospective, randomized trials...
  5. ncbi Intraoperative examination of sentinel nodes in breast cancer: is the glass half full or half empty?
    Lucio Fortunato
    Departments of General amd Surgical Oncology, Ospedale MG Vannini, Via Acqua Bullicante 4, 00177 Rome, Italy
    Ann Surg Oncol 11:1005-10. 2004
    ..Intraoperative identification of positive sentinel lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer may avoid a return to the operating room...
  6. ncbi Sentinel lymph node biopsy in women with pT1a or "microinvasive" breast cancer
    Lucio Fortunato
    Department of Surgery, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Via Amba Aradam 4, 00184 Rome, Italy
    Breast 17:395-400. 2008
    ..As the incidence of SLN metastases in these patients is very small, particularly in the pT1a group, the indications for even a minimally invasive procedure, such as sentinel lymph node biopsy, should be probably individualized...
  7. ncbi Intraoperative ultrasound is an effective and preferable technique to localize non-palpable breast tumors
    L Fortunato
    Department of Surgery, S Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Via Amba Aradam 4, 00184 Rome, Italy
    Eur J Surg Oncol 34:1289-92. 2008
    ..Therefore, a simple and accurate procedure to localize these lesions is needed. To date, the most commonly used technique is wire localization, but there are some disadvantages...
  8. ncbi Bone marrow and sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with breast cancer: from staging to ultrastaging?
    L Fortunato
    Departments of Surgery and Pathology San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
    J Exp Clin Cancer Res 25:487-93. 2006
    ..Further follow-up is needed to confirm this hypothesis, and several studies are under way...
  9. ncbi [Extemporaneous examination of the sentinel lymph node in breast cancer: is the glass half full or half empty?]
    L Fortunato
    Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Ospedale MG Vannini, Roma
    Tumori 89:192-3. 2003
    ..The latter has the advantage of preserving tissue for step-analysis of SLN. The ultimate method of intraoperative analysis of SLN which can combine cost-effectiveness and accuracy needs to be determined...
  10. ncbi [Does incidence of sentinel lymph node metastasis increase after diagnostic manipulation in women with breast cancer?]
    L Fortunato
    Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Ospedale MG Vannini, Roma
    Suppl Tumori 4:S174-5. 2005
    ..We could not identify any increased incidence of sentinel lymph node micrometastases or isolated tumor cells after diagnostic manipulation of the primary tumor...
  11. ncbi [Sentinel lymph node for breast cancer: remove less to know more]
    L Fortunato
    Modulo di Chirurgia Oncologica, Ospedale M G Vannini, Rome, Italy
    Minerva Chir 56:439-49. 2001
    ..Our aim was to study the value of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy in patients with breast cancer seen at a community hospital...
  12. ncbi A standardized sentinel lymph node enhanced pathology protocol (SEPP) in patients with breast cancer
    L Fortunato
    Department of Surgery, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Via Amba Aradam 9, Rome, Italy
    J Surg Oncol 96:470-3. 2007
    ..Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy allows enhanced pathology with serial sections and immunohistochemical analysis of the retrieved node. We present our experience with a simple, practical, pathology protocol...
  13. ncbi [Towards the standardization of sentinel lymph node analysis in women with breast cancer]
    L Fortunato
    Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Ospedale MG Vannini, Roma
    Suppl Tumori 4:S173. 2005
    ..We present our experience with a simple, effective, pathology protocol requiring six couples of sections at three different sentinel lymph node levels. Additional micrometastases or ITC were diagnosed in 51/416 patients (14.6%)...
  14. ncbi [Locally advanced and recurrent pelvic colorectal carcinoma: results of aggressive surgical treatment]
    C E Vitelli
    Ospedale MG Vannini, UOC di Chirurgia Generale e Oncologica, Roma
    Suppl Tumori 4:S4. 2005
    ..At a median follow-up of 36 months, the median survival was 24 and 36 months, respectively, and the 5-year actuarial survival was 18% and 44%...
  15. ncbi Immediate breast reconstruction with the transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap after skin-sparing mastectomy
    G Gherardini
    Department of Surgery, National Cancer Center, Naples, Italy
    Int Surg 86:246-51. 2001
    ..The risk of local recurrence is not higher compared with more radical surgical techniques...
  16. ncbi Pelvic exenterative procedures for locally advanced or recurrent colorectal carcinoma in a community hospital
    C E Vitelli
    Division of General and Oncologic Surgery, M G Vannini Hospital, Via Acqua Bullicante 4, I 00177, Rome, Italy
    Tech Coloproctol 7:159-63. 2003
    ..We describe our experience with exenterative pelvic surgery for colorectal cancer in a small community hospital...
  17. ncbi [Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer. Experience of the Rome Breast Cancer Study Group]
    Lucio Fortunato
    Ospedale S. Giovanni-Addolorata, Roma
    Chir Ital 58:689-96. 2006
    ..Our multicentric study confirms that this is the preferred axillary staging procedure in women with breast cancer...