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Podoplanin and E-cadherin expression in preoperative incisional biopsies of oral squamous cell carcinoma is related to lymph node metastasesMaria P Foschini
University of Bologna at Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Int J Surg Pathol 21:133-41. 2013....- Signet ring cell tumor of the minor salivary gland exhibiting benign behaviorMaria P Foschini
Department of Hematology and Oncology, Section of Pathological Anatomy at Bellaria Hospital, L and A Seragnoli, University of Bologna, 40139 Bologna, Italy
Hum Pathol 43:303-6. 2012..They are particularly unusual in the salivary glands, and the aim of the present study is to report a case of a tumor of the minor salivary glands of the lower lip composed largely of SRCs but which displayed benign clinical behavior... - Cancerization of cutaneous flap reconstruction for oral squamous cell carcinoma: report of three cases studied with the mtDNA D-loop sequence analysisMaria P Foschini
Section of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Haematology and Oncology L and A Seragnoli, Bellaria Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Histopathology 58:361-7. 2011..The aim of this study was to evaluate the clonal relationship between the primary OSCC and secondary neoplastic changes appearing in the skin graft in three patients, by screening the mitochondrial DNA D-loop region (mtDNA)... 
Salivary gland-type tumors of the breast: a spectrum of benign and malignant tumors including "triple negative carcinomas" of low malignant potentialMaria P Foschini
Department of Hematology and Oncology, Section of Anatomic Pathology at Bellaria Hospital, L and A Seragnoli University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Semin Diagn Pathol 27:77-90. 2010....- E-cadherin loss and Delta Np73L expression in oral squamous cell carcinomas showing aggressive behaviorMaria P Foschini
Institute of Pathological Anatomy, University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Head Neck 30:1475-82. 2008..This article sought to investigate the existence of parameters useful for predicting lymph node metastases in cases of surgically resected oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs)... - p63 expression in salivary gland tumors: role of DeltaNp73L in neoplastic transformationMaria P Foschini
Department of Oncological Sciences, Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Bologna, at Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Int J Surg Pathol 13:329-35. 2005..The DeltaNp73L isoform was present in tumoral tissue but absent in normal salivary gland. These data suggest that p63, particularly its splice variant DeltaNp73L, is involved in the neoplastic transformation of salivary glands... - High MUC2 immunohistochemical expression is a predictor of poor response to preoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT) in rectal adenocarcinomaAndrea Ambrosini-Spaltro
Anatomic Pathology, University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Italy
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 16:227-31. 2008.... - Cytogenetic analysis of myoepithelial cell carcinoma of salivary glandElisabetta Magrini
Anatomia Patologica, , Ospedale Bellaria, Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
Virchows Arch 444:82-6. 2004..It is suggested that highly aggressive tumours might follow a different pathway of malignant transformation... - p63 short isoforms are found in invasive carcinomas only and not in benign breast conditionsDario de Biase
Department of Haematology and Oncological Sciences L and A Seragnoli, Section of Anatomic Pathology at Bellaria Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
Virchows Arch 456:395-401. 2010..These isoforms were not observed in non-neoplastic breast tissue. Presence of p63 in invasive breast carcinomas of luminal type, as seen at molecular level, suggests caution to include p63 as a marker of basal-like carcinomas... - Ki-67 from clinically and histologically "normal" distant mucosa as prognostic marker in early-stage (T1-T2N0) oral squamous cell carcinoma: a prospective studyLucio Montebugnoli
Department of Oral Science, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 69:2579-84. 2011..We also sought to determine whether this is associated with a poor prognosis in terms of local recurrence or lymph node metastasis... - Gene expression profiling in glioblastoma and immunohistochemical evaluation of IGFBP-2 and CDC20Gianluca Marucci
Section of Pathology, Bellaria Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Virchows Arch 453:599-609. 2008.... - Immunohistochemical expression of the human sodium/iodide symporter distinguishes malignant from benign gastric lesionsAnna Farnedi
Section of Anatomic and Histopathology, Department of Haematology and Oncology, L and A Seragnoli University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Italy
Int J Surg Pathol 17:327-34. 2009..Sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) is a transmembrane protein that mediates the transport of I(-). The aim was to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of the human homolog of NIS (hNIS) in a wide spectrum of gastric lesions... - Merkel cells in the oral mucosaAlberto Righi
Section of Anatomic Pathology, Bellaria Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Int J Surg Pathol 14:206-11. 2006..MC were not observed in dysplastic or neoplastic epithelium. MC showed evidence of proliferation, as demonstrated by Ki67 positivity, in 3 cases. In conclusion, MC appear to play a role in the reparative processes of oral mucosa... - Genetic similarities and differences between lobular in situ neoplasia (LN) and invasive lobular carcinoma of the breastLuca Morandi
Section of Pathology, Department of Oncology, University of Bologna, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy
Virchows Arch 449:14-23. 2006..Seven of these cases appeared also clonal with CGH array. It is concluded that in the present series, LN and ILC are genetically related lesions in the majority of cases and that LN might be the precursor of ILC... - Nogo-A: a useful marker for the diagnosis of oligodendroglioma and for identifying 1p19q codeletionGianluca Marucci
Section of Pathology M Malpighi, Department of Haematology and Oncological Sciences L and A Seragnoli, Bellaria Hospital, University of Bologna, 40139 Bologna, Italy
Hum Pathol 43:374-80. 2012..Furthermore, using a Nogo-A-driven fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis, it is possible to identify a larger number of 1p19q codeletions in gliomas... - Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the breastLuca Di Tommaso
Dipartimento di Scienze Oncologiche, Sezione di Anatomia Patologica, , Ospedale Bellaria, Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
Virchows Arch 444:13-9. 2004..It was found that there are more similarities than differences between MEC of the breast and of salivary glands... - Polymorphous adenocarcinoma of the breast. Report of three casesSofia Asioli
Section of Pathology, Department of Oncology, University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Virchows Arch 448:29-34. 2006..To our knowledge, PLA has never been reported in the breast; therefore, this tumour should be added to the list of neoplastic lesions of the breasts that have the same features as those of the salivary glands... - Oncocytic modifications in rectal adenocarcinomas after radio and chemotherapyAndrea Ambrosini-Spaltro
Section of Anatomic Pathology M. Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Virchows Arch 448:442-8. 2006..In conclusion, the present data suggest that rectal adenocarcinomas are "mitochondrion-rich" tumors. After preoperative RCT, residual neoplastic cells acquire a definite oncocytic phenotype... - Pigmented mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the oral cavity: a case reportGianluca Marucci
Department of Oncological Sciences, Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Bologna, Italy
Int J Surg Pathol 13:295-7. 2005..The phenomenon of melanocyte colonization of nonmelanocytic tumors should be taken into consideration in dealing with pigmented lesions of the oral cavity... - Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast associated with invasive duct carcinoma: a case reportAlberto Righi
Department of Hematology and Oncology, L and A Seragnoli, Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Int J Surg Pathol 19:230-4. 2011 - Pattern of p63 expression in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavityMaria P Foschini
Department of Oncological Sciences, Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Bologna at Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Virchows Arch 444:332-9. 2004..3% of those devoid of lymph-node metastases at presentation. An impaired expression of the p63 isoforms might favour cell proliferation and indirectly enhance the metastasising capacity of OSCC... - The fast-track biopsy (FTB): description of a rapid histology and immunohistochemistry method for evaluation of preoperative breast core biopsiesTeresa Ragazzini
Department of Oncology, Section of Pathology, University of Bologna at Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Int J Surg Pathol 13:247-52. 2005..With the advent of FTB, it would appear that even this last remaining advantage has been erased... - Genetic markers of oral malignant melanoma analysed by fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH)Chiara Baldovini
Department of Hematology and Oncology L and A Seràgnoli, Secyion of Anatomic Pathology at Bellaria Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Virchows Arch 459:167-73. 2011..In conclusion, OMM presents a morphological and genetic profile similar to DMM; and SCCM, however, displays some differences from CMM... - IGFBP2 as an immunohistochemical marker for prostatic adenocarcinomaAndrea Ambrosini-Spaltro
Section of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Oncology and Hematology, University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 19:318-28. 2011.... - Rare (new) entities of the breast and medullary carcinomaMaria P Foschini
Department of Haematology and Oncology, Bellaria Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy
Pathology 41:48-56. 2009..Here some of these tumours are described, in which the authors have most familiarity. An outline of medullary carcinoma is also presented... - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with mutation of the Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene (SOD1) in a patient with Down syndromeGianluca Marucci
Section of Pathology, Department of Oncology, University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Via Altura, 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
Neuromuscul Disord 17:673-6. 2007..The missense mutation of SOD1 gene in two of the three alleles could have increased its toxic effects in the Down syndrome patient leading to an earlier onset and rapid progression of the disease... - A classification tree approach for pituitary adenomasAlberto Righi
Section of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Haematology and Oncology L e A Seragnoli University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, 40139 Bologna, Italy
Hum Pathol 43:1627-37. 2012..In conclusion, our study emphasizes that the term pituitary adenomas includes different types of tumors, each one having specific prognostic factors... - The impact of large sections and 3D technique on the study of lobular in situ and invasive carcinoma of the breastMaria P Foschini
Section of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Oncological Sciences, University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Virchows Arch 448:256-61. 2006..3D sections are useful in understanding the architecture of specific lesions... - Breast tumor resembling the tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: report of 4 cases with evidence of malignant potentialAnna L Tosi
Section of Anatomic Pathology M Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Int J Surg Pathol 15:14-9. 2007..The remaining 3 patients are disease free at mean 7.5 months (range, 5 to 10 months) after surgery. These data suggest that papillary thyroid-like carcinomas of the breast show malignant potential... - The impact of large sections on the study of in situ and invasive duct carcinoma of the breastMaria P Foschini
Section of Pathology, Bellaria Hospital, University of Bologna, 40139 Bologna, Italy
Hum Pathol 38:1736-43. 2007..In 66.6% of the cases, DCIS foci were found within the invasive areas, indicating a more than fortuitous occurrence (2-sided P=.0357)... - Immunohistochemical expression of p16(INK4A) protein in oral lichen planusL Montebugnoli
Department of Oral Science, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 112:222-7. 2011..In conclusion, positive p16(INK4A) in OLP patients seems to be related to reactive inflammatory processes rather than to a risk of progression to oral squamous cell carcinoma... - Oncocytic meningioma: report of a case with progression after radiosurgeryGianluca Marucci
Anatomic Pathology, University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Int J Surg Pathol 15:77-81. 2007..This new case is a further example of the greater aggressiveness of oncocytic meningioma, suggesting that radiation therapy might worsen the course of disease... 
The value of large sections in surgical pathologyMaria P Foschini
Department of Biomedical and Neuro Motor Sciences, Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Bologna, M Malpighi, at Bellaria Hospital, Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
Int J Breast Cancer 2012:785947. 2012..The purpose of the present paper is to review the historical background and the basis of the applications of LS in surgical pathology, with special emphasis on breast tumours...- Chromogranin A in gastric neuroendocrine tumours: an immunohistochemical and biochemical study with region-specific antibodiesAndreas Tartaglia
Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Bellaria Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Virchows Arch 448:399-406. 2006..In conclusion, this study shows that VMAT 2 and the commercial CgA antibodies seem more useful for histopathological diagnosis of ECLomas than the antibodies to the other CgA regions... - Three-dimensional reconstruction of vessel distribution in benign and malignant lesions of thyroidMaria P Foschini
Department of Anatomic Pathology, University of Bologna Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy
Virchows Arch 445:189-98. 2004..Vascular anastomoses and intratumoural vessels surrounding solid avascular areas are signs of malignancy... - Toker cells are probably precursors of Paget cell carcinoma: a morphological and ultrastructural descriptionGianluca Marucci
Section of Pathology, Department of Oncology, University of Bologna, Bellaria Hospital, Via Altura, 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
Virchows Arch 441:117-23. 2002....