Carmelo Urso

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Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi [Rules and exceptions in the diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma]
    C Urso
    U.O. Anatomia Patologica, Sezione Dermatopatologia, Ospedale S.M. Annunziata, Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze, 50011 Antella, Firenze
    Pathologica 97:323-34. 2005
  2. ncbi Interobserver reproducibility of histological features in cutaneous malignant melanoma
    C Urso
    Dermatopathology Section, S M Annunziata Hospital, Health Unit 10 of Florence, I 50011 Antella, Florence, Italy
    J Clin Pathol 58:1194-8. 2005
  3. ncbi Cutaneous melanoma with pseudomyxoid features
    Carmelo Urso
    Dermatopathology Section Pigmented Skin Lesions, S M Annunziata Hospital ASL 10 Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Cutan Pathol 33:312-4. 2006
  4. ncbi Histological features used in the diagnosis of melanoma are frequently found in benign melanocytic naevi
    C Urso
    Dermatopathology Section, S M Annunziata Hospital, Health Unit 10 of Florence, I 50011 Antella, Florence, Italy
    J Clin Pathol 58:409-12. 2005
  5. ncbi Sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with "atypical Spitz tumors." A report on 12 cases
    Carmelo Urso
    Department of Anatomic Pathology, Dermatopathology Section, S M Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
    Hum Pathol 37:816-23. 2006
  6. ncbi Nodal melanocytic nevus with balloon-cell change (nodal balloon-cell nevus)
    Carmelo Urso
    Dermatopathology Section, Pigmented Skin Lesions, S M Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
    J Cutan Pathol 35:672-6. 2008
  7. ncbi [Sentinel lymph nodes in cutaneous melanoma: the experience in the Florence area]
    C Urso
    U O Anatomia Patologica, Sezione Dermatopatologia, Ospedale S M Annunziata, Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze, 50011 Antella, Firenze
    Pathologica 95:133-9. 2003
  8. ncbi Sensitivity and specificity of histological criteria in the diagnosis of conventional cutaneous melanoma
    Carmelo Urso
    Anatomic Pathology Unit and Dermatopathology Section, S M Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
    Melanoma Res 18:253-8. 2008
  9. ncbi Non-sentinel lymph node involvement in a patient with an atypical Spitz tumor and a positive sentinel node. Report of a case and review of the literature
    Carmelo Urso
    Department of Anatomic Pathology, Dermatopathology Section, S M Annunziata Hospital, Tuscan Tumor Institute, Florence, Italy
    J Cutan Pathol 36:586-90. 2009
  10. ncbi Carcinomas of sweat glands: report of 60 cases
    C Urso
    Department of Anatomic Pathology, Dermatopathology Section, S M Annunziata Hospital, I 50011 Antella, Florence, Italy
    Arch Pathol Lab Med 125:498-505. 2001

Detail Information

Publications27

  1. ncbi [Rules and exceptions in the diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma]
    C Urso
    U.O. Anatomia Patologica, Sezione Dermatopatologia, Ospedale S.M. Annunziata, Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze, 50011 Antella, Firenze
    Pathologica 97:323-34. 2005
  2. ncbi Interobserver reproducibility of histological features in cutaneous malignant melanoma
    C Urso
    Dermatopathology Section, S M Annunziata Hospital, Health Unit 10 of Florence, I 50011 Antella, Florence, Italy
    J Clin Pathol 58:1194-8. 2005
    ..To assess the interobserver reproducibility of certain histological features proposed for the diagnosis of melanoma...
  3. ncbi Cutaneous melanoma with pseudomyxoid features
    Carmelo Urso
    Dermatopathology Section Pigmented Skin Lesions, S M Annunziata Hospital ASL 10 Florence, Florence, Italy
    J Cutan Pathol 33:312-4. 2006
    ..However, it must be differentiated from true myxoid melanomas, in which Alcian blue-positive acid mucopolysaccharides are present. Urso C. Cutaneous melanoma with pseudomyxoid features...
  4. ncbi Histological features used in the diagnosis of melanoma are frequently found in benign melanocytic naevi
    C Urso
    Dermatopathology Section, S M Annunziata Hospital, Health Unit 10 of Florence, I 50011 Antella, Florence, Italy
    J Clin Pathol 58:409-12. 2005
    ..The histological features used in the diagnosis of melanoma may be present in benign naevi, but quantitative data are not available. The aim of this study was to establish the real prevalence of such features in naevi...
  5. ncbi Sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with "atypical Spitz tumors." A report on 12 cases
    Carmelo Urso
    Department of Anatomic Pathology, Dermatopathology Section, S M Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
    Hum Pathol 37:816-23. 2006
    ..Results suggested that all the reported cases may constitute a relatively homogeneous morphological group of lesions with a relevant metastatic potential that may be underdiagnosed...
  6. ncbi Nodal melanocytic nevus with balloon-cell change (nodal balloon-cell nevus)
    Carmelo Urso
    Dermatopathology Section, Pigmented Skin Lesions, S M Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
    J Cutan Pathol 35:672-6. 2008
    ....
  7. ncbi [Sentinel lymph nodes in cutaneous melanoma: the experience in the Florence area]
    C Urso
    U O Anatomia Patologica, Sezione Dermatopatologia, Ospedale S M Annunziata, Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze, 50011 Antella, Firenze
    Pathologica 95:133-9. 2003
    ..The importance of the sentinel node biopsy for the detection of occult metastases and for the correct staging of melanoma patients are stressed, according to the new TNM melanoma classification...
  8. ncbi Sensitivity and specificity of histological criteria in the diagnosis of conventional cutaneous melanoma
    Carmelo Urso
    Anatomic Pathology Unit and Dermatopathology Section, S M Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
    Melanoma Res 18:253-8. 2008
    ..Other useful features were dermal lymphocytic infiltrate and asymmetry (sensitive) and necrosis, asymmetrical melanin and melanin in deep cells (specific)...
  9. ncbi Non-sentinel lymph node involvement in a patient with an atypical Spitz tumor and a positive sentinel node. Report of a case and review of the literature
    Carmelo Urso
    Department of Anatomic Pathology, Dermatopathology Section, S M Annunziata Hospital, Tuscan Tumor Institute, Florence, Italy
    J Cutan Pathol 36:586-90. 2009
    ....
  10. ncbi Carcinomas of sweat glands: report of 60 cases
    C Urso
    Department of Anatomic Pathology, Dermatopathology Section, S M Annunziata Hospital, I 50011 Antella, Florence, Italy
    Arch Pathol Lab Med 125:498-505. 2001
    ..Several aspects of sweat gland carcinomas (incidence, classification, diagnosis, and behavior) have not been definitively clarified and need to be studied further...
  11. ncbi Plasmacytoid dendritic cells represent a major dendritic cell subset in sentinel lymph nodes of melanoma patients and accumulate in metastatic nodes
    Gianni Gerlini
    Plastic Surgery Unit Regional Melanoma Referral Center, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
    Clin Immunol 125:184-93. 2007
    ..Consistently, pDC expressed CD86, but neither CD80 nor CD83, suggesting a not complete activation in melanoma-draining lymph nodes. These results are consistent with the hypothesis of a tolerogenic role played by pDC in tumor immunology...
  12. ncbi Radioisotopic lymphatic mapping of the sentinel node in melanoma: importance of immunohistochemistry
    L Vaggelli
    UO Medicina Nucleare, Azienda Ospedaliera Careggi, Florence, Italy
    Tumori 86:346-8. 2000
    ..A possible alternative could be biopsy of the first tumor draining lymph node, the sentinel node (SN), which can be identified by means of radionuclide techniques...
  13. ncbi Dendritic cells recruitment in melanoma metastasis treated by electrochemotherapy
    Gianni Gerlini
    Plastic Surgery Unit, Regional Melanoma Referral Center, Tuscan Tumour Institute, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Via Antella 58, 50012 Bagno a Ripoli, Florence, Italy
    Clin Exp Metastasis 30:37-45. 2013
    ..These findings may help to design new strategies of in situ DCs vaccination in cancer patients...
  14. ncbi Fibrillar pattern of a plantar acquired melanocytic naevus: correspondence between epiluminescence microscopy and transverse section histology
    G M Palleschi
    Department of Pathology and Experimental Oncology, University of Florence, Italy
    Clin Exp Dermatol 31:449-51. 2006
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  15. ncbi Female breast cancer status according to ER, PR and HER2 expression: a population based analysis
    Adele Caldarella
    Clinical and Descriptive Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Study and Cancer Prevention, Florence, Italy
    Pathol Oncol Res 17:753-8. 2011
    ..Our study revealed significant differences in clinicopathological characteristics among breast cancer molecular subtypes and confirmed their prognostic independent role...
  16. ncbi Sentinel node biopsy procedures with an analysis of recurrence patterns and prognosis in melanoma patients: technical advantages using computer-assisted gamma probe with adjustable collimation
    Lorenzo Borgognoni
    Plastic Surgery Unit Regional Melanoma Referral Centre, St M Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
    Melanoma Res 14:311-9. 2004
    ..3% versus 49.2%) and the 3 year disease-specific survival (92.3% versus 77.1%) (P < 0.001)...
  17. ncbi Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in childhood: two case reports and review of the literature
    G Gerlini
    Plastic Surgery Unit Regional Melanoma Referral Center, Tuscan Tumor Institute ITT, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
    Pediatr Hematol Oncol 25:559-66. 2008
    ..They highlight the importance of an early diagnosis by pediatricians and dermatologists to ensure an appropriate complete excision and reduce the risks of recurrences...
  18. ncbi Is melanoma in situ really an in situ neoplasm?
    Carmelo Urso
    Dermatopathology Section Pigmented Skin Lesions, S M Annunziata Hospital Health Unit 10 of Florence, Florence, Italy
    Am J Dermatopathol 26:342-3. 2004
  19. ncbi Mucinous carcinoma of sweat glands
    C Urso
    U.O. di Anatomia Patologica, Osp. S.M. Annunziata, Florence, Italy
    Tumori 81:457-9. 1995
    ..The clinical and pathologic features of the described tumors were similar to those reported in the literature, except for 2 of the involved sites (abdominal skin and vulva), not previously described...
  20. ncbi Pseudoinfiltration: an underrecognized feature in melanocytic lesions
    Carmelo Urso
    Am J Dermatopathol 24:183-4. 2002
  21. ncbi Atypical Spitz tumors: facts and opinions on intranodal melanocytes
    Carmelo Urso
    Hum Pathol 39:470; author reply 471. 2008
  22. ncbi Melanocytic lesions, Spitz tumors, and Don Ferrante's logic
    Carmelo Urso
    Am J Dermatopathol 29:491-4. 2007
  23. ncbi A new perspective for spitz tumors?
    Carmelo Urso
    Am J Dermatopathol 27:364-6. 2005
  24. ncbi Cleft formation and consumption of the epidermis in cutaneous melanocytic lesions
    Carmelo Urso
    Hum Pathol 37:246; author reply 247. 2006
  25. ncbi A pilot study of a combined dermoscopic-pathological approach to the telediagnosis of melanocytic skin neoplasms
    Gerardo Ferrara
    Pathological Anatomy, Gaetano Rummo City Hospital, Benevento, Italy
    J Telemed Telecare 10:34-8. 2004
    ..In this case step-sections of the sample were deemed to be required for definite diagnosis. The combined approach was helpful in detecting macroscopic and microscope sampling errors of melanocytic lesions during teleconsultation...
  26. ncbi Superpulsed CO2 laser treatment of basal cell carcinoma with intraoperatory histopathologic and cytologic examination
    Piero Campolmi
    Department of Dermatology, University of Florence, Italy
    Dermatol Surg 28:909-11; discussion 912. 2002
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  27. ncbi Tubular adenoma and syringocystadenoma papilliferum: a reappraisal of their relationship. An interobserver study of a series, by a panel of dermatopathologists
    Dmitry V Kazakov
    Sikl s Department of Pathology, Charles University, Medical Faculty Hospital, Pilsen, Czech Republic
    Am J Dermatopathol 29:256-63. 2007
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