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Last name: NOZZA
First name: Paolo
Eosinophilic fasciitis is an uncommon scleroderma-like disorder characterised by induration and thickening of skin and soft tissue, usually associated with peripheral eosinophilia, poorly characterised in childhood.
Atypical choroid plexus papillomas can metastasize in the form of leptomeningeal seeding. Postoperative chemotherapy is the recommended first-line treatment when gross-total removal is not achieved or in cases of disseminated disease. Here the authors report on 2 children with atypical choroid plexus papillomas and MRI findings of diffuse...
Osteoblastoma is a rare bone tumour. It is occasionally associated with an aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC). Several treatment strategies can be adopted. We report a challenging case of an osteoblastoma associated with ABC of the lumbar spine in a 2-year-old boy. The pathogenesis and the critical management of the disease are discussed.
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Aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of a multidisciplinary and multiprofessional management of SIDS for a complete approach to this tragic event. Both biomedical and psychosocial aspects are evaluated, focusing on the impact of SIDS diagnosis on the family. The paper describes the organization of our team, composed of a network of...
Introduction: The association of Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) and Down Syndrome (DS) is not uncommon (HSCR + DS). This paper aims at reporting the results of a 24-year series focusing on surgical approach, complications and long term outcome. Materials and methods: The notes of all patients admitted with a diagnosis of HSCR + DS have been...
We conducted a retrospective analysis of cases of SUID referred to the SIDS-ALTE Center of the Liguria Region (Italy) from 2010 to 2018. In all cases, the death scene was inspected and a multidisciplinary post-mortem evaluation was conducted. Our aim was to analyze the epidemiological data and etiological distribution. We examined 15 cases...
The authors aim to identify criteria for the diagnosis of Intestinal Visceral Myopathy (IVM), results were compared with ultrastructural studies (US). Six IVM patients and 7 paediatric control cases (without gastrointestinal diseases) were studied. One case was a typical Megacystis-Mycrocolon-Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome (MMIHS). The...
Purpose: The role of T2*-based MR imaging in intracranial germ cell tumors (GCTs) has not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) or T2* gradient echo (GRE) features of germinomas and non-germinomatous germ cell tumors (NGGCTs) in midline and off-midline locations. Methods: We...
Background: Meningiomas are mainly benign brain tumors, although about 20% of histologically benign cases are clinically aggressive and recur after resection. We hypothesize that meningioma brain invasiveness and recurrence may be related to the presence of cancer stem cells and their high responsiveness to the CXCL12-CXCR4/CXCR7 chemokine...