Background/Aim: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the usefulness of chest
computed tomographic (CT) scan plus pleural fluid cytology (PFC) together in patients with …

Background/Aim: Pleural effusion (PE) has a heterogeneous aetiology, and differential diagnosis
between benign and malignant disease may require invasive procedures in up to 60% …

Italian Research Group for Gastric Cancer (GIRCG), during the 2013 annual Consensus
Conference to gastric cancer, stated that laparoscopic or robotic approach should be limited …

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of comorbidities and to compare the
short-term results of elective surgical resection of stage I-II colon adenocarcinoma in elderly (…

BACKGROUND: Donor-specific allogeneic loading can prolong the survival of solid organ
transplants by inducing a state known as acceptance. Several populations of cells are known …

Background: After lung, liver and bone, adrenal glands are the fourth most common site of
metastasis and adrenal metastases incidence is relatively frequent in oncological patient’s …

Aim: Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery is a minimally invasive technique that has been widely
applied only in the past decade. The purpose of this study was to evaluate its safety and …

Nel presente lavoro sono indagati i costrutti di identità etnica, identità nazionale, integrazione
dell’identità biculturale e benessere psicologico in un campione di adolescenti stranieri (N…

Low vitamin D levels have been reported in multiple immune disorders such as type 1 diabetes
mellitus (T1DM). The purpose of our study was to determine vitamin D levels in children …

Background: Gastrointestinal metastases from malignant melanoma are recognized in 60%
of autoptic cases, but become symptomatic only in 0.8% to 9% of patients. Case Report: We …