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1. Recurrent fibrous solitary tumor of the parotid gland with satellite location: imaging, clinical and histological findings of rare entity.

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Vitale A, Paolella C, Rossi G, Cacace L, Palladino R, and Manto A

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Fibrous Solitary Tumors are infrequent neoplasms originating from mesenchymal tissues, most commonly arising from the visceral pleura and frequently exhibiting a benign behavior. Extra-pleural localization is unusual and the site of origin of these tumors from the parenchyma of the parotid gland is considered extremely rare. We report the case of a 66-years old woman with non-painful slow-growing left latero-cervical mass, who underwent a gadolinium-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging showing a mass originating from the deep lobe of the parotid gland extending into the retro-pharyngeal space. After a total parotidectomy with tumor excision, a diagnosis of histologically proven fibrous solitary tumor of the parotid gland was made. Two years later, CT scan showed post-operative recurrence and further satellite localization in the neck, distant from the initial mass. We performed a literature review of the published similar cases, in order to clinicopathological and imaging features of this rare entity., (© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.)

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2021
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2. Effects of early inpatient rehabilitation after acute exacerbation of COPD.

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Clini EM, Crisafulli E, Costi S, Rossi G, Lorenzi C, Fabbri LM, and Ambrosino N

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Aged, Dyspnea etiology, Dyspnea physiopathology, Feasibility Studies, Female, Hospitalization statistics & numerical data, Humans, Male, Outcome Assessment, Health Care statistics & numerical data, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive complications, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive physiopathology, Quality of Life psychology, Respiratory Function Tests, Retrospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Walking physiology, Dyspnea rehabilitation, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive rehabilitation
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We have undertaken an observational retrospective cohort study to assess feasibility and clinical effectiveness of early rehabilitation in patients recovering from acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). A cohort of 1826 inpatients (73% male, age 70+/-8 yrs, FEV(1) 50+/-16% pred.) admitted to a pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program and completing at least 15 sessions were divided into categories according to their dyspnoea grade (Medical Research Council--MRC scores 2-5) as assessed before AECOPD. The pre-post changes in 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) test, perceived end-effort dyspnoea (Borg scale), and self-reported quality of life (St. George's respiratory Questionnaire: SGRQ) were measured throughout. Absolute change in 6MWD (52 [95%CI 45-59], 65 [95%CI 60-70], 63 [95%CI 59-66], and 70 [95%CI 67-74] meters in MRC 2-5 respectively) and the percentage of patients achieving the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of +54 m (40, 55, 57, and 61%, respectively, p=0.001) differed across MRC grades. Proportion of patients able to reach > or = 350 m at the 6MWD after PR was higher in MRC 4 and 5 (18 and 22%) as compared to MRC 2 and 3 (6 and 15%). Early PR in a cohort of AECOPD patients is feasible and it is associated to clinically meaningful improvement in exercise tolerance independent on the severity of dyspnoea. The proportion of patients reaching the limit of > or = 350 m after this intervention is higher in the most severe patients.

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2009
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3. Cardiac contusion: ending myocardial confusion in this capricious syndrome.

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Riezzo I, Pomara C, Neri M, Rossi G, and Fineschi V

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Adult, Contusions pathology, Contusions physiopathology, Diagnosis, Differential, Fatal Outcome, Heart Injuries pathology, Heart Injuries physiopathology, Humans, Male, Myocardial Infarction diagnosis, Myocardial Infarction pathology, Myocardial Infarction physiopathology, Syndrome, Contusions diagnosis, Heart Injuries diagnosis, Myocardium pathology
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Symptoms of cardiac contusion are very greatly and sometimes are non recognized or are masked by associated injury in severe chest trauma. Cardiac contusion clinically presents as a spectrum of signs and symptoms of varying severity, ranging from precordial pain, dyspnoea, and non specific ECG changes to increased serum activity of several enzymes, early severe rhythm abnormalities, severe conduction defects and death. We present a fatal case in which the definitive diagnosis of myocardial contusion has proved complex. All clinical data were suggestive of acute myocardial infarction, but the history of chest wall injury and gross and histological examination of the heart and coronary vessels led us to conclude for a cardiac contusion without myocardial infarction. In case of chest blunt trauma, the ECG should be interpreted within the context of the clinical situation, on history of chest wall injury, since a fatal myocardial contusion may occur after apparently mild injury.

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2008
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5. Length and clinical effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation in outpatients with chronic airway obstruction.

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Rossi G, Florini F, Romagnoli M, Bellantone T, Lucic S, Lugli D, and Clini E

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Aged, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Prospective Studies, Quality of Life, Rehabilitation methods, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive rehabilitation
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Study Objective: To assess the clinical effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) after 10 or 20 consecutive sessions in outpatients with chronic airway obstruction (CAO)., Design: Observational prospective cohort trial., Setting: Outpatient clinic of a rehabilitation center., Patients and Interventions: Twenty-five outpatients (mean age, 65 +/- 9 years [+/- SD]; FEV1, 64 +/- 12% predicted) admitted to a comprehensive PR program, including exercise training., Measurements and Results: The load reached on a cycloergometer (maximal achieved load [W-max]), the maximal and isoload dyspnea and leg fatigue on a Borg scale, 6-min walk distance (6MWD), and the health-related quality of life as assessed using the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) [total and components score] have been recorded as outcome measures at baseline, after 10 sessions (T10), and after 20 sessions (T20). The predefined criteria of the clinically significant improvement were as follows: + 15% W-max, + 54 m at 6MWD, - 1 point at isoload dyspnea and leg fatigue, and - 4% at SGRQ scores. There was a mean significant difference between changes at T20 and T10 for 6MWD (- 42.96 m; 95% confidence interval [CI], - 57.79 to - 28.12 m; p = 0.001), total SGRQ (4.80; 95% CI, 2.29 to 7.31; p = 0.001), activity SGRQ (3.60; 95% CI, 0.48 to 6.71; p = 0.025), and symptoms SGRQ (5.96; 95% CI, 2.72 to 9.2; p = 0.001). The percentage of patients who improved was different at T20 as compared with T10 for W-max (68% and 48%, respectively; p = 0.025), 6MWD (76% and 20%, p = 0.001), and total SGRQ (64% and 36%, p = 0.008)., Conclusions: A 10-session course of PR provides only limited clinically significant changes of outcome measures when compared with a 20-session course in outpatients with CAO of mild-to-moderate severity.

Published
2005
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