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1. Impact of Pregnancy on Breast Cancer Features and Prognosis

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Valentina E. Bounous, Carola Minella, Luca Fuso, Silvia Actis, Greta Petroni, Luca G. Sgrò, Martina Borghese, Nicoletta Tomasi Cont, Riccardo Ponzone, and Annamaria Ferrero

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breast cancer, pregnancy, pregnancy associated breast cancer (PABC), prognosis, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
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Background: pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) affects one in 3000 pregnancies, often presenting with aggressive features. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated a cohort of 282 young BC patients (≤45 years old) treated between 1995 and 2019, dividing them into three groups: nulliparous women, women with PABC (diagnosed within 2 years since last pregnancy) and women with BC diagnosed > 2 years since last pregnancy. This last group was further stratified according to the time between pregnancy and BC. The analysis encompassed histological factors (tumor size, histotype, grading, nodal involvement, multifocality, lympho-vascular invasion, hormone receptor expression, Ki-67 index, and HER2 expression), type of surgery and recurrence. Results: Age at diagnosis was younger in nulliparous than in parous women (p < 0.001). No significant differences were noticed regarding histological characteristics and recurrences. At univariate analysis, nodal involvement (OR = 2.4; p < 0.0001), high tumor grade (OR = 2.6; p = 0.01), and lympho-vascular invasion (OR = 2.3; p < 0.05), but not pregnancy (OR = 0.8; p = 0.30), influenced DFS negatively. Multivariate analysis confirmed nodal involvement as the only negative independent prognostic factor for a worse DFS (OR = 2.4; p = 0.0001). Conclusions: in our experience, pregnancy is not an independent adverse prognostic factor for BC DFS.

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2024
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2. Ergonomics in the operating room and surgical training: a survey on the Italian scenario

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Stefano Restaino, Marco D’Indinosante, Federica Perelli, Martina Arcieri, Vittorio Cherchi, Marco Petrillo, Anna Franca Cavaliere, Stefano Cianci, Giulia Pellecchia, Roberto Luca Meniconi, Alessandro Coppola, Vito Chiantera, Giovanni Scambia, Lorenza Driul, Giuseppe Vizzielli, SPIGC Working Group, Federico Berton, Luigi Conti, Giampaolo Formisano, Eleonora Guaitoli, Angelo Iossa, Michele Maruccia, Andrea Mazzari, Luigi Oragano, Alessandro Pasculli, Francesca Ratti, Matteo Serenari, Alberto Settembrini, Pasqualino Sirignano, Domenico Soriero, Carlo Vallicelli, Stefano Cianci (Sicilia), Giulia De Iaco (Puglia), Francesca Falcone (Campania), Sara Giaccari (Triveneto), Marco Giovenzana (Lombardia), Edoardo Pasqui (Toscana), Marco Petrillo (Sardegna), Luca Portigliotti (Piemonte), Giuseppe Sena (Calabria), Marco Sparavigna (Liguria), Giordana Bettini, Gianfranco Fanello, Paolo Mendogni, Lorenzo Monteleone, Davide Pertile Nicoletta Pia Ardò, Pasquina Tomaiuolo, Sara Negrello, Mattia Di Bartolomeo, Romeo Patini, Alberto Vito Marcuzzo, Alberto Campione, Giovanni Comacchio, Giacomo Murana, Martino Antonio, Mattia Manitto, Giuseppe Galzerano, Carlo Di Marco, Francesco Velluti, Gianmauro Berardi, Andrea Romboli, Jacopo Weindelmejer, Domenico Tamburrino, Alessandro Calarco, Luigi Losco, Eleonora Nacchiero, Rossella Elia, Federico Lo Torto, Giovanni Vicenti, Vincenzo Pappalardo, Dafne Pisani, Graziano Palmisano, Debora Brascia, Luigi Troisi, Federica Renzi, Fabio Melandro, Silvia Pecere, Carlo Gazia, Gregorio Di Franco, Gaetano Romano, Alberto Bolletta, Emanuele Botteri, Giovanna Di Meo, Carlo Ronsini, Sonia Chiappetta, Ilaria Sgaramella, Francesco Pennestri, Antonella Girardi, Donatella Mariniello, Marco Marcasciano, Michele Telegrafo, Simona Fragomeni, Francesca De Paoli, Giorgio Bogani, Salvatore Gueli Alletti, Luigi Pedone Anchora, Luigi Della Corte, Elisa Piovano, Martina Borghese, Cristina Taliento, Diego Raimondo, Antonio Raffone, Jvan Casarin, Emanuele Perrone, Guglielmo Stabile, and Vito Capozzi

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surgery, ergonomic, gyne and obstetrics, operatory room, survey, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
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IntroductionSurgical-related injuries are frequent, in fact the reported percentage of musculoskeletal disorders in surgeons is between 47% and 87%. These conditions are caused by long periods of standing, incorrect postures, repeated movements, little rest between operations, the lack of integrated operator rooms, the correct number and arrangement of monitors and the use of non-ergonomic instruments. This survey aims to assess the Italian overview both highlighting how prevalent surgical-related injury is in our surgeons and whether there is an operating room ergonomics education program in Italian surgical specialty schools.MethodsAn anonymous questionnaire was designed through SurveyMonkey© web application. This survey was composed of 3 different sections concerning the general characteristics of the participants, their surgical background and any training performed, and any injuries or ailments related to the surgical activity. The survey was carried out in the period 1th of December 2022 and the 6th of February 2023.ResultsAt the close of our survey, 300 responses were collected. Among the participants, the two most represented specialties were Gynecology and Obstetrics (42.3%) and General Surgery (39.7%) and surgeons were mainly employed in the Northern regions of Italy (54.8%). Analyzing the participants’ background, 61.7% of the respondents had laparoscopic training during their training and only 53.1% had a pelvic trainer during their residency. In accordance with 98.7% of the respondents, during surgery we have the feeling of being in an uncomfortable position that causes discomfort or muscle pain, and regarding the frequency of these discomforts, the majority of our study population experiences these problems monthly (46.2%), while in 29.6% it is experienced weekly, 12.1% annually and finally 12.1% daily. The surgical approach that is most correlated with these disorders is laparoscopy (62.7%) while the one that causes the least discomfort is robotic surgery (1.4%). These discomforts cause 43.9% of our population to take a break or do short exercises to reduce pain during surgery, and the body areas most affected are the back (61.6%), neck (40.6%) and shoulders (37.8%).ConclusionDespite this, our survey allows us to highlight some now-known gaps present in the surgical training program of our schools and the lack of protection toward our surgeons during their long career.

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2024
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3. Retrospective study of histopathological and prognostic characteristics of primary fallopian tube carcinomas: twenty-year experience (SOCRATE)

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Martina Borghese, Giuseppe Vizzielli, Giovanni Capelli, Angela Santoro, Giuseppe Angelico, Damiano Arciuolo, Nicoletta Biglia, Annamaria Ferrero, Luca Giuseppe Sgro, Riccardo Ponzone, Giovanni Scambia, Anna Fagotti, and Gian Franco Zannoni

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cytoreduction surgical procedures, fallopian tube neoplasms, pathology, Settore MED/40 - GINECOLOGIA E OSTETRICIA, Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
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ObjectivePrimary fallopian tube carcinoma represents a rare entity, accounting for about 0.75%–1.2% of all gynecological malignancies. The rationale of our study is to describe the prognosis of primary fallopian tube carcinoma.MethodsWe retrospectively identified patients with FIGO stage I–IV, all histology types and grading primary fallopian tube carcinoma treated in three major oncological centers between January 2000 and March 2020. Exclusion criteria were bulky tubo-ovarian carcinomas, isolated serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma or neoadjuvant chemotherapy.ResultsA total of 61 patients were included. The vast majority of primary fallopian tube carcinomas were serous (96.7%) and poorly differentiated (96.7%) and arose from the fimbriated end of the tube (88.5%). Larger tumor size correlated with higher probability of correct preoperative differential diagnosis of primary fallopian tube carcinoma (p=0.003). Up to 82.4% of patients with small tumors (≤15 mm) presented with high FIGO stage (≥IIA). The most common site of metastasis was pelvic peritoneum (18.8%) and among 59% of patients who underwent lymphadenectomy smaller tumors had higher rate of nodal metastasis (42.9%≤10 mm vs 27.3%>50 mm). After 46.0 months of mean follow-up there were 27 recurrences (48.2%). The most common site of relapse was diffuse peritoneal spread (18.5%). The 5-year disease-free survival was 45.2% and 5-year overall survival was 75.5%. Of note, 42.9% of patients with stage IVB survived >36 months.ConclusionPrimary fallopian tube carcinoma is a biologically distinct tumor from primary epithelial ovarian carcinoma and it is mostly located in the fimbriated end of the tube. In addition, it is characterized by a high rate of retroperitoneal dissemination even at apparently an early stage and its size does not correlate with FIGO stage at presentation.

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2022

4. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Prior Fertility-Sparing Surgery in Women with FIGO 2018 Stage IB2 Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review

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Alessandro Buda, Martina Borghese, Andrea Puppo, Stefania Perotto, Antonia Novelli, Chiara Borghi, Elena Olearo, Elisa Tripodi, Alessandra Surace, Enrica Bar, Giovanni Scambia, and Francesco Fanfani

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Cancer Research, Settore MED/40 - GINECOLOGIA E OSTETRICIA, Oncology, fertility-sparing surgery, cervical cancer, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282, neoadjuvant chemotherapy
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Nowadays, the optimal management of patients with cervical cancers measuring 2–4 cm desiring to maintain fertility is still uncertain. In this systematic review, we assessed the reliability of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) prior to fertility-sparing (FS) surgery in International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2018 stage IB2 cervical cancer, in terms of pathologic response, oncological and obstetric outcomes. The review of the literature was performed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Data, using MEDLINE and PubMed, were searched for from 1 January 2005 up to 1 December 2020. We identified 20 articles and 114 women with IB2 disease, possible candidates for NACT prior to FS surgery. However, uterine conservation was achieved only in 76.7% of them. Patients reached optimal pathological response to NACT in 60.9% of cases and a TIP (cisplatin, ifosfamide and paclitaxel) regime was related to the best response. Suboptimal response to NACT appeared to be an independent negative prognostic factor. Up to 9.2% of patients recurred with a median 7.4-months DFS, and 4.6% of patients died of disease. Fifty percent of women tried to conceive after treatment and NACT prior to conization appeared to be the most promising alternative to upfront radical trachelectomy in terms of obstetric outcomes. In conclusion, NACT prior to FS surgery is an option, but the literature about this issue is still weak and FS should be carefully discussed with patients.

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2022

5. Low-Pressure Laparoscopy Using the AirSeal System versus Standard Insufflation in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study (ARIEL Study)

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Alessandro Buda, Giampaolo Di Martino, Martina Borghese, Stefano Restaino, Alessandra Surace, Andrea Puppo, Sara Paracchini, Debora Ferrari, Stefania Perotto, Antonia Novelli, Elena De Ponti, Chiara Borghi, Francesco Fanfani, Robert Fruscio, Buda, A, Di Martino, G, Borghese, M, Restaino, S, Surace, A, Puppo, A, Paracchini, S, Ferrari, D, Perotto, S, Novelli, A, De Ponti, E, Borghi, C, Fanfani, F, and Fruscio, R

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Settore MED/40 - GINECOLOGIA E OSTETRICIA, laparoscopy, endometrial cancer, low-pressure insufflation, postoperative pain, Health Information Management, Leadership and Management, Health Policy, Health Informatics
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The aim of our study was to evaluate the benefits of a low-pressure insufflation system (AirSeal) vs. a standard insufflation system in terms of anesthesiologists’ parameters and postoperative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for early-stage endometrial cancer. This retrospective study involved five tertiary centers and included 152 patients with apparent early-stage disease who underwent laparoscopic surgical staging with either the low-pressure AirSeal system (8–10 mmHg, n = 84) or standard laparoscopic insufflation (10–12 mmHg, n = 68). All the intraoperative anesthesia variables evaluated (systolic blood pressure, end-tidal CO2, peak airway pressure) were significantly lower in the AirSeal group. We recorded a statistically significant difference between the two groups in the median NRS scores for global pain recorded at 4, 8, and 24 h, and for overall shoulder pain after surgery. Significantly more women in the AirSeal group were also discharged on day one compared to the standard group. All such results were confirmed when analyzing the subgroup of women with a BMI >30 kg/m2. In conclusion, according to our preliminary study, low-pressure laparoscopy represents a valid alternative to standard laparoscopy and could facilitate the development of outpatient surgery.

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2022

6. Characteristics and patterns of care of endometrial cancer before and during COVID-19 pandemic

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Giorgio Bogani, Giovanni Scambia, Chiara Cimmino, Francesco Fanfani, Barbara Costantini, Matteo Loverro, Gabriella Ferrandina, Fabio Landoni, Luca Bazzurini, Tommaso Grassi, Domenico Vitobello, Gabriele Siesto, Anna Myriam Perrone, Vanna Zanagnolo, Pierandrea De Iaco, Francesco Multinu, Fabio Ghezzi, Jvan Casarin, Roberto Berretta, Vito A Capozzi, Errico Zupi, Gabriele Centini, Antonio Pellegrino, Silvia Corso, Guido Stevenazzi, Serena Montoli, Anna Chiara Boschi, Giuseppe Comerci, Pantaleo Greco, Ruby Martinello, Francesco Sopracordevole, Giorgio Giorda, Tommaso Simoncini, Marta Caretto, Enrico Sartori, Federico Ferrari, Antonio Cianci, Giuseppe Sarpietro, Maria Grazia Matarazzo, Fulvio Zullo, Giuseppe Bifulco, Michele Morelli, Annamaria Ferrero, Nicoletta Biglia, Fabio Barra, Simone Ferrero, Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore, Stefano Cianci, Vito Chiantera, Alfredo Ercoli, Giulio Sozzi, Angela Martoccia, Sergio Schettini, Teresa Orlando, Francesco G Cannone, Giuseppe Ettore, Andrea Puppo, Martina Borghese, Canio Martinelli, Ludovico Muzii, Violante Di Donato, Lorenza Driul, Stefano Restaino, Alice Bergamini, Giorgio Candotti, Luca Bocciolone, Francesco Plotti, Roberto Angioli, Giulia Mantovani, Marcello Ceccaroni, Chiara Cassani, Mattia Dominoni, Laura Giambanco, Silvia Amodeo, Livio Leo, Raphael Thomasset, Diego Raimondo, Renato Seracchioli, Mario Malzoni, Franco Gorlero, Martina Di Luca, Enrico Busato, Sami Kilzie, Andrea Dell'Acqua, Giovanna Scarfone, Paolo Vercellini, Marco Petrillo, Salvatore Dessole, Giampiero Capobianco, Andrea Ciavattini, Giovanni Delli Carpini, Luca Giannella, Liliana Mereu, Saverio Tateo, Flavia Sorbi, Massimiliano Fambrini, Stefania Cicogna, Federico Romano, Giuseppe Ricci, Giuseppe Trojano, Roberto Consonni, Simona Cantaluppi, Antonio Lippolis, Raffaele Tinelli, Giovanni D'Ippolito, Lorenzo Aguzzoli, Vincenzo D Mandato, Stefano Palomba, Davide Calandra, Maurizio Rosati, Cinzia Gallo, Daniela Surico, Valentino Remorgida, Francesco Ruscitto, Paolo Beretta, Pierluigi Benedetti Panici, Francesco Raspagliesi, Bogani G., Scambia G., Cimmino C., Fanfani F., Costantini B., Loverro M., Ferrandina G., Landoni F., Bazzurini L., Grassi T., Vitobello D., Siesto G., Perrone A.M., Zanagnolo V., De Iaco P., Multinu F., Ghezzi F., Casarin J., Berretta R., Capozzi V.A., Zupi E., Centini G., Pellegrino A., Corso S., Stevenazzi G., Montoli S., Boschi A.C., Comerci G., Greco P., Martinello R., Sopracordevole F., Giorda G., Simoncini T., Caretto M., Sartori E., Ferrari F., Cianci A., Sarpietro G., Matarazzo M.G., Zullo F., Bifulco G., Morelli M., Ferrero A., Biglia N., Barra F., Ferrero S., Maggiore U.L.R., Cianci S., Chiantera V., Ercoli A., Sozzi G., Martoccia A., Schettini S., Orlando T., Cannone F.G., Ettore G., Puppo A., Borghese M., Martinelli C., Muzii L., Di Donato V., Driul L., Restaino S., Bergamini A., Candotti G., Bocciolone L., Plotti F., Angioli R., Mantovani G., Ceccaroni M., Cassani C., Dominoni M., Giambanco L., Amodeo S., Leo L., Thomasset R., Raimondo D., Seracchioli R., Malzoni M., Gorlero F., Di Luca M., Busato E., Kilzie S., Dell'acqua A., Scarfone G., Vercellini P., Petrillo M., Dessole S., Capobianco G., Ciavattini A., Delli Carpini G., Giannella L., Mereu L., Tateo S., Sorbi F., Fambrini M., Cicogna S., Romano F., Ricci G., Trojano G., Consonni R., Cantaluppi S., Lippolis A., Tinelli R., D'ippolito G., Aguzzoli L., Mandato V.D., Palomba S., Calandra D., Rosati M., Gallo C., Surico D., Remorgida V., Ruscitto F., Beretta P., Panici P.B., Raspagliesi F., Bogani, Giorgio, Scambia, Giovanni, Cimmino, Chiara, Fanfani, Francesco, Costantini, Barbara, Loverro, Matteo, Ferrandina, Gabriella, Landoni, Fabio, Bazzurini, Luca, Grassi, Tommaso, Vitobello, Domenico, Siesto, Gabriele, Perrone, Anna Myriam, Zanagnolo, Vanna, De Iaco, Pierandrea, Multinu, Francesco, Ghezzi, Fabio, Casarin, Jvan, Berretta, Roberto, Capozzi, Vito A, Zupi, Errico, Centini, Gabriele, Pellegrino, Antonio, Corso, Silvia, Stevenazzi, Guido, Montoli, Serena, Boschi, Anna Chiara, Comerci, Giuseppe, Greco, Pantaleo, Martinello, Ruby, Sopracordevole, Francesco, Giorda, Giorgio, Simoncini, Tommaso, Caretto, Marta, Sartori, Enrico, Ferrari, Federico, Cianci, Antonio, Sarpietro, Giuseppe, Matarazzo, Maria Grazia, Zullo, Fulvio, Bifulco, Giuseppe, Morelli, Michele, Ferrero, Annamaria, Biglia, Nicoletta, Barra, Fabio, Ferrero, Simone, Leone Roberti Maggiore, Umberto, Cianci, Stefano, Chiantera, Vito, Ercoli, Alfredo, Sozzi, Giulio, Martoccia, Angela, Schettini, Sergio, Orlando, Teresa, Cannone, Francesco G, Ettore, Giuseppe, Puppo, Andrea, Borghese, Martina, Martinelli, Canio, Muzii, Ludovico, Di Donato, Violante, Driul, Lorenza, Restaino, Stefano, Bergamini, Alice, Candotti, Giorgio, Bocciolone, Luca, Plotti, Francesco, Angioli, Roberto, Mantovani, Giulia, Ceccaroni, Marcello, Cassani, Chiara, Dominoni, Mattia, Giambanco, Laura, Amodeo, Silvia, Leo, Livio, Thomasset, Raphael, Raimondo, Diego, Seracchioli, Renato, Malzoni, Mario, Gorlero, Franco, Di Luca, Martina, Busato, Enrico, Kilzie, Sami, Dell'Acqua, Andrea, Scarfone, Giovanna, Vercellini, Paolo, Petrillo, Marco, Dessole, Salvatore, Capobianco, Giampiero, Ciavattini, Andrea, Delli Carpini, Giovanni, Giannella, Luca, Mereu, Liliana, Tateo, Saverio, Sorbi, Flavia, Fambrini, Massimiliano, Cicogna, Stefania, Romano, Federico, Ricci, Giuseppe, Trojano, Giuseppe, Consonni, Roberto, Cantaluppi, Simona, Lippolis, Antonio, Tinelli, Raffaele, D'Ippolito, Giovanni, Aguzzoli, Lorenzo, Mandato, Vincenzo D, Palomba, Stefano, Calandra, Davide, Rosati, Maurizio, Gallo, Cinzia, Surico, Daniela, Remorgida, Valentino, Ruscitto, Francesco, Beretta, Paolo, Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi, Raspagliesi, Francesco, Bogani, G., Scambia, G., Cimmino, C., Fanfani, F., Costantini, B., Loverro, M., Ferrandina, G., Landoni, F., Bazzurini, L., Grassi, T., Vitobello, D., Siesto, G., Perrone, A. M., Zanagnolo, V., De Iaco, P., Multinu, F., Ghezzi, F., Casarin, J., Berretta, R., Capozzi, V. A., Zupi, E., Centini, G., Pellegrino, A., Corso, S., Stevenazzi, G., Montoli, S., Boschi, A. C., Comerci, G., Greco, P., Martinello, R., Sopracordevole, F., Giorda, G., Simoncini, T., Caretto, M., Sartori, E., Ferrari, F., Cianci, A., Sarpietro, G., Matarazzo, M. G., Zullo, F., Bifulco, G., Morelli, M., Ferrero, A., Biglia, N., Barra, F., Ferrero, S., Leone Roberti Maggiore, U., Cianci, S., Chiantera, V., Ercoli, A., Sozzi, G., Martoccia, A., Schettini, S., Orlando, T., Cannone, F. G., Ettore, G., Puppo, A., Borghese, M., Martinelli, C., Muzii, L., Di Donato, V., Driul, L., Restaino, S., Bergamini, A., Candotti, G., Bocciolone, L., Plotti, F., Angioli, R., Mantovani, G., Ceccaroni, M., Cassani, C., Dominoni, M., Giambanco, L., Amodeo, S., Leo, L., Thomasset, R., Raimondo, D., Seracchioli, R., Malzoni, M., Gorlero, F., Di Luca, M., Busato, E., Kilzie, S., Dell'Acqua, A., Scarfone, G., Vercellini, P., Petrillo, M., Dessole, S., Capobianco, G., Ciavattini, A., Delli Carpini, G., Giannella, L., Mereu, L., Tateo, S., Sorbi, F., Fambrini, M., Cicogna, S., Romano, F., Ricci, G., Trojano, G., Consonni, R., Cantaluppi, S., Lippolis, A., Tinelli, R., D'Ippolito, G., Aguzzoli, L., Mandato, V. D., Palomba, S., Calandra, D., Rosati, M., Gallo, C., Surico, D., Remorgida, V., Ruscitto, F., Beretta, P., Benedetti Panici, P., Raspagliesi, F., Bogani, G, Scambia, G, Cimmino, C, Fanfani, F, Costantini, B, Loverro, M, Ferrandina, G, Landoni, F, Bazzurini, L, Grassi, T, Vitobello, D, Siesto, G, Perrone, A, Zanagnolo, V, De Iaco, P, Multinu, F, Ghezzi, F, Casarin, J, Berretta, R, Capozzi, V, Zupi, E, Centini, G, Pellegrino, A, Corso, S, Stevenazzi, G, Montoli, S, Boschi, A, Comerci, G, Greco, P, Martinello, R, Sopracordevole, F, Giorda, G, Simoncini, T, Caretto, M, Sartori, E, Ferrari, F, Cianci, A, Sarpietro, G, Matarazzo, M, Zullo, F, Bifulco, G, Morelli, M, Ferrero, A, Biglia, N, Barra, F, Ferrero, S, Leone Roberti Maggiore, U, Cianci, S, Chiantera, V, Ercoli, A, Sozzi, G, Martoccia, A, Schettini, S, Orlando, T, Cannone, F, Ettore, G, Puppo, A, Borghese, M, Martinelli, C, Muzii, L, Di Donato, V, Driul, L, Restaino, S, Bergamini, A, Candotti, G, Bocciolone, L, Plotti, F, Angioli, R, Mantovani, G, Ceccaroni, M, Cassani, C, Dominoni, M, Giambanco, L, Amodeo, S, Leo, L, Thomasset, R, Raimondo, D, Seracchioli, R, Malzoni, M, Gorlero, F, Di Luca, M, Busato, E, Kilzie, S, Dell'Acqua, A, Scarfone, G, Vercellini, P, Petrillo, M, Dessole, S, Capobianco, G, Ciavattini, A, Delli Carpini, G, Giannella, L, Mereu, L, Tateo, S, Sorbi, F, Fambrini, M, Cicogna, S, Romano, F, Ricci, G, Trojano, G, Consonni, R, Cantaluppi, S, Lippolis, A, Tinelli, R, D'Ippolito, G, Aguzzoli, L, Mandato, V, Palomba, S, Calandra, D, Rosati, M, Gallo, C, Surico, D, Remorgida, V, Ruscitto, F, Beretta, P, Benedetti Panici, P, Raspagliesi, F, Maggiore, U. L. R., and Panici, P. B.

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medicine.medical_specialty, endometrial neoplasms, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Endometrial Cancer, COVID-19, Uterine cancer, SARS-CoV-2, covid-19, endometrial cancer, sars-cov-2, uterine cancer, female, humans, pandemics, retrospective studies, NO, Retrospective Studie, Pandemic, medicine, Patterns of care, Obstetrics, business.industry, Endometrial cancer, Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Endometrial Neoplasms, Settore MED/40 - GINECOLOGIA E OSTETRICIA, Oncology, Original Article, Female, business, Human
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Objective Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has correlated with the disruption of screening activities and diagnostic assessments. Endometrial cancer (EC) is one of the most common gynecological malignancies and it is often detected at an early stage, because it frequently produces symptoms. Here, we aim to investigate the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on patterns of presentation and treatment of EC patients. Methods This is a retrospective study involving 54 centers in Italy. We evaluated patterns of presentation and treatment of EC patients before (period 1: March 1, 2019 to February 29, 2020) and during (period 2: April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021) the COVID-19 outbreak. Results Medical records of 5,164 EC patients have been retrieved: 2,718 and 2,446 women treated in period 1 and period 2, respectively. Surgery was the mainstay of treatment in both periods (p=0.356). Nodal assessment was omitted in 689 (27.3%) and 484 (21.2%) patients treated in period 1 and 2, respectively (p, Synopsis The prevalence of patients with early-stage endometrial cancer (EC) has been lower during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic than before its onset. Further evidence is needed to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on survival outcomes of EC patients.

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2022

7. Metastatic Bilateral Strumal Carcinoid: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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L. Sgro, Paola Razzore, Giovanni De Rosa, Lorenzo Daniele, Nicoletta Biglia, Martina Borghese, Annamaria Ferrero, and Luca Mariani

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Malignant strumal carcinoid, endocrine system, Cancer Research, Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, IOTA simple rules, endocrine system diseases, Biopsy, Carcinoid tumors, Ovary, Carcinoid Tumor, Strumal carcinoid, Mature Cystic Teratoma, Metastasis, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Neuroendocrine tumor, Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography, medicine, Humans, Neoplasm Metastasis, Tomography, neoplasms, Lymph node, Neoplasm Staging, Ovarian Neoplasms, Lymph node metastasis, Struma ovarii, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Primary ovarian carcinoid, Bilateral mature cystic teratoma, General Medicine, Middle Aged, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Struma Ovarii, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, X-Ray Computed, medicine.anatomical_structure, Oncology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, business
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Primary ovarian carcinoids are very rare tumors that belong to the germ cell family of ovarian malignancies. They account for less than 1% of all carcinoid tumors and for less than 0.1% of all ovarian neoplasms. Recurrences are even rarer, with only few cases reported in the literature. Strumal carcinoid has recently been recognized as an extremely rare distinct entity. We report on a patient with bilateral mature cystic teratoma with millimetric foci of ovarian strumal carcinoid who developed lymph node para aortic metastasis after 30 years from primary diagnosis. Our case is thus far the second report of a metastatic strumal carcinoid and the first one in which strumal carcinoid occurred bilaterally and was also metastatic.

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2019
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8. Predicting Response to Anthracyclines in Ovarian Cancer

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Annamaria Ferrero, Martina Borghese, Stefano Restaino, Andrea Puppo, Giuseppe Vizzielli, and Nicoletta Biglia

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anthracyclines, p53, Ovarian Neoplasms, response rate, Antibiotics, Antineoplastic, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, BRCA mutation, Carcinoma, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, chemotherapy, immunohistochemistry, immunotherapy, organoids, ovarian cancer, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial, Doxorubicin, Humans, Polyethylene Glycols, Anthracyclines, Antineoplastic, Antibiotics, Ovarian Epithelial
Abstract

(1) Background: Anthracyclines are intriguing drugs, representing one of the cornerstones of both first and subsequent-lines of chemotherapy in ovarian cancer (OC). Their efficacy and mechanisms of action are related to the hot topics of OC clinical research, such as BRCA status and immunotherapy. Prediction of response to anthracyclines is challenging and no markers can predict certain therapeutic success. The current narrative review provides a summary of the clinical and biological mechanisms involved in the response to anthracyclines. (2) Methods: A MEDLINE search of the literature was performed, focusing on papers published in the last two decades. (3) Results and Conclusions: BRCA mutated tumors seem to show a higher response to anthracyclines compared to sporadic tumors and the severity of hand–foot syndrome and mucositis may be a predictive marker of PLD efficacy. CA125 can be a misleading marker of clinical response during treatment with anthracyclines, the response of which also appears to depend on OC histology. Immunochemistry, in particular HER-2 expression, could be of some help in predicting the response to such drugs, and high levels of mutated p53 appear after exposure to anthracyclines and impair their antitumor effect. Finally, organoids from OC are promising for drug testing and prediction of response to chemotherapy.

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2022
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