Publications by authors named "Alessandro Cioce"
The diagnosis and monitoring of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a common pediatric pathology, typically involves invasive procedures such as an upper endoscopy with biopsies, imposing a significant burden on patients and healthcare systems. We aimed to assess miR-21-5p and miR-223-3p levels in pediatric EoE patients and evaluate their as potential non-invasive biomarkers of disease activity and response to treatments. We enrolled 13 children with EoE and 8 controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnostic Challenges in the Pathological Approach to Pleural Mesothelioma.
Cancers (Basel)
February 2025
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) still represents a complex diagnostic challenge for pathologists in routine practice. This diagnosis requires a multidisciplinary approach, and pathological evaluation is mandatory. The histopathological diagnosis is stepwise and should be based on morphological and immunohistochemical assessment, sometimes associated with molecular tests, and supported by clinical and radiological findings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe value of ACR, European, Korean, and ATA ultrasound risk stratification systems combined with RAS mutations for detecting thyroid carcinoma in cytologically indeterminate and suspicious for malignancy thyroid nodules.
Hormones (Athens)
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed whether combining commonly used ultrasound risk stratification systems (RSS) with RAS gene mutations could improve the diagnosis of thyroid cancer in uncertain nodules.
- A total of 124 nodules were evaluated, and the results showed that incorporating RAS mutations did not significantly enhance the diagnostic accuracy of the ultrasound criteria alone.
- The findings suggest that RAS positivity alone is not a reliable indicator for distinguishing between benign and malignant thyroid nodules in the context of these ultrasound evaluation methods.