Publications by authors named "A Filippini"

This case report describes an 83-year-old patient with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer who presented with a violaceous, painless nodule on the neck. Dermoscopic examination and subsequent biopsy revealed a Small/Medium CD4 T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder (SMPLPD) of the skin. Although excision was initially recommended, the patient opted for treatment with CO laser ablation.

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  • The gene LRRK2, linked to both familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease, plays vital roles in the behavior of glial cells, particularly in oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) compared to other brain cells.
  • Research indicates that the absence of LRRK2 in OPC cultures leads to difficulties in their maturation into oligodendrocytes, highlighting its importance in this differentiation process.
  • Additional findings in LRRK2 knock-out mice and transgenic zebrafish show decreased levels of key proteins involved in myelination and nerve growth factor, further suggesting LRRK2's critical role in the development of mature oligodendrocytes.
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Primary cutaneous CD4+ small/medium T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders (PCSM-LPDs), represent a rare group of haematological diseases primarily affecting the skin. In this retrospective single-centre case series study, we aimed to investigate the demographic, clinical, therapeutic and prognostic aspects of PCSM-LPD. We collected data from cases diagnosed between 2010 and the present, employing histopathological and immunohistochemical methods following the World Health Organization criteria.

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The term cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) defines a class of epithelial malignancies originating from bile ducts. Although it has been demonstrated that CCA patients with perineural invasion (PNI) have a worse prognosis, the biological features of this phenomenon are yet unclear. Our data show that in human intrahepatic CCA specimens with documented PNI, nerve-infiltrating CCA cells display positivity of the epithelial marker cytokeratin 7, lower with respect to the rest of the tumor mass.

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