Publications by authors named "Alessandro Mina"

Introduction: 2,8-Dihydroxyadenine (DHA) urolithiasis is a rare type of urinary stone disease secondary to deficiency of adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) activity, a rare, inherited autosomal recessive disease with an incidental rate from 0.4 to 1.2%.

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  • Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma is a rare soft tissue tumor, as demonstrated in a case involving an 83-year-old woman with a large mass in her right kidney.
  • After a nephrectomy, the tumor, measuring 18.5x17.5x11.5 cm, was diagnosed as low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma, and the patient is currently free of local recurrence and metastasis.
  • This type of sarcoma has a high potential for metastasis, often with long intervals before it spreads, and while surgery is the primary treatment, the effectiveness of radiotherapy and chemotherapy remains uncertain.
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Objectives: Hibernomas are rare benign tumours originating from the brown adipose tissue. They occur generally in adults with a peak incidence in the third decade and with a slightly predominance in women. They are benign tumor that does not recur with complete excision.

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