Publications by authors named "Luca Ventrone"

Incidental sonographic discovery of thyroid nodules is an increasingly common event in clinical practice. Less frequently, patients with cytological benign thyroid nodules have suspicious cervical lymph nodes detected by ultrasound examination or by cytological exam. Here, we discuss an intriguing case of cervical lymph node metastasis with a probable thyroid origin in a 65-year-old asymptomatic male smoker.

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  • The study evaluated whether the size of thyroid nodules can predict malignancy as effectively as other factors like composition, echogenicity, and shape, in line with ACR guidelines for fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB).
  • Conducted on 86 patients, the research involved categorizing nodules based on size and calculating diagnostic metrics like sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values across different sub-classes.
  • Findings indicated no significant difference in the prediction of malignancy based on size categories, suggesting that the importance of size may not be as clear-cut as the ACR guidelines imply in standardized thyroid assessments.
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Introduction: Improving the prognosis of breast cancer patients is of utmost importance in terms of increasing survival rates. Modern medicine has therefore prioritized better quality of life for patients, even after the disease, through a better management of the potential long-term side effects induced by anticancer treatments. Fertility preservation and family planning are therefore crucial issues to be addressed in all cancer patients of reproductive age.

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There is controversy in the literature regarding a distinct subset of thyroid carcinoma whose histologically classification falls between well-differentiated and anaplastic carcinomas, previously identified as 'poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma' (PDTC), or 'insular carcinoma', in view of the peculiar morphological characteristics of the cell groupings. The correct diagnosis and treatment of this entity have important prognostic and therapeutic significance. In this review, we describe the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of PDTC and report our single centre experience to add to the limited evidence existing in the literature.

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