Falvo L
Sapienza University of Rome
37 Papers
198 Citations
Falvo L is an academic researcher from Sapienza University of Rome. The author has contributed to research in topics: Carcinoma & Thyroid carcinoma. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 37 publications.
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Papers
Prognostic significance of the age factor in the thyroid cancer: statistical analysis.
Falvo L,Antonio Catania,Salvatore Sorrenti,Vito D'Andrea,Berni A,Matteo De Stefano,Enrico De Antoni +6 more
TL;DR: To determine whether thyroid carcinoma in elderly patients presents any peculiar characteristics, whether the greater biological aggressiveness of the neoplasm modifies the surgical treatment selected, and whether age greater than 70 years represents an independent prognostic factor, a large number of patients are surveyed.
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Papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid gland: analysis of prognostic factors including histological subtype.
TL;DR: Papillary microcarcinoma has an excellent prognosis if managed initially by total thyroidectomy and, for lymph node metastases, laterocervical lymphadenectomy.
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Papillary thyroid carcinoma in thyroglossal duct cyst : Case reports and literature review
TL;DR: Four clinical cases observed at the Surgical Science Department of "La Sapienza" University of Rome between 1996 and 2000 are described, which indicated two pure papillary carcinomas, a sclerosing Papillary carcinoma, and a follicular variant of papilla carcinoma.
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Relapsing secondary hyperparathyroidism due to multiple nodular formations after total parathyroidectomy with autograft.
TL;DR: Intraoperative rapid parathormone assay was found to be predictive of the disease's persistence and recurrence and extensive demolition of the muscle tissue in the autograft site can prevent further relapses.
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Sclerosing papillary carcinoma arising in a lingual thyroid: report of a case.
Falvo L,Berni A,Antonio Catania,Vito D'Andrea,Palermo S,Cristina Giustiniani,Enrico De Antoni +6 more
TL;DR: A case of papillary carcinoma of the base of the tongue, located in ectopic lingual thyroid tissue, in a 30-year-old woman, which was effectively treated with bilateral laterocervical lymphectomy.
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