Ficarra
University of Padua
8 Papers
95 Citations
Ficarra is an academic researcher from University of Padua. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nephrectomy & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 8 publications.
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Papers
•Journal Article
Primary lymphoma of the kidney. Report of a case and update of the literature.
A.B. Porcaro,A D'Amico,Giovanni Novella,Pierpaolo Curti,Ficarra,Sz Antoniolli,Guido Martignoni,Matteo B,G. Malossini +8 more
TL;DR: PRL is a distinct pathological and clinical entity which is extremely rare and highly aggressive since disseminating rapidly from its origin and survival is extremely poor since 75% of patients die less than 1 year after operation.
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•Journal Article
Incidentally discovered adrenal myelolipoma. Report on 3 operated patients and update of the literature.
Antonio Benito Porcaro,Giovanni Novella,Ficarra,Stefano Cavalleri,Sz Antoniolli,Pierpaolo Curti +5 more
TL;DR: Ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are effective in diagnosing adrenal myelolipomas in about 90% of cases and laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the new gold standard in treating myelOLipomas since both showing more effective postoperative recovery than open surgery as well as reducing the number of patients who undergo long and close follow up.
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Incidental adrenal pheochromocytoma. Report on 5 operated patients and update of the literature.
TL;DR: Every incidentally discovered adrenal mass should be investigated for pheochromocytoma since accounting for about 20%, and laparoscopy is the new gold-standard in treating adrenal p heochromeocytomas.
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Fluorescent cytogenetics of renal cell neoplasms.
Matteo Brunelli,Stefano Gobbo,Paolo Cossu-Rocca,L Cheng,Ficarra,Giacomo Novara,Fabio Menestrina,Marco Chilosi,Guido Martignoni +8 more
TL;DR: The addition of FISH to histological evaluation improves the diagnostic accuracy of core biopsies from renal masses, which may have an important impact in clinical management of many cases due to newer therapeutic approaches, including cryo- or radiofrequency ablation, nephron-sparing surgeries and target therapies.
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•Journal Article
Our experience in the treatment of retroperitoneal fibrosis
C. Tallarigo,A D'Amico,A.B. Porcaro,R. Puce,Pierpaolo Curti,G. Malossini,Ficarra,Gaetano Mobilio +7 more
TL;DR: In the steady state of RPF the best results are obtained by surgery and perioperative glucocorticoid therapy reduced significantly fibrosis' relapse.
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