0000000000322682
AUTHOR
S. Salvatore
INDAGINI DIAGNOSTICHE PROPEDEUTICHE AL RESTAURO DELLA SALA DEI VENTI DI PALAZZO DEI NORMANNI A PALERMO
La Sala dei Venti è uno dei più suggestivi luoghi del Palazzo dei Normanni a Palermo, si tratta di una struttura sita all’interno della Gioaria, una torre medievale dell’originale nucleo arabo-normanno, antistante la Sala di Ruggero, coperta da un soffitto ligneo dipinto, risalente al XVIII secolo, al centro del quale campeggia una rosa dei Venti che dà il nome all’ambiente. Le porzioni superiori delle pareti e la copertura, soggette nel tempo a numerosi restauri e rifacimenti, presentano una ricca decorazione dipinta suddivisa in tre livelli: quello superiore costituito dal soffitto dipinto (parzialmente incamottato); quello intermedio costituito dai dipinti murali con decorazioni a finto …
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in pregnancy: The state of the art
Cervical cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in pregnancy and cervical screening should be accordingly performed in this particular situation. Occurrence of a preneoplastic cervical disease in pregnancy has for a long time represented a challenge for the clinician, both in terms of diagnostic accuracy, treatment options and risk of obstetrical complications. For these reasons, lack of uniformity in diagnosis and management is still commonly observed and the need for evidence-based clarifications is strongly required. Consistently with the literature evidences and accordingly with international guidelines, this review aim to overview the most significant aspects of the issue and…
How radical prostatectomy procedures have changed over the last 10 years in Italy: a comparative analysis based on more than 1500 patients participating in the MIRROR-SIU/LUNA and the Pros-IT CNR study
Purpose Therapeutic strategies for prostate cancer (PCa) have been evolving dramatically worldwide. The current article reports on the evolution of surgical management strategies for PCa in Italy. Methods The data from two independent Italian multicenter projects, the MIRROR-SIU/LUNA (started in 2007, holding data of 890 patients) and the Pros-IT-CNR project (started in 2014, with data of 692 patients), were compared. Differences in patients' characteristics were evaluated. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify characteristics associated with robot-assisted (RA) procedure, nerve sparing (NS) approach, and lymph node dissection (LND). Results The two cohorts did not …
Italian cancer figures, report 2014: Prevalence and cure of cancer in Italy
This Report intends to estimate the total number of people still alive in 2010 after cancer diagnosis in Italy, regardless of the time since diagnosis, and to project these estimates to 2015. This study is also aimed to estimate the number of already cured cancer patients, whose mortality rates have become undistinguishable from that of the general population of the same age and sex.The study took advantage of the information from the AIRTUM database, which included 29 Cancer Registries (covering 21 million people, 35% of the Italian population). A total of 1,624,533 cancer cases diagnosed between 1976 and 2009 contributed to the study. For each registry, the observed prevalence was calcula…