Maria Debora De Pasquale

Dr. Maria Debora De Pasquale

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Academic Career Length

32Years (1995-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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28 January 2015 in Pediatric Blood & Cancer
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MTMonica Terenziani
Monica Terenziani
PDPaolo D'Angelo
Paolo D'Angelo
AIAlessandro Inserra
Alessandro Inserra
RBRenata Boldrini
Renata Boldrini
GBGianni Bisogno
Gianni Bisogno
GCGiovanni Cecchetto
Giovanni Cecchetto

17 August 2014 in Pediatric Blood & Cancer
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SCStefano Chiaravalli
Stefano Chiaravalli
MGMarco Guzzo
Marco Guzzo
GBGianni Bisogno
Gianni Bisogno
MPMaria Debora De Pasquale
Maria Debora De Pasquale
RMRoberta Migliorati
Roberta Migliorati
AFAndrea Ferrari
Andrea Ferrari

9 November 2017 in European Journal of Haematology
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DZDaniele Zama
Daniele Zama
PGPietro Gasperini
Pietro Gasperini
MBMassimo Berger
Massimo Berger
MPMariagrazia Petris
Mariagrazia Petris
MPMaria Debora De Pasquale
Maria Debora De Pasquale
O(on behalf of Supportive Therapy Working Group of Italian Pediatric Haematology and Oncology Association (AIEOP)
on behalf of Supportive Therapy Working Group of Italian Pediatric Haematology and Oncology Association (AIEOP)

26 October 2018 in Pediatric Blood & Cancer
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ACAlessandro Crocoli
Alessandro Crocoli
CGchiara grimaldi
chiara grimaldi
Calogero VirgoneCalogero Virgone
Calogero Virgone
MPMaria Debora De Pasquale
Maria Debora De Pasquale
GCGiovanni Cecchetto
Giovanni Cecchetto
AIAlessandro Inserra
Alessandro Inserra

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Evelina MieleEvelina Miele
Evelina Miele
RVRita De Vito
Rita De Vito
ACAndrea Ciolfi
Andrea Ciolfi
LPLucia Pedace
Lucia Pedace
IRIda Russo
Ida Russo
GMGiuseppe Maria Milano
Giuseppe Maria Milano
Undifferentiated soft tissue sarcomas are a group of diagnostically challenging tumors in the pediatric population. Molecular techniques are instrumental for the categorization and differential diagnosis of these tumors. A subgroup of recently identified soft tissue sarcomas with undifferentiated round cell morphology was characterized by Capicua transcriptional receptor (CIC) rearrangements. Recently, an array-based DNA methylation analysis of undifferentiated tumors with small blue round cell histology was shown to provide a highly robust and reproducible approach for precisely classifying this diagnostically challenging group of tumors. We describe the case of an undifferentiated sarcoma of the abdominal wall in a 12-year-old girl. The patient presented with a voluminous mass of the abdominal wall, and multiple micro-nodules in the right lung. The tumor was unclassifiable with current immunohistochemical and molecular approaches. However, DNA methylation profiling allowed us to classify this neoplasia as small blue round cell tumor with CIC alterations. The patient was treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by complete surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy. After 22 months, the patient is disease-free and in good clinical condition. To put our experience in context, we conducted a literature review, analyzing current knowledge and state-of-the-art diagnosis, prognosis, and clinical management of CIC rearranged sarcomas. Our findings further support the use of DNA methylation profiling as an important tool to improve diagnosis of non-Ewing small round cell tumors.

27 April 2017 in Pediatric Blood & Cancer
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MTMonica Terenziani
Monica Terenziani
GBGianni Bisogno
Gianni Bisogno
RBR. Boldrini
R. Boldrini
GCG. Cecchetto
G. Cecchetto
MCM. Conte
M. Conte
PDP. D'ANgelo
P. D'ANgelo