Breast cancer is the most common forms of cancer and a leading cause of mortality in
women. Early and correct diagnosis is, therefore, essential to save lives. The development of …

Purpose Italy has long lacked a law regulating patients' informed consent and advance
directives (ADs). All previous attempts to introduce a law on this matter failed to reach positive …

Among the numerous natural substances used in medical remedies, oil certainly plays an
important role and, over the centuries, there have been many functions and properties …

This paper presents a probable case of subligamentous tuberculous spondylitis (STBS), a
rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, diagnosed in the skeleton of a middle‐aged male …

The Italian Parliament has recently approved the Law n. 219/2017 concerning “Rules on
informed consent and advance directives”. The manuscript points out the main key points of the …

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the work of Abele De Blasio (1858-1945),
a pol-yhedral and eclectic figure of physician who cultivated a wide range of interests, from …

The Golasecca Celtic Civilization (GCC) developed in the Italian Iron Age, between the 9th
and 4th centuries BCE, and is characterized by the predominant use of cremation as a …

The destruction of a corpse in caustic acid can cause complex forensic scenarios to deal with.
Furthermore, the literature on the subject is poor, having been the few studies carried out …

Objective: To describe a relatively new percutaneous large-needle aspiration biopsy technique
for histologic examination of the testis in infertile patients. Design: Retrospective analysis …

Paleoradiology has become a standard diagnostic method in the study of mummified or
embalmed bodies. Among the various available techniques, computed tomography valuing for …