Endocrine Gland Neoplasms

Shock da paura: quando è il feocromocitoma a far battere il cuore

Carbonara L, Romaniello M, Grutter G

2026/3 — pag. 75-76 — DOI

Pheochromocytoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumour in children that typically presents with hypertension but may lead to life-threatening complications. The paper reports the case of a 12-year-old boy presenting with cardiogenic shock and severe left v...

Dolore addominale e stipsi funzionale: non sempre tutto coincide

Galli L, Bernardini R, Lo Piccolo R, Allegro M

2026/2 — pag. 38-38 — DOI

A 6-year-old girl presented with chronic abdominal pain and constipation, initially treated as functional disorders. Persistent symptoms eventually revealed a pelvic fluid-cystic mass via ultrasound. Emergency surgery addressed ovarian torsion caused...

Il neuroblastoma nel lattante: una neoplasia dalle molteplici possibili presentazioni

Marzari L, Patui M, Cogo P

2025/4 — pag. 101-102 — DOI

A 5-month-old infant was brought to the Paediatric Emergency Room with non-specific symptoms: irritability, poor feeding, weight loss and tachycardia. Clinical evaluation revealed severe hypertension and a large abdominal mass suggestive of neuroblas...

Dysgermi... Bomb

Lauriola RS, Terranova CM, Dell'Acqua F

2025/3 — pag. 56-58 — DOI

An otherwise healthy 16-year-old girl was brought to the emergency department due to persistent fatigue and microcytic anaemia. Upon physical examination in the emergency department, a palpable abdominal mass of firm consistency was found. For this r...

Che sudori!

Benevenuta C, Caci AM, Calvo MM, Mussinatto I, Costagliola G, Tuscano A, Calosso G, Timeus FS

2024/10 — pag. 661-663 — DOI

The article presents the case of a one-year-old boy who was hospitalized for episodes of intense sweating, pallor, mild shortness of breath and hypertension. Tests revealed elevated LDH and catecholamines, and an ultrasound identified an 8 cm abdomin...

Che sudori!

Benevenuta C, Caci AM, Calvo MM, Mussinatto I, Costagliola G, Tuscano A, Calosso G, Timeus FS

2024/10 — pag. 215-216 — DOI

The article presents the case of a one-year-old boy who was hospitalized for episodes of intense sweating, pallor, mild shortness of breath and hypertension. Tests revealed elevated LDH and catecholamines, and an ultrasound identified an 8 cm abdomin...

Zoppia e stipsi

Cocomero F

2024/6 — pag. 118-118 — DOI

The diagnosis of adrenal tumour was eventually made in a two-year-old child who presented with limping and constipation for a few weeks....

PeLiferia

Riva B, Molinari S, Nicolosi ML, Evasi V, Garella V, Di Marco S, Cattoni A

2023/5 — pag. 89-89 — DOI

An adrenocortical adenoma was diagnosed in a 4-year-old boy presenting with high growth rate, pubic hair and frequent penal erection....

Un’anca molto raffreddata

Carraro C.

2023/3 — pag. 188 — DOI

The case of a 3-year-old girl presenting with right hip pain and persisting limp is described. The diagnosis of adrenal neuroblastoma with femoral metastasis was finally made....

Tiroidite cronica linfocitaria e carcinoma papillare della tiroide: quale relazione?

Graziani V, Rossini B, Reale G, Cozzolino M, Marchetti F, Parenti GC

2022/7 — pag. 144-147 — DOI

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common form of thyroid tumour in childhood. Different studies reported higher risk of developing a PTC in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis patients (HT) even in paediatric-adolescent age, although real incidence a...

Il craniofaringioma

Salce N, Giovannelli E, Graziani V, Cozzolino M, Mazzatenta D, Zucchelli M, Marchetti F

2021/7 — pag. 467-469 — DOI

Craniopharyngioma (CP) is a rare epithelial low-grade tumour that develops in the sellar/suprasellar region of the brain, along the craniopharyngeal duct. It has a bimodal distribution and the first peak occurs in paediatric age almost exclusively co...

Il craniofaringioma

Salce N, Giovannelli E, Graziani V, Cozzolino M, Mazzatenta D, Zucchelli M, Marchetti F

2021/7 — pag. 210-216 — DOI

Craniopharyngioma (CP) is a rare epithelial low-grade tumour that develops in the sellar/suprasellar region of the brain, along the craniopharyngeal duct. It has a bimodal distribution and the first peak occurs in paediatric age almost exclusively co...

Le masse surrenaliche nella sindrome di Beckwith-Wiedemann: un algoritmo diagnostico

Borraccetti N, Bruno I, Lambertini AG, Casadio L, Radice C, Donati I, Piccinini G, Minguzzi MT, Marchetti F

2021/5 — pag. 333-334 — DOI

Children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWs) have an increased risk of developing embryonic tumours during the first few years of life. Predisposition to the development of tumours is closely related to molecular subtype and therefore the cancer s...

Le masse surrenaliche nella sindrome di Beckwith-Wiedemann: un algoritmo diagnostico

Borraccetti N, Bruno I, Lambertini AG, Casadio L, Radice C, Donati I, Piccinini G, Minguzzi MT, Marchetti F

2021/5 — pag. 150-153 — DOI

Children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWs) have an increased risk of developing embryonic tumours during the first few years of life. Predisposition to the development of tumours is closely related to molecular subtype and therefore the cancer s...

Sapevo di non essere incinta! Il cistoadenoma ovarico

F. Baldo, D. Nisticò, V. Guastalla, M.M. Casarotto, W. Toscano, R. Dall’Amico

2020/2 — pag. 129-130

The paper describes the case of a 15-year-old teenager with a 3-week history of abdominal distension and pain. She reported regular menstrual cycles and a recent weight gain. On physical examination, her abdomen appeared voluminous, without palpable ...

Una tumefazione testicolare con linfoma

I. Cattapan, I. Tosetto, A. Meneghel, M. Bellettato

2020/2 — pag. 31-32

Sapevo di non essere incinta! Il cistoadenoma ovarico

F. Baldo, D. Nisticò, V. Guastalla, M.M. Casarotto, W. Toscano, R. Dall’Amico

2020/2 — pag. 24-25

The paper describes the case of a 15-year-old teenager with a 3-week history of abdominal distension and pain. She reported regular menstrual cycles and a recent weight gain. On physical examination, her abdomen appeared voluminous, without palpable ...

L’adolescente obeso: è importante valutare i genitali

B. Mainetti, M.T. Nasi, E. Valletta

2018/9 — pag. 595-596

The article describes the case of an adolescent male with obesity and pubertal delay whose hormonal and imaging investigations led to the diagnosis of prolactin secreting pituitary adenoma. After cabergoline treatment, a decrease in prolactinoma size...

Il macrorchidismo monolaterale

A. Zucchini, V. Graziani, M. Cozzolino, F. Marchetti

2018/9 — pag. 569-572

The unilateral enlargement of a testis, in the absence of symptoms that point towards an acute scrotum, is a situation that must require careful assessment because the exclusion of a tumour process is the first step to be taken. Tumour or endocrine d...

15 anni, amenorrea… pensa anche al prolattinoma!

A. Troisi, M. Cozzolino, G. Graziani, V. Graziani, M. Mainetti, P. Cenni, F. Marchetti

2018/9

Prolactinoma is a rare benign neoplasia in paediatric age that mostly affects female adolescents. In most cases the adopted therapy is pharmacological with dopamine-agonists and the first choice is cabergoline that shows a good safe and efficacious p...

L’adolescente obeso: è importante valutare i genitali

B. Mainetti, M.T. Nasi, E. Valletta

2018/9

The article describes the case of an adolescent male with obesity and pubertal delay whose hormonal and imaging investigations led to the diagnosis of prolactin secreting pituitary adenoma. After cabergoline treatment, a decrease in prolactinoma size...

Masse ovariche perinatali, in età pediatrica e in adolescenza: miti e realtà

M.C. Lucchetti, F. Morini

2017/10 — pag. 641-648

Ovarian masses are a relatively frequent finding either in perinatal or in paediatric and adolescent ages and are not always easy to interpret and manage. The same rules and protocols used in adult patients are generally adopted in the clinical app...

Dal pubarca a una sindrome genetica:diagnosi di una malattia rara

E. Benelli, N. Giurici, A. Ventura, M. Rabusin

2017/2 — pag. 107-112

The paper reports the case of a 2-year-old child presenting with pubarche, clitoromegaly and seborrhoea. Her past medical history was unremarkable and no other abnormal sign was found at the physical exam. Karyotype was normal 46 XX. Because of the...

Un "incidentaloma" post-traumatico

V. Genchi, C. Cafagno, R. Francavilla

2016/6

The paper reports a case of pseudopapillary solid tumour of the pancreas, or Frantz tumour or Hamoudi tumour, accidentally discovered after a traumatic event. US + ECD, CT and MRI were used for final diagnosis, suspected by the imaging and histologic...

Un caso di associazione di malattia di Graves e carcinoma papillare tiroideo

M.A. Pinotti, F. Codazzi, F. Cortinovis, C. Ghitti

2016/1 — pag. 55-57

Graves’ disease in children is rare; for this reason and for the insidious clinical presentation, the diagnosis is difficult, especially when there are not risk factors that orient the clinician. The paper reports the case of a 15-year-old boy wit...

Un caso di associazione di malattia di Graves e carcinoma papillare tiroideo

M.A. Pinotti, F. Codazzi, F. Cortinovis, C. Ghitti

2016/1

Graves’ disease in children is rare; for this reason and for the insidious clinical presentation, the diagnosis is difficult, especially when there are not risk factors that orient the clinician. The paper reports the case of a 15-year-old boy with n...

Finalmente magro!

D. Viggiano

2015/9

Un caso particolare di pubertà precoce

P. Scalini, M. Giacalone, S. Ricci

2015/6

Collo grosso due

E. Faleschini

2015/3

Collo grosso uno (un caso di carcinoma tiroideo papillare variante follicolare)

M. Ronconi

2015/3

Il timo ectopico nella diagnosi differenziale delle masse del collo

M.C. Pellegrin, G. Patti, E. Faleschini, G. Tornese, P. Guastalla, A. Ventura

2014/9 — pag. 579-584

Ectopic thymus is a rare benign cause of paediatric neck masses. Because of embryologic migrational defects, ectopic thymic remnants can be found along the descent pathway from the mandible angle to the superior mediastinum. Clinically, between 2 ...

Noduli tiroidei, quando preoccuparsi?

M.C. Pellegrin, G. Tornese

2014/3 — pag. 182-184

Feocromocitoma e paraganglioma

G. Patti

2013/9 — pag. 588-589

Una strana artrite settica dell’anca

C. Mandato, D. De Brasi, F. Esposito, S. Vetrella, P. Siani

2013/3 — pag. 191-193

The paper reports the case of a 3-year-old girl presenting with septic arthritis of left hip with poor clinical response to treatments. The child had been treated for at least 3 weeks by hip joint drainage and antibiotic therapy based on synovial ...

Una strana artrite settica dell’anca

C. Mandato, D. De Brasi, F. Esposito, S. Vetrella, P. Siani

2013/3

The paper reports the case of a 3-year-old girl presenting with septic arthritis of left hip with poor clinical response to treatments. The child had been treated for at least 3 weeks by hip joint drainage and antibiotic therapy based on synovial flu...

Un adrenarca fuori dagli schemi

M.C. Pellegrin

2013/1 — pag. 53-56

Troppa acqua non fa crescere

S. Naviglio, M.C. Pellegrin, G. Patti

2012/7

Le patologie della tiroide nell’infanzia e nell’adolescenza

F. Chiarelli, S. Agostinelli

2012/3 — pag. 157-167

Thyroid diseases are the most common endocrinopathies in childhood and adolescence. Congenital hypothyroidism affects infants from birth. The neurocognitive outcome of these patients has been much improved with the newborn screening programmes. Aut...

Quando tutto sembra procedere per il verso giusto...o sbagliato...

A. Petracchi, S. Biondi, E. Bellocci, E. Giaconi, C. Favre

2011/10

Noduli tiroidei e agobiopsia con ago sottile in età pediatrica: uno sguardo alla letteratura

S. Spagnolo, M. Barreca, D. Tarantino, B. Vonella, L. Fuiano, M. Baserga

2010/1

Un bambino con noduli tiroidei

L. Nanni, T. Slabadzianiuk, M.C. Manoni, S. Seminara

2009/5 — pag. 327-328

We report a case of a 8-year-old boy with a palpable mass on the anterior part of the neck. The thyroid nodules present a high risk of malignancy in pediatric patients. The child was admitted to our clinic for clinical analyses and instrumental i...

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2007/5 — pag. 281-282

Carcinoma papillare della tiroide in eta' pediatrica: descrizione di un caso clinico

G. Placa, M. Casati

2005/7

Cari ragazzi

A. Ventura

2005/7 — pag. 432-455

Carcinoma papillare della tiroide in età pediatrica: descrizione di un caso clinico

G. La Placa, M. Casati

2005/7 — pag. 477-477

Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid is the most common malignant growth affecting the thyroid, currently representing 80% of malignant thyroid neoplasm. Genetic factors, sex, dietary iodine and radiation to the head and neck play a role in etiology...