Ricerc@Sapienza

The 8th edition of AJCC/TNM staging system for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has recently been published. The aim of this study was to compare AJCC/TNM staging 7th and 8th edition in terms of tumor stage distribution in a multicenter, consecutive and prospective cohort of newly diagnosed DTC collected in a web-based observational database. Additional information concerning the extent of minimal extrathyroidal extension was collected. A cohort of 1765 DTC patients (76% females, median age 48 years, 94% papillary histotype) was analyzed. Younger patients (

Background and objectives: Retinal vein occlusion (RVO), one of the most relevant causes of vision loss, still represents an open issue in ophthalmology and vascular medicine. Its epidemiology and management approach have not been clearly characterized yet, with several grey zones requiring investigation. Significance of RVO on cardiovascular prognosis is also unclear.

Introduction: Dyspareunia, especially in reproductive age, often has a negative impact on women's sexual life, with great psychological impact. Our aim was to assess the effect of a device containing verbascoside, glycerophosphoinositol (GPI), hyaluronic acid sodium salt (HANa) and carrageenan (CG) for the treatment of idiopathic dyspareunia and its impact on sexual function in reproductive age women. Methods: We recruited 43 sexually active women of reproductive age who had been suffering from superficial idiopathic dyspareunia in the last 6 months.