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ArticleCancers2022

Histopathologic and MR Imaging Appearance of Spontaneous and Radiation-Induced Necrosis in Uveal Melanomas: Initial Results.

Pietro Valerio Foti, Corrado Inì, Giuseppe Broggi, Renato Farina, Stefano Palmucci, Corrado Spatola, Rocco Luca Emanuele Liardo, Roberto Milazzotto, Luigi Raffaele, Vincenzo Salamone and 10 more

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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20 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pietro Valerio FotiDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania -Radiology I Unit, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0918-0103
Corrado InìDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania -Radiology I Unit, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7529-2680
Giuseppe BroggiDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia"-Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 87, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2576-6523
Renato FarinaDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania -Radiology I Unit, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Stefano PalmucciDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania -Radiology I Unit, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7196-2974
Corrado SpatolaDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania -Radiology I Unit, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Rocco Luca Emanuele LiardoDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania -Radiology I Unit, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Roberto MilazzottoDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania -Radiology I Unit, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3282-2204
Luigi RaffaeleDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania -Radiology I Unit, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Vincenzo SalamoneDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania -Radiology I Unit, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Rosario CaltabianoDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia"-Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 87, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8591-8010
Lidia PuzzoDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia"-Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 87, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Andrea RussoDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7725-5971
Michele ReibaldiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1368-6729
Antonio LongoDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Paolo VigneriDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Center of Experimental Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Massimo VenturiniDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Circolo Hospital, Insubria University, Viale Luigi Borri 57, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Francesco GiurazzaVascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Cardarelli Hospital, Via A. Cardarelli 9, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Teresio AvitabileDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Antonio BasileDepartment of Medical Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania -Radiology I Unit, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
University of Catania · ITOspedale Antonio Cardarelli · ITUniversity of Insubria · IT

Funding

University of Catania "PIAno di inCEntivi per la RIcerca di Ateneo 2020/2022" - Linea di intervento 3: STARTING GRANT 2020.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Necrosis in uveal melanomas can be spontaneous or induced by radiotherapy. The purpose of our study was to compare the histopathologic and MRI findings of radiation-induced necrosis of a group of proton beam-irradiated uveal melanomas with those of spontaneous necrosis of a control group of patients undergoing primary enucleation. 11 uveal melanomas who had undergone proton beam radiotherapy, MRI and secondary enucleation, and a control group of 15 untreated uveal melanomas who had undergone MRI and primary enucleation were retrospectively identified. Within the irradiated and nonirradiated group, 7 and 6 eyes with histological evidence of necrosis respectively, were furtherly selected for the final analysis; the appearance of necrosis was assessed at histopathologic examination and MRI. Irradiated melanomas showed a higher degree of necrosis as compared with nonirradiated tumors. Irradiated and nonirradiated lesions differed based on the appearance and distribution of necrosis. Irradiated tumors showed large necrotic foci, sharply demarcated from the viable neoplastic tissue; nonirradiated tumors demonstrated small, distinct foci of necrosis. Radiation-induced necrosis, more pigmented than surrounding viable tumor, displayed high signal intensity on T1-weighted and low signal intensity on T2-weighted images. The hemorrhagic/coagulative necrosis, more prevalent in nonirradiated tumors (4 out of 6 vs. 1 out of 7 cases), appeared hyperintense on T2-weighted and hypointense on T1-weighted images. Our study boosts the capability to recognize radiation-induced alterations in uveal melanomas at MRI and may improve the accuracy of radiologists in the evaluation of follow-up MR examination after radiotherapy.

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eye (A01.456.505.420)eye neoplasms (C04.588.364)magnetic resonance imaging (E01.370.350.825.500)melanoma (C04.557.465.625.650.510)necrosis (C23.550.717)proton therapy (E02.815.250.500)radiation injuries (C26.733)radiotherapy (E02.815)uvea (A09.371.894)uveal neoplasms (C04.588.364.978)

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