Santoro, Angela
Vegni, Federica
d’Amati, Antonio
Addante, Francesca
Angelico, Giuseppe
Franco, Antonio
Fabi, Alessandra
Rossi, Esther Diana
Zannoni, Gian Franco
Mule, Antonino
Funding for this research was provided by:
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Article History
Received: 22 May 2025
Revised: 4 October 2025
Accepted: 9 October 2025
First Online: 30 October 2025
Declarations
: This study was conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines andthe Declaration of Helsinki (1975, revised in 2013). The clinical information had been retrieved from the patient’s medical records and pathology reports. Patients’ initials or other personal identifiers did not appear in any image. Finally, all samples were anonymized before histology and immunohistochemistry. Due to the retrospective nature of the study, our institution did not deem the approval of an ethical committee as necessary because the analyzed data were collected as part of diagnosis, and patients were diagnosed and treated according to national/international guidelines and agreements. Our analysis looked retrospectively at the treated patient outcomes. This was achieved internally as part of an audit/evaluation to improve our quality of care.
: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.