Saponaro, Concetta
Vagheggini, Alessandro
Scarpi, Emanuela
Centonze, Matteo
Catacchio, Ivana
Popescu, Ondina
Pastena, Maria Irene
Giotta, Francesco
Silvestris, Nicola
Mangia, Anita
Article History
Received: 12 March 2018
Accepted: 19 April 2018
First Online: 2 May 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Ethic Committee of Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II” with the reference number 234/CE 13–11-2017. Before undergoing routine surgery, all patients signed an informed consent form authorizing the Institute to utilize their removed biological tissue for research purposes according to ethical standards.
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