Dr. Piergiuseppe Colombo
University of Milan
Italy
Email: piergiuseppe.colombo@humanitas.it
Qualifications
M.D., University of Milan School of Medicine, Milan, 1995;
Habilitation in Pathological Anatomy and Histology, Postgraduate Medical School in Pathology, University of Milan, Milan, 1999
Selected Publications
Patriarca C, Alfano RM, Sonnenberg A, Graziani D, Cassani B, Colombo P, Languino L, Fornaro M, Warren WH, Coggi G, Gould VE. Integrin laminin receptor profile of pulmonary squamous cell and adenocarcinomas. Human Pathology, 1998; 29: 1208-1215
Coggi G, Romagnoli S, Roz E, Colombo P, Roncalli M. Anatomia patologica e patologia molecolare dell’adenocarcinoma del cardias In: Il trattamento chirurgico dell’adenocarcinoma del cardias. A. Peracchia Editore, 1999
Manasse E, Colombo P, Roncalli M, Gallotti R. Myocardial acute and chronic histological modifications induced by cryoablation. European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 2000, 17: 339-340
Maggioni M, Coggi G, Cassani B, Bianchi P, Romagnoli S, Mandelli A, Borzio M, Colombo P, Roncalli M. Molecular changes in hepatocellular dysplastic nodules on microdissected liver biopsies. Hepathology, 2000; 32: 942-946
Coggi G, Romagnoli S, Roz E, Colombo P, Roncalli M. Anatomy and pathology of cardias adenocarcinoma In: Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction. Current concepts and management. A. Peracchia Editor, 2000
Patriarca C, Comi A, Gazzano G, Colombo P, Campo B, Coggi G. Macrocryosectioning of the prostate: a simple technique. Journal of Clinical pathology, 2001; 54: 236-237
Colombo P, Patriarca C, Alfano RM, Cassani B, Ceva- Grimaldi G, Roncalli M, Bosari S, Coggi G, Campo B, Gould VE. Molecular disorders in transitional vs peripheral zone prostate adenocarcinoma. International Journal of Cancer, 2001; 94: 383-389
Grizzi F, Colombo P, Barbieri B, Franceschini B, Roncalli M, Chiriva Internati M, Muzzio PC, Dioguardi N. Microscopic analysis and significance of vascular architectural complexity in renal cell carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research, 2001; 7: 3305-3306
Manasse E, Colombo P, Barbone A, Braidotti P, Bulfamante G, Roncalli M, Gallotti R.
Clinical histopathology and ultrastructural analysis of myocardium following microwave energy ablation. European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 2003; 4: 573-577
Patriarca C, Petrella D, Campo B, Colombo P, Giunta P, Parente M, Zucchini N, Mazzucchelli R, Montironi R. Elevated E-Cadherin and alpha/beta Catenin Expression after Androgen deprivation therapy in prostate adenocarcinoma.
Pathology Research and Practice, 2003; 10: 659-665
Colombo P, Cattaneo L. Axillary intranodal cysts associated with breast malignancy.
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 2004; 3: 85-86
Franceschini B, Grizzi F, Colombo P, Soda G, Bumm K, Hermonat PL, Monti M, Dioguardi N, Chiriva-Internati M. Expression of human sperm protein 17 in melanophages of cutaneous melanocytic lesions. British Journal of Dermatology, 2004; 4: 780-782
Grizzi F, Chiriva-Internati M, Franceschini B, Bumm K, Colombo P, Ciccarelli M, Donetti E, Gagliano N, Hermonat PL, Bright RK, Gioia M, Dioguardi N, Kast WM.
Sperm protein 17 is expressed in human somatic ciliated epithelia. Journal Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, 2004; 4: 549-554
Soto Parra H, Zucali AP, Colombo P, Balzarini L, Santoro A. Soft-tissue metastases from malignant mesothelioma. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2004; 22: 3191-3195
Gaetani P, Di Ieva A, Colombo P, Tancioni F, Aimar E, Debernardi A, Rodriguez y Baena R. Intradural spinal metastases of renal clear cell carcinoma causing cauda equina syndrome. Acta Neurochirurgica, 2004; 146: 857-861
Bettio D, Rizzi N, Colombo P, Bianchi P, Gaetani P. Unusual cytogenetic findings in a synovial sarcoma arising in the paranasal sinuses. Cancer Genetics Cytogenetics, 2004; 1: 79-81
Colombo P, Arizzi C, Roncalli M. Acinar cell cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas: Report of a rare case and review of the literature. Human Pathology, 2004; 12: 1568-1571
Barbone A, Pini D, Grossi P, Bandera A, Manasse E, Citterio E, Eusebio A, Silvaggio G, Settepani F, Municino A, Colombo P, Casari E, Ornaghi D, Gronda E, Gallotti R.
Aspergillus left ventricular assist device endocarditis. Italian Heart Journal, 2004; 11: 876-80
Grizzi F, Russo C, Colombo P, Franceschini B, Frezza EE, Cobos E, Chiriva Internati M. Quantitative evaluation and modeling of two-dimensional neovascular network complexity: the surface fractal dimension. BMC Cancer, 2005; 5: 14
Romagnoli S, Graziani D, Bramerio M, Gambacorta M, Colombo P, Roncalli M, Coggi G, Bosari S. Immunohistochemical profile and c-kit mutations in gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Pathology Research and Practice, 2005; 201: 71-81
Gaetani P, Di Ieva A, Colombo P, Tancioni F, Aimar E, Debernardi A, Baena RR. Calvarial metastases as clinical presentation of renal cell carcinoma: report of two cases and review of the literature. Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 2005; 107: 329-33
Colombo P, Rahal D, Grizzi F, Quagliuolo V, Roncalli M. Localized intra-abdominal fibromatosis of the small bowel mimicking a gastrointestinal stromal tumor: A case report. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2005; 33: 5226-8
Colombo P, Tondulli L, Masci G, Muzza A, Rimassa L, Petrella D, Santoro A. Oral ulcer as an exclusive sign of gastric cancer: report of a rare case. BMC Cancer, 2005; 5: 117
Grizzi F, Gaetani P, Franceschini B, Di Ieva A, Colombo P, Ceva-Grimaldi G, Bollati A, Frezza EE, Cobos E, Rodriguez y Baena R, Dioguardi N, Chiriva-Internati M. Sperm protein 17 is expressed in human nervous system tumours. BMC Cancer. 2006; 6:23.
Taverna G, Colombo P, Seveso M, Giusti G, Piccinelli A, Benetti A, Graziotti P. Single small focus of prostate adenocarcinoma (<1 mm and too small for grading) and clinical significant disease after radical prostatectomy. Archivio Italiano di Urologia e andrologia. 2006; 78: 57-60.
Gagliano N, Donne ID, Torri C, Migliori M, Grizzi F, Milzani A, Filippi C, Annoni G, Colombo P, Costa F, Ceva-Grimaldi G, Bertelli AA, Giovannini L, Gioia M. Early cytotoxic effects of ochratoxin A in rat liver: a morphological, biochemical and molecular study. Toxicology. 2006; 225: 214-24.
Tancioni F, Di Ieva A, Levi D, Aimar E, Debernardi A, Colombo P, Gaetani P, Rodriguez Y Baena R. Spinal decompression and vertebroplasty in Paget's disease of the spine. Surgical Neurology. 2006. 66: 189-91.
Di Ieva A, Gaetani P, Giannini M, Aimar E, Levi D, Tancioni F, Secci L, Colombo P, Debernardi A, Scorsetti M, Navarria P, Rognone F, Rodriguez y Baena R. Oligodendroglial gliomatosis cerebri. Case report. Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences. 2006; 50: 123-5.
Banna GL, Bettio D, Scorsetti M, Navarria P, Simonelli M, Rodriguez Baena R, Aimar E, Gaetani P, Colombo P, Rognone F, Santoro A. Administration of temozolomide during and after radiotherapy for newly diagnosed high-grade gliomas excluding glioblastoma multiforme. Journal of Neurooncology. 2007. 81: 323-5.
Grizzi F, Colombo P, Taverna G, Chiriva-Internati M, Cobos E, Graziotti P, Muzzio PC, Dioguardi N. Geometry of human vascular system: is it an obstacle for quantifying antiangiogenic therapies? Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2007. 15: 134-9. Review.
Rodriguez Y Baena R, Di Ieva A, Colombo P, Collini P, Navarria P, Scorsetti M, Gaetani P, Santoro A. Intramedullary astrocytoma with granular cell differentiation.
Neurosurg Rev. 2007. 30: 339-343.
Colombo P, Naspro R, Vallieri L, Vavassori I, Valenti S, Galli C, Roncalli M. Non-hormone-induced mixed epithelial and stromal tumor of kidney in a man: description of a rare case. Urology. 2008. 1: 168. 7-9.
De Pas T, Toffalorio F, Colombo P, Giuseppe Trifirò, Pelosi G, Della Vigna P, Manzotti M, Agostini M, de Braud F. Brief report: activity of Imatinib in a patient with Platelet-Derived-Growth-Factor receptor positive malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2008. 3: 938-941.
Patriarca C, Colombo P, Taronna AP, Wesseling J, Franchi G, Guddo F, Naspro R, Macchi RM, Giunta P, Pasquale MD, Parente M, Arizzi C, Roncalli M, Campo B. Cell Discohesion and Multifocality of Carcinoma In situ of the Bladder: New Insight From the Adhesion Molecule Profile (e-Cadherin, Ep-CAM, and MUC1). Int J Surg Pathol. 2008 Nov 19.
Taverna G, Colombo P, Grizzi F, Franceschini B, Ceva-Grimaldi G, Seveso M, Giusti G, Piccinelli A, Graziotti P. Fractal analysis of two-dimensional vascularity in primary prostate cancer and surrounding non-tumoral parenchyma. Pathol Res Pract. 2009; 205:438-44
Taverna G, Grizzi F, Minuti F, Seveso M, Piccinelli A, Giusti G, Benetti A, Maugeri O, Pasini L, Zandegiacomo S, Colombo P, Di Biccari S, Graziotti P. PSA repeatedly fluctuating levels are reassuring enough to avoid biopsy? Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2009 Dec;81(4):203-8.
Taverna G, Corinti M, Colombo P, Grizzi F, Severo M, Piccinelli A, Giusti G, Benetti A, Zucali PA, Graziotti P. Bladder metastases of appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma: a case presentation. BMC Cancer. 2010;10:62.
Taverna G, Grizzi F, Colombo P, Graziotti PP. Microvessel density estimate: friend or foe in the light of prostate vascular system complexity? World J Urol. 2010 Jan 21.
Gaetani P, Hulleman E, Levi D, Quarto M, Scorsetti M, Helin K, Simonelli M, Colombo P, Rodriguez Y Baena R. Expression of the transcription factor Hey1 in glioblastoma: a preliminary clinical study. Tumori. 2010;96:97-102.
Sclafani F, Carnaghi C, Colombo P, Bozzarelli S, De Vincenzo F, Rimassa L,
Giorgetti PL, Santoro A. Case report of acute aortic dissection during treatment
with capecitabine for a late recurrence of breast cancer. Chemotherapy. 2010;56(3):203-7. Epub 2010 Jun 11.
Erreni M, Solinas G, Brescia P, Osti D, Zunino F, Colombo P, Destro A, Roncalli M, Mantovani A, Draghi R, Levi D, Rodriguez Y Baena R, Gaetani P, Pelicci G, Allavena P. Human glioblastoma tumours and neural cancer stem cells express the chemokine CX3CL1 and its receptor CX3CR1. European Journal of Cancer. 2010 Aug 19.
Di Ieva A, Grizzi F, Tschabitscher M, Colombo P, Casali M, Simonelli M, Widhalm G, Muzzio PC, Matula C, Chiti A, Rodriguez Y Baena R. Correlation of microvascular fractal dimension with positron emission tomography [(11)C]-methionine uptake in glioblastoma multiforme: Preliminary findings. Microvascular Research. 2010 Sep;80(2):267-73.
Piergiuseppe Colombo, Giovanni Luca Ceresoli, Leonardo Boiocchi, Gianluigi Taverna, Fabio Grizzi, Alexia Bertuzzi, Armando Santoro, Massimo Roncalli. Prostatic stromal tumor with fatal outcome in a young man: histopathological and immunohistochemical case presentation. Rare Tumors 2010; 2:e57 under construction