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Contact data |
Associate Professor
of Pathology
Department of Human Morphology
Via O. Rossi, 9
Tel: +39332264557
Fax: +39332262313
E-mail: cristina.riva@uninsubria.it |
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Biography |
Born: Rome, Italy-May 16,
1956
Nationality: Italian
Education: High school Institute E.Cairoli, Varese, Maturità
Classica(1975)
Doctor of Medicine(1981) University of Pavia, Italy
Medical Licensure: University of Pavia, 1981
Post-doc Training in Anatomic Pathology, Hospital of Varese, 1983-1987
(Prof. Carlo Capella)
Specialization in Anatomic Pathology: University of Pavia, 1987
Consultant of Pathology from 1987 at Hospital of Varese
Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Insubria, Varese,
2001-2005. |
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Qualifications and awards |
Member of the following
Scientific Societies:
International Academy of Pathology, European Society of Pathology,
SIAPEC, APEFA group, GISCI. |
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Research interests |
-Characterization of gastroenteropancreatic
endocrine tumors, pituitary adenomas and pheochromocytomas.
-Morphological studies of gastric carcinomas.
-Immunohistochemical study of ovarian mucinous and non mucinous tumors.
-Follow-up study of in situ breast cancer.
-Cytogenetic and molecular characterization of endometrial and ovarian
epithelial neoplasms.
-Characterization of ovarian metastatic tumors.
-Study of androgen receptors in breast carcinoma. |
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Teaching experience
and appointments |
From 2001 teaching of Pathology
in the School of Medicine, including formal didactics ,tutorial activities
, training in autoptic and histologic practice and education in cytologic
screening programs .
Courses:
- Cytopathology, Course of Systemic Pathology for MD students
- Undergraduate Medical School of Radiology Technicians
- Undergraduate Medical School of Obstetrics
- Medical School of Dentistry
- Pathology, Clinical Oncology, Radiology and Gynecology and Obstetrics
residency programs at the School of Medicine |
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Representative
publications |
RIVA C., DAINESE E., CAPRARA
G., COSSU ROCCA P., MASSARELLI G., CAPELLA C., EUSEBI V.: Immunohistochemical
study of androgen receptors in breast carcinoma. Evidence of their
frequent expression in lobular carcinoma. Virchows Arch. 2005 Oct
447 (4): 695-700.
DAINESE E, SESSA F, RIVA C, PLACIDI C, CAPELLA C: “Proximal
type “ epithelioid sarcoma of the vulva: differential diagnosis
with other extrarenal rhabdoid tumors. Pathologica 2005 Jun 97 (3)
133-6.
TIBILETTI M.G., BERNASCONI B., TABORELLI M., FACCO C., RIVA C., CAPELLA
C., FRANCHI M., BINELLI G., ACQUATI F., TARAMELLI R.: Genetic and
cytogenetic observations among different types of ovarian tumors are
compatible with a progression model underlying ovarian tumorigenesis
Cancer Genet Cytogenet. (2003) Oct 15; 146(2): 145-53
FRANCHI M., GHEZZI F., RIVA C., MIGLIERINA M., BOLIS P.: Postoperative
complications after pelvic lymphadenectomy for the surgical staging
of endometrial cancer. J.Surg. Oncol. 78(4):232-7; discussion 237-40,
(2001).
TIBILETTI M.G., BERNASCONI B., FURLAN D., BRESSAN P., CERUTTI R.,
FACCO C., FRANCHI M., RIVA C., CINQUETTI R., CAPELLA C., TARAMELLI
R.: Chromosome 6 abnormalities in ovarian surface epithelial tumors
of borderline malignancy suggest a genetic continuum in the progression
model of ovarian neoplasms.
Clin Cancer Res 7: 3404-9 (2001).
CHIARAVALLI A.M., FURLAN D., FACCO C., TIBILETTI M.G., DIONIGI A.,
CASATI B., ALBARELLO L., RIVA C., CAPELLA C.: Immunohistochemical
pattern of hMSH2/hMLH1 in familial and sporadic colorectal, gastric,
endometrial and ovarian carcinomas with instability in microsatellite
sequences.
Virchows Arch 438: 39-48 (2001).
DIONIGI A., FACCO C., TIBILETTI M.G., BERNASCONI B., RIVA C., CAPELLA
C. Ovarian metastases from colorectal carcinoma: clinico-pathological
profile, immunophenotype and karyotype analysis. Am. J. Clin. Pathol.,
114:111-122, 2000.
TIBILETTI MG, BERNASCONI B, DIONIGI A, RIVA C. (1999). Applications
of FISH in tumor pathology. Advances in clinical pathology, vol. 3,
pp. 111-118.
TIBILETTI MG, TRUBIA M, PONTI E, SESSA L, ACQUATI F, FURLAN D, BERNASCONI
B, FICHERA D, ZIEGLER A, VOLZ A, FACCO C, RIVA C. (1998). Phisical
map of the D6S149-D6S193 region on chromosome 6q27 and its involvement
in benign surface epithelial ovarian tumors. Oncogene, 16 (12) pp.1639-1642.
FACCO C., LA ROSA S., DIONIGI A., UCCELLA S., RIVA C., CAPELLA C.:
High expression of growth factors and growth factor receptors in ovarian
metastases from ileal carcinoids. An immunohistochemical study of
2 cases. Arch Pathol Lab Med.122:828-832, 1998.
TIBILETTI MG, BERNASCONI B, FURLAN D, RIVA C., TRUBIA M, BURAGGI G,
FRANCHI M, BOLIS PF, MARIANI A, FRIGERIO L, CAPELLA C, TARAMELLI R.
(1996). Early involvement of 6q in surface epithelial ovarian tumors.
Cancer Res. vol. 56, pp. 4493-4498.
LA ROSA S., SESSA F., CAPELLA C., RIVA C., LEONE B.E., KLERSY C.,
RINDI G, SOLCIA E.: Prognostic criteria in nonfunctioning pancreatic
endocrine tumors, Virchows Arch (1996) 429:323-333.
EUSEBI V, FEUDALE E, FOSCHINI MP, MICHELI A, CONTI A, RIVA C., DI
PALMA S, RILKE F. (1994). Long-term follow-up of in situ carcinoma
of the breast. Seminars in diagnostic pathology. vol. 11, pp. 223-235.
SOLCIA E., CAPELLA C., FIOCCA R., TENTI P., SESSA F., RIVA C., RINDI
G.,: Disorders of the Endocrine System, da: "Ming and Goldmark
Pathology of the Gastrointestinal tract" W.B. Saunders Company
1992, 240-259.
TENTI P., AGUZZI A. RIVA C., USELLINI L., ZAPPATORE R., BARA J., SAMLOFF
I.M., SOLCIA E.: Ovarian mucinous tumors frequently express markers
of gastric, intestinal and pancreaticobiliary epithelial cells. Cancer
vol. 69 n. 8 (1992); 2131-2142.
CASALONE R., GRANATA CASALONE P., MINELLI E., PORTENTOSO, RIGHI R.,
MERONI E., GIUDICI A., DONATI D., RIVA C., SALVATORE S., BONO A.V.:
Significance of the clonal and sporadic chromosome abnormalities in
non-neoplastic renal tissue. Hum. Genet. (1992) 90: 71-78.
CAPELLA C., RIVA C., RINDI G., SESSA F., USELLINI L., CHIARAVALLI
A.M., CARNEVALI M., SOLCIA E.: Histopathology, hormone products and
clinico-pathologic profile of endocrine tumors of the upper small
intestine. A study of 44 cases. Endocrine Pathology, 2: 92-110, 1991.
EUSEBI V., DAMIANI S., RIVA C., LLOYD R.V., CAPELLA C.: Calcitonin
free oat-cell carcinoma of the thyroid gland. Virchows Archiv A Pathol.
Anat (1990) 417: 267-271.
CAPELLA C., RIVA C., RINDI G., USELLINI L., CHIARAVALLI A.M., SOLCIA
E.: Endocrine Tumors of the Duodenum and Upper Jejunum. A study of
33 cases with clinico-pathological characteristics and hormone content.
Hepato-Gastroenterology, 2 (37), 247-252 (1990). |
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Clinical interests |
Gynecopathology, breast
pathology, oral pathology.
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