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The University of Insubria CV The University of Insubria CV Cristina Riva
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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

 

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.
 

Qualifications and awards

Member of the following Scientific Societies:
International Academy of Pathology, European Society of Pathology, SIAPEC, APEFA group, GISCI.
 

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.
 

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
 

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).
 

Clinical interests

Gynecopathology, breast pathology, oral pathology.

 

 
   
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