About the Authors

Calogero Virgone

calogero.virgone@unipd.it

Affiliation Pediatric Surgery, Departments of Pediatrics and Gynaecology-Obstetrics, University Hospital, Padua, Italy

Giovanni Cecchetto

Affiliation Pediatric Surgery, Departments of Pediatrics and Gynaecology-Obstetrics, University Hospital, Padua, Italy

Andrea Ferrari

Affiliation Pediatric Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy

Gianni Bisogno

Affiliation Hematology Oncology, Departments of Pediatrics and Gynaecology-Obstetrics, University Hospital, Padua, Italy

Vittoria Donofrio

Affiliation Servizio di Anatomia e Istologia Patologica, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale “Santobono Pausillipon”, Naples, Italy

Renata Boldrini

Affiliation Pathology Unit, “Bambino Gesù” Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy

Paola Collini

Affiliation Pathology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy

Patrizia Dall’Igna

Affiliation Pediatric Surgery, Departments of Pediatrics and Gynaecology-Obstetrics, University Hospital, Padua, Italy

Rita Alaggio

Affiliation Pathology Unit, Department of Medical and Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CV GC AF GB VD PC RB RA PD. Performed the experiments: CV VD RB PC PD RA. Analyzed the data: CV GC AF GB VD RB PC PD RA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CV VD RB PC RA. Wrote the paper: CV PD RA GC. Collected and critically revised clinical and pathological data: CV RB PC VD RA PD. Critically revised the manuscript and gave final approval: CV GC AF GB VD RB PC PD RA.