Toxicological

• Giani, F., Masto, R., Trovato, M. A., Franco, A., Pandini, G., Vigneri, R., (2021), Thyroid stem cells but not differentiated thyrocytes are sensitive to slightly increased concentrations of heavy metals, Frontiers in Endocrinology, 12, 383, 10.3389/fendo.2021.652675
• Giani, F., Pandini, G., Scalisi, N. M., Vigneri, P., Fazzari, C., Malandrino, P., Russo, M., Masucci, R., Belfiore, A., Pellegriti, G., Vigneri, R., (2019), Effect of low-dose tungsten on human thyroid stem/precursor cells and their progeny, Endocrine-Related Cancer, 26(8), 713-725, 10.1530/ERC-19-0176

Reviews/ Overviews

• Malandrino, P., Russo, M., Giani, F., Pellegriti, G., Vigneri, P., Belfiore, A., Rizzarelli, E., Vigneri, R., (2020), Increased thyroid cancer incidence in volcanic areas: a role of increased heavy metals in the environment?, International journal of molecular, 21(10), 3425, 10.3390/ijms21103425
• Vigneri, R., Malandrino, P., Giani, F., Russo, M., Vigneri, P., (2017), Heavy metals in the volcanic environment and thyroid cancer, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 457, 73-80, 10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.027

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance

• Malandrino, P., Russo, M., Ronchi, A., Moretti, F., Giani, F., Vigneri, P., Masucci, R., Pellegriti, G., Belfiore, A., Vigneri, R., (2020), Concentration of metals and trace elements in the normal human and rat thyroid: comparison with muscle and adipose tissue and volcanic versus control areas, Thyroid, 30(2), 290-299, 10.1089/thy.2019.0244
• Russo, M., Malandrino, P., Moleti, M., D' Angelo, A., Tavarelli, M., Sapuppo, G., Giani, F., Richiusa, P., Squatrito, S, Vigneri, R., Pellegriti, G., (2017), Thyroid cancer in the pediatric age in Sicily: Influence of the volcanic environment, Anticancer Research, 37(3), 1515-1522
• Tavarelli, M., Malandrino, P., Vigneri, P., Richiusa, P., Maniglia, A., Violi, M. A., Sapuppo, G., Vella, V., Dardanoni, G., Vigneri, R., Pellegriti, G., (2017), Anaplastic thyroid cancer in Sicily: The role of environmental characteristics, Frontiers in Endocrinology, 8, 277, 10.3389/fendo.2017.00277
• Russo, M., Malandrino, P., Addario, W. P., Dardanoni, G., Vigneri, P., Pellegriti, G., Squatrito, S, Vigneri, R., (2015), Several site-specific cancers are increased in the volcanic area in Sicily, Anticancer Research, 35(7), 3995-4001
• Malandrino, P., Scollo, C., Marturano, I., Russo, M., Tavarelli, M., Attard, M., Richiusa, P., Violi, M. A., Dardanoni, G., Vigneri, R., Pellegriti, G., (2013), Descriptive epidemiology of human thyroid cancer: experience from a regional registry and the “volcanic factor”, Frontiers in Endocrinology, 4, 65, 10.3389/fendo.2013.00065
• Pellegriti, G., De Vathaire, F., Scollo, C., Attard, M., Giordano, C., Arena, S., Dardanoni, G., Frasca, F., Malandrino, P., Vermiglio, F., Orevitera, D. M. , D’Azzò, G., Trimarchi, F., Vigneri, R., (2009), Papillary thyroid cancer incidence in the volcanic area of Sicily, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 101(22), 1575-1583, 10.1093/jnci/djp354

Epidemiological, clinical & surveillance, Physicochemical or geochemical

• Malandrino, P., Russo, M., Ronchi, A., Minoia, C., Cataldo, D., Regalbuto, C., Giordano, C., Attard, M., Squatrito, S, Trimarchi, F., Vigneri, R., (2015), Increased thyroid cancer incidence in a basaltic volcanic area is associated with non–anthropogenic pollution and biocontamination, Endocrine, 53, 471–479, 10.1007/s12020-015-0761-0