Francesc Sant Masoliver
Coordinator of the Histopatological Tissue Analysis research line in TR2Lab
Email: francesc.sant@umedicina.cat
ORCID: 0000-0002-8797-2050
Scientific Profile: URECERCA
Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) and an specialist in Patholgical Anatomy (1994). Currently, he is head of Pathology Department at the Althaia Xarxa Assistencial i Universitària de Manresa and has an extensive experience in the diagnosis of general surgical pathology and alternanting with care practice in surgical pathology is co-author of more than 30 publications.
He obtined a National research grant in nephropathology at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (2008) and projecting his experience in diagnostic practice in General Surgical pathology he pretends to expand and redirect the department of Pathology of Althaia Hospital to initiate research in the histopathological tissue analysis, and collaborate transversally in other lines of research.
My last happenings:
The diagnostic accuracy of HE4 in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions.
Authors: Bérgamo S, Trapé J, González-García L, González-Fernández C, Vergara C, la-Torre ND, Bosch-Presegué L, Otero-Viñas M, Catot S, Crespo-Casal M, Rives-Jimenez J, Arnau A, Costa R, Cugat JR, Gonzalez-Sánchez F, Pla-Salas X, Sant F. Clin Chim Acta. 2025 Jan 30;566:120027. doi:10.1016/j.cca.2024.120027 Read More Abstract Background: Pleural effusions are challenging to diagnose, with approximately 20-50% of malignant effusions not diagnosed by cytology. Human epididymal protein 4 (HE4) may be useful in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions. In serum, this biomarker shows false-positive results in some benign diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility [...]
Utility of human epididymis protein 4 in the differential diagnosis of ascites
Authors: Bérgamo S, Trapé J, González-García L, González-Fernández C, Vergara C, de-la-Torre N, Trujillo G, Estivill D, Álvarez-González MA, Bosch L, Otero-Viñas M, Bergós C, Catot S, Ruiz-Hidalgo D, Ros S, Sant F Clin Biochem. 2023 Oct;120:110645. doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2023.110645. Read More Abstract Background and aims: Human epididymal protein 4 (HE4) may be a useful tool in the differential diagnosis of malignant ascites. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of HE4 for detecting malignant ascites, taking into account the possible false positives identified with adenosine deaminase (ADA), C-reactive protein (CRP), % polynuclear cells (%PMN) and [...]
Reference Network in Additive Manufacturing of Catalonia
GRANT Original Title (English): “Reference Network in Additive Manufacturing of Catalonia” Reference: 2025 XARDI 00031 Period: 01/01/2026-21/12/28 Principal Investigador: Marta Otero Viñas TR2Lab research team members: Juan Crespo Santiago and Francesc Sant Funded by: AGAUR – Generalitat de Catalunya Established with the aim of facilitating the recovery and transfer of 3D printing technologies to society. The XaRFA network comprises 36 research groups from 18 Catalan entities. We offer a guided and supervised roadmap through 4 action programmes: Organizing, monitoring, and evaluating the activities and results of the XaRFA project, while ensuring gender equality. Identification and continuous international promotion of the technological [...]
