Angela Toss

ORCID: 0000-0002-1854-6701 · 2 papers in corpus · active 2015-2020

Study types

  • other 1
  • review 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 2
  • endometrioma 1
other 2020
The reduction of CA 125 serum levels in BRCA 1/2 mutation carriers after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy is only partially associated with surgery: a prospective cohort, other biomarker controlled, study
European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) ·doi:10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000606

OBJECTIVES: A significant reduction in CA 125 postoperative serum levels was observed after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) in BRCA mutation carriers. In contrast to previous studies, where control groups were absent, we conducte…

review 2015
The Association between Endometriomas and Ovarian Cancer: Preventive Effect of Inhibiting Ovulation and Menstruation during Reproductive Life
BioMed research international ·doi:10.1155/2015/751571

Although endometriosis frequently involves multiple sites in the pelvis, malignancies associated with this disease are mostly confined to the ovaries, evolving from an endometrioma. Endometriomas present a 2-3-fold increased risk of transfo…