Giovanni Corso

@ieo.it

1. Breast Surgery, 2. Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology
1. European Institute of Oncology, 2. University of Milan, 3. European Cancer Prevention Organization (ECP)

Giovanni Corso
Corso graduated MD cum laude at the University of Siena Italy in 2002. He specialized in general surgery in 2009, and received PhD in Medicine and Molecular Oncology at the University of Porto Corso has published about 160 international articles, 16 chapters and two books with Springer Science+Business Media.

EDUCATION

2012
PhD Gaduation in Medicine and Molecular Oncology with laude. University of Porto, Portugal.

2009
Specialization in General Surgery with laude. University of Siena, Italy.

2002
MD graduation with laude in Medicine and Surgery. University of Siena, Italy.

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Surgery, Genetics (clinical), Health Policy
220

Scopus Publications

9392

Scholar Citations

47

Scholar h-index

128

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Frequency of bilateral prophylactic and contra-lateral risk-reducing mastectomies in women with germline PALB2 variants
    G Corso, C La Vecchia, A Polizzi, F Magnoni, G Abruzzese, S Di Silvestre, ...
    Familial Cancer 25 (2), 40 , 2026
    2026
  • Artificial intelligence for risk-stratified breast cancer screening: a systematic review of evidence, clinical integration, and ethical implications in risk assessment tools
    F Pesapane, F Caumo, P Mantellini, G Irmici, C Depretto, S Penco, ...
    La radiologia medica, 1-22 , 2026
    2026
  • Cancer as a main contributor to multimorbidity in the UK Biobank: analysis of risk factors using conventional statistical modelling and machine learning
    L Patel, S Mignozzi, M Pizzato, G Corso, C La Vecchia, G Alicandro
    European Journal of Cancer Prevention 35 (3), 211-221 , 2026
    2026
  • Sleep duration, selected circulating biomarkers, and colorectal cancer risk
    M Rossi, A Pauletto, S Mignozzi, P Bertuccio, KK Tsilidis, M Mutignani, ...
    European Journal of Cancer Prevention 35 (3), 258-265 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Cancer mortality in Europe in 2020, and an overview of trends since 1990
    C Santucci, P Bertuccio, S Mignozzi, M Pizzato, G Corso, A Odone, ...
    European Journal of Cancer Prevention 35 (3), 193-210 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 4
  • Adjuvant vaccination after conization for the treatment for cervical dysplasia
    C Caia, F De Maria, F Sopracordevole, A Ciavattini, J Casarin, F Ghezzi, ...
    European Journal of Cancer Prevention 35 (3), 243-249 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 2
  • Long-term oncological outcomes of robotic mastectomy for breast cancer: a randomized clinical trial
    A Toesca, F Magnoni, C Sangalli, P Maisonneuve, A Gottardi, ...
    British Journal of Surgery 113 (4), znag007 , 2026
    2026
  • Invasive lobular and ductal breast cancers: a systematic review and metanalysis in association with BRCA1/2 mutation status
    G Corso, C Andreon, C La Vecchia, EI Bottazzoli, G Abruzzese, K Favilla, ...
    European Journal of Cancer, 116692 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Cancer mortality predictions for 2025 in Latin America with focus on prostate cancer
    S Mignozzi, C Santucci, F Levi, M Malvezzi, P Boffetta, G Corso, E Negri, ...
    European Journal of Cancer Prevention 35 (2), 97-107 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 5
  • Microcalcifications Matter: Diagnostic and Biological Differences in DCIS
    L Nicosia, L Mariano, C Mallardi, F Pesapane, L Meneghetti, F Abbate, ...
    Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, 101135 , 2026
    2026
  • Expectant management or conization for persistent low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: Analysis of 5-year outcomes
    G Bogani, F Sopracordevole, G Corso, E Vizza, P Scollo, A Giannini, ...
    Tumori Journal 112 (1), 75-82 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 2
  • Cancer mortality predictions for 2026 in selected Asian countries and Australia with focus on prostate cancer
    C Santucci, S Mignozzi, F Levi, M Malvezzi, G Corso, E Negri, ...
    European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 10.1097 , 2026
    2026
  • Anthropometric factors, physical activity, and the risk of soft tissue sarcoma: a case–control study
    F Turati, G Esposito, M Pizzato, P Bertuccio, C Galeone, C Santucci, ...
    European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 10.1097 , 2026
    2026
  • The global burden of kidney cancer: trends in mortality and incidence with predictions to 2025
    S Mignozzi, C Santucci, A Briganti, F Montorsi, C La Vecchia, G Corso, ...
    European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 10.1097 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Microplastics and cancer
    G Bogani, E Trimarchi, V Chiappa, G Vizzielli, F Raspagliesi, ...
    European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 10.1097 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • From combination early detection to multicancer testing: shifting cancer care toward proactive prevention and interception
    A Albini, D Trapani, F Bertolini, DM Noonan, R Orecchia, G Corso
    Cancer Prevention Research 18 (10), 583-602 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • The URBioPark Project: Bridging Biodiversity, Urban Public Spaces Quality and Public Health
    M Tiboni, A Bertolazzi, M Nota, A Amatucci, P Carletti, GD Corso, ...
    International Conference Living and Walking in Cities, 389-401 , 2025
    2025
  • ASO Visual Abstract: Positive Margin Rates After Breast-Conserving Surgery by Histologic Subtype: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Impact of Oncoplastic Surgery
    KM Switalla, IO Falade, A Quirarte, M Baxter, M Kaur, RA Sakr, G Corso, ...
    Annals of surgical oncology , 2025
    2025
  • Diverging trends in lung cancer: a 26-year analysis of sex-specific patterns and histological shifts in Northern Italy
    L Bertolaccini, C Santucci, C La Vecchia, F Toffolutti, G Corso, L Spaggiari, ...
    European Journal of Cancer Prevention 34 (5), 475-482 , 2025
    2025
  • Second-hit CDH1 gene mechanisms in hereditary diffuse gastric and lobular breast cancer syndrome: frequency and impact on tumorigenesis
    G Corso, F Magnoni, M Dal Molin, E Marino, L Nicosia, F Pesapane, ...
    Human molecular genetics 34 (16), 1345-1352 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 8

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome: CDH1 mutations and beyond
    S Hansford, P Kaurah, H Li-Chang, M Woo, J Senz, H Pinheiro, ...
    JAMA oncology 1 (1), 23-32 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 876
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy vs no axillary surgery in patients with small breast cancer and negative results on ultrasonography of axillary lymph nodes: the SOUND randomized …
    OD Gentilini, E Botteri, C Sangalli, V Galimberti, M Porpiglia, R Agresti, ...
    JAMA oncology 9 (11), 1557-1564 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 617
  • Profiling critical cancer gene mutations in clinical tumor samples
    LE MacConaill, CD Campbell, SM Kehoe, AJ Bass, C Hatton, L Niu, ...
    PloS one 4 (11), e7887 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 379
  • Nipple-sparing and skin-sparing mastectomy: review of aims, oncological safety and contraindications
    V Galimberti, E Vicini, G Corso, C Morigi, S Fontana, V Sacchini, ...
    The Breast 34, S82-S84 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 369
  • Gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas of the esophagus, stomach, and colon exhibit distinct patterns of genome instability and oncogenesis
    AM Dulak, SE Schumacher, J Van Lieshout, Y Imamura, C Fox, B Shim, ...
    Cancer research 72 (17), 4383-4393 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 336
  • Number of lymph node metastases and its prognostic significance in early gastric cancer: a multicenter Italian study
    F Roviello, S Rossi, D Marrelli, C Pedrazzani, G Corso, C Vindigni, ...
    Journal of surgical oncology 94 (4), 275-280 , 2006
    2006
    Citations: 309
  • Germline CDH1 deletions in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer families
    C Oliveira, J Senz, P Kaurah, H Pinheiro, R Sanges, A Haegert, G Corso, ...
    Human molecular genetics 18 (9), 1545-1555 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 283
  • Somatic mutations and deletions of the E-cadherin gene predict poor survival of patients with gastric cancer
    G Corso, J Carvalho, D Marrelli, C Vindigni, B Carvalho, R Seruca, ...
    Journal of clinical oncology 31 (7), 868-875 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 230
  • Long-term standard sentinel node biopsy after neoadjuvant treatment in breast cancer: a single institution ten-year follow-up
    S Kahler-Ribeiro-Fontana, E Pagan, F Magnoni, E Vicini, C Morigi, ...
    European Journal of Surgical Oncology 47 (4), 804-812 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 210
  • CDH1 germline mutations and hereditary lobular breast cancer
    G Corso, M Intra, C Trentin, P Veronesi, V Galimberti
    Familial Cancer 15 (2), 215-219 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 166
  • E‐cadherin deregulation in breast cancer
    G Corso, J Figueiredo, SP De Angelis, F Corso, A Girardi, J Pereira, ...
    Journal of cellular and molecular medicine 24 (11), 5930-5936 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 165
  • Perforated gastric carcinoma: a report of 10 cases and review of the literature
    F Roviello, S Rossi, D Marrelli, G De Manzoni, C Pedrazzani, P Morgagni, ...
    World Journal of Surgical Oncology 4 (1), 19 , 2006
    2006
    Citations: 163
  • Axillary surgery in breast cancer: An updated historical perspective
    F Magnoni, V Galimberti, G Corso, M Intra, V Sacchini, P Veronesi
    Seminars in oncology 47 (6), 341-352 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 152
  • Lymph node involvement in advanced gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma
    C Pedrazzani, G De Manzoni, D Marrelli, S Giacopuzzi, G Corso, ...
    The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 134 (2), 378-385 , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 139
  • Oncogenic mutations in gastric cancer with microsatellite instability
    G Corso, S Velho, J Paredes, C Pedrazzani, D Martins, F Milanezi, ...
    European Journal of Cancer 47 (3), 443-451 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 137
  • Frequency of CDH1 germline mutations in gastric carcinoma coming from high- and low-risk areas: metanalysis and systematic review of the literature
    G Corso, D Marrelli, V Pascale, C Vindigni, F Roviello
    BMC cancer 12 (1), 8 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 136
  • Epigenetically silenced miR-34b/c as a novel faecal-based screening marker for colorectal cancer
    M Kalimutho, S Di Cecilia, G Del Vecchio Blanco, F Roviello, P Sileri, ...
    British journal of cancer 104 (11), 1770-1778 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 128
  • Negative Helicobacter pylori status is associated with poor prognosis in patients with gastric cancer
    D Marrelli, C Pedrazzani, A Berardi, G Corso, A Neri, L Garosi, C Vindigni, ...
    Cancer 115 (10), 2071-2080 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 125
  • Complications after Extended (D2) and Superextended (D3) Lymphadenectomy for Gastric Cancer: Analysis of Potential Risk Factors: D. MARRELLI ET AL.
    D Marrelli, C Pedrazzani, A Neri, G Corso, A De Stefano, E Pinto, ...
    Annals of surgical oncology 14 (1), 25-33 , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 124
  • A randomized trial of robotic mastectomy versus open surgery in women with breast cancer or BrCA mutation
    A Toesca, C Sangalli, P Maisonneuve, G Massari, A Girardi, JL Baker, ...
    Annals of surgery 276 (1), 11-19 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 123