Sylvia Asa

Biography

Sylvia Asa MD, PhD Professor Contact information Toronto General Hospital 200 Elizabeth St. 11th Floor Toronto Ontario M5G 2C4 Phone: 416-340-4802 Fax: 416-340-5517 Email: sylvia.asa@uhn.ca           Sylvia Asa MD, PhD Professor Contact information Toronto General Hospital 200 Elizabeth St. 11th Floor Toronto Ontario M5G 2C4 Phone: 416-340-4802 Fax: 416-340-5517 Email: sylvia.asa@uhn.ca          

Research Interest

Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy and one of the most common malignancies in young women. It is one of the few cancers that is increasing in incidence worldwide. Pituitary tumours are also increasingly being detected; autopsy reports and radiologic and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence from around the globe indicate that one in five people worldwide has a pituitary tumour. Neuroendocrine tumours arising in the pancreas, gut, lung and other sites are often misdiagnosed. Rare endocrine tumours affect the parathyroid glands and adrenals. These tumours that arise in endocrine tissues are unique in that they also often produce hormonal manifestations, and they respond to targeted therapies based on hormone regulation. Patients often have delayed diagnosis and are affected by the complications of the hormonal dysregulation that can have significant social and psychological impact in addition to that of a cancer diagnosis.