Scientific Publications
Recent publications, abstracts, and presentations
Our fellowship-trained pathologists actively participate in research initiatives and present their work at internationally attended conferences. See their latest work in their areas of subspecialty expertise.
Scleromatous Changes in an Abdominal Wall Graft: Graft-Versus-Graft Disease, or Chronic Graft Rejection?
Olson NJ, Wimmer DB, Croitoru DP, Barton DT, Seidel GD, Shane Chapman M, Linos K. Am J Dermatopathol. 2017 Jan; 39(1):53–55.
Squamomelanocytic tumor: A case report and further insights into its possible histogenesis
Jour G, Paniz Mondolfi A, Reidy J, Cressey B, Rosenthal S. Am J Dermatopathol. 2014 June; 36(6):517–21.
Dermal pleomorphic liposarcoma resembling pleomorphic fibroma
Al-Zaid T, Frieling G, Rosenthal S. J Cutan Pathol. 2013 Aug; 40(8):734–9.
Novel Use of Topical Dapsone 5% Gel for Erythema Elevatum Diutinum: Safer and Effective
Frieling GW, Lim SJM, Rosenthal S, J Drugs Dermatol. 2013 Apr 1; 12(4):481–4.
Factitious Dermatitis Due to Thermal Burn with Histologic Features Simulating Fixed Drug Eruption
Persad L, Salim S, Motaparthi K. Am J Dermatopathol. 2017 Aug; 39(8):622–624.
Desmoplastic/spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. A diagnostically challenging tumor mimicking a scar: clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 6 cases
Velazquez EF, Werchniack AE, Granter SR.Am J Dermatopathol. 2010 Jun; 32(4):333–9.
Psoriatic alopecia/alopecia areata-like reactions secondary to anti-tumor necrosis factor-α therapy: a novel cause of noncicatricial alopecia
Doyle LA, Sperling LC, Baksh S, Lackey J, Thomas B, Vleugels RA, Qureshi AA andVelazquez EF.Am J Dermatopathol. 2011; 33: 161–6.
Histopathologic Spectrum of Psoriasiform Skin Reactions Associated With Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Inhibitor Therapy
Laga AC, Vleugels RA, Qureshi AA, Velazquez EF. Am J Dermatopathol. 2010 Aug; 32(6):568–73.
Immunity to the melanoma inhibitor of apoptosis protein (ML-IAP; livin) in patients with malignant melanoma
Zhou J, Yuen NK, Zhan Q, Velazquez EF, Murphy GF, Giobbie-Hurder A, Hodi FS. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2012 May; 61(5):655–65.
Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Review of the Eighth Edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Guidelines, Prognostic Factors, and Histopathologic Variants
Motaparthi K, Kapil JP and Velazquez EF. Adv Anat Pathol. 2017; 24(4):171–194.
Dermal Melanocytosis (Nevus of Ito) and Concurrent Cellular Neurothekeoma
We report an interesting case of dermal melanocytosis (Nevus of Ito) and concurrent cellular neurothekeoma occurring on the right posterior shoulder of a 32-year-old woman. Although rare, several cases of…
A Case of Cocaine-induced Vasculopathy
Cocaine has been known to cause several cutaneous conditions including Raynaud’s phenomenon, sclerosis, leukocytoclastic vasculitis, necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, and Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Most recently, cutaneous vasculopathy associated…
A Rare Case of Metastatic Cutaneous Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare vascular neoplasm most commonly found in the soft tissue, lung, liver, bone and skin. While primary cutaneous EHE may demonstrate a more indolent course…
A Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation of a Rare ider(22q) in a Patient with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
L. Dean, L. White, E. Hayes, K. Webber, T. Zeliadt, E. Kroman, W. L. Flejter, PhD – Inform Diagnostics, AZ Peripheral blood and bone marrow samples from a 70-year-old female…
A Rare (11;22)(q23;q11.2) Translocation in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
K. Horvath, K. Webber, E. Hayes, T. Zeliadt, W.L. Flejter PhD – Inform Diagnostics Life Sciences, Phoenix, AZ We received bone marrow and peripheral blood samples from a 58-year-old year…
Plasma Cell Enrichment: A Valuable Tool to Increase Abnormality Detection Rates in Plasma Cell Disorders by FISH
E. Kroman, L. Scott, Q. Zhao, J. Zhang, T. Golding, M.L. Miller, W.L. Flejter – Inform Diagnostics Cytogenetic analysis of plasma cell disorders (PCD) is difficult owing to their low…
Xanthomatous Lichen Planus-Like Keratosis: An Emerging Clinical Entity?
Lichen planus-like keratosis (LPLK) was first described in 1966 as a lesion that is clinically distinct from lichen planus (LP) but histologically indistinguishable from LP. Clinically, LPLK appears different from…
A Case of Granulomatous Dermatitis Occurring After Implantation of a Titanium-Containing Pacemaker
Granulomatous contact dermatitis to metals, including titanium-containing pacemakers, is rare but has been documented in the literature. The pathogenesis is likely to be a delayed hypersensitivityreaction to the metal. We…
Multicolor Flow Cytometry Detects Monoclonal Plasma Cells in the Vast Majority of Patients with Plasma Cell Disorders Shown to Have Genetic Abnormalities by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH)
Raul Braylan, Karina Baggiani, Tiana Golding, Eric Kroman, Michael L. Miller, and Wendy L. Flejter The flow cytometric analysis is considered an essential tool for the identification of malignant hemopoietic…
The Importance of Lymphoid Stimulation and FISH to Detect Complex Translocations in Oncology
K. Stiner, N. Lee, K. Abdi, L. White, L. Dean, Q. Virgo, W.L. Flejter PhD A bone marrow sample was received from a forty-five year old female with submandibular lymphadenopathy…
