2018
Detection of Borrelia in Ixodes scapularis ticks by silver stain, immunohistochemical and direct immunofluorescent methods
Galan A, Kupernik P, Cowper SE. Detection of Borrelia in Ixodes scapularis ticks by silver stain, immunohistochemical and direct immunofluorescent methods. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2018, 45: 473-477. PMID: 29569269, DOI: 10.1111/cup.13143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect immunofluorescent methodLyme diseaseImmunofluorescent methodSilver stainScapularis ticksPercentage of positivityRate of infectionCommon tick-borne diseasesIdentification of spirochetesDetection of BorreliaIxodes scapularis ticksClinical presentationRoutine biopsyClinical managementSkin biopsiesI. scapularis ticksConnecticut Agricultural Experiment StationTick-borne diseasesTick attachmentTimely identificationBiopsyDiseaseBorreliaSpirochetesStain
2010
Squamoid Eccrine Ductal Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Terushkin E, Leffell DJ, Futoryan T, Cowper S, Lazova R. Squamoid Eccrine Ductal Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 2010, 32: 287-292. PMID: 20010402, DOI: 10.1097/dad.0b013e3181b623c4.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsDuctal carcinomaShave biopsyEccrine ductal carcinomaInitial shave biopsySuperficial shave biopsiesMohs micrographic surgeryRare adnexal tumorTreatment guidelinesCase reportDiagnostic challengeMicrographic surgeryBiologic behaviorComplete excisionAdnexal tumorsImmunohistochemical approachBiopsyCarcinomaRare variantsTumorsDiagnostic purposesPatientsSurgeryNeoplasmsExcisionCancer
2007
Metastatic cutaneous carcinoid tumor mimicking an adnexal poroid neoplasm
Puri PK, Galan A, Glusac EJ, Cowper SE. Metastatic cutaneous carcinoid tumor mimicking an adnexal poroid neoplasm. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2007, 35: 54-57. PMID: 18095995, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00755.x.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsMetastatic carcinoid tumorsCarcinoid tumorsPoroid neoplasmsCutaneous neoplasmsPigmented basal cell carcinomaPrimary cutaneous neoplasmAdditional clinical informationBasal cell carcinomaMetastatic carcinomaCell carcinomaComplete excisionShave biopsyImmunohistochemical stainsClinical informationUnusual caseApocrine poromaNeoplasmsTumorsMale menCarcinomaFirst caseBiopsyPoromaExcisionDiagnosis