2010
Noninvasive assessment of dermal carotenoids as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake
Mayne ST, Cartmel B, Scarmo S, Lin H, Leffell DJ, Welch E, Ermakov I, Bhosale P, Bernstein PS, Gellermann W. Noninvasive assessment of dermal carotenoids as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2010, 92: 794-800. PMID: 20685953, PMCID: PMC3133234, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraclass correlation coefficientDermal carotenoidsDermal biopsiesRR measuresBiomarkers of fruitDietary carotenoid intakeVegetable intakeCarotenoid statusCarotenoid intakeStudy of nutritionNoninvasive assessmentBiopsyBiomarkersSkin pigmentationTotal carotenoidsHuman skinIntakeWkInner armLycopeneValid methodArmSignificant correlations of dermal total carotenoids and dermal lycopene with their respective plasma levels in healthy adults
Scarmo S, Cartmel B, Lin H, Leffell DJ, Welch E, Bhosale P, Bernstein PS, Mayne ST. Significant correlations of dermal total carotenoids and dermal lycopene with their respective plasma levels in healthy adults. Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics 2010, 504: 34-39. PMID: 20637178, PMCID: PMC2957565, DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2010.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman skin photoprotectionRespective plasma levelsHigh-performance liquid chromatographyHuman skinPlasma levelsBlood samplesHealthy humansHealthy adultsHydrocarbon carotenoidsDermal biopsiesSkin photoprotectionSimilar proportionsSkinSignificant correlationPerformance liquid chromatographyIndividual carotenoid contentTotal carotenoidsRelative levelsLycopeneLiquid chromatographyBiopsyPlasmaLuteinSquamoid 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
2003
Massive Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia: An Unusual Reaction to a Tattoo
Balfour E, Olhoffer I, Leffell D, Handerson T. Massive Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia: An Unusual Reaction to a Tattoo. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 2003, 25: 338-340. PMID: 12876493, DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200308000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal hyperplasiaTattoo reactionsPseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasiaVerrucous plaquesDense chronic inflammationPerivascular lymphocytic inflammationPseudoepitheliomatous epidermal hyperplasiaFocal keratinLymphocytic inflammationChronic inflammationCystic dilatationPhysical examinationHistopathologic examinationKeratinocytic atypiaGranulomatous tattoo reactionSuperficial biopsiesDifferential diagnosisShave biopsyHyperplasiaClinical diagnosisTattoo placementTattoo siteInflammationBiopsyPlaques