1995
Desmoplastic malignant melanoma
Skelton H, Smith K, Laskin W, McCarthy W, Gagnier J, Graham J, Lupton G. Desmoplastic malignant melanoma. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 1995, 32: 717-725. PMID: 7722014, DOI: 10.1016/0190-9622(95)91448-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survival ratesDesmoplastic malignant melanomaMalignant melanomaSurvival rateHistologic featuresCases of DMMOverall histologic featuresDisease-free survivalArmed Forces InstituteBetter prognosisHMB-45Histologic findingsImmunohistochemical evaluationTumor locationImmunohistochemical studyTumor depthUncommon variantBiologic potentialStromal mucinAdequate materialMelanomaTumorsRelative rarityPatientsNeural differentiation
1994
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with multiple site involvement. Literature review and observations
Bollinger B, Laskin W, Knight C. Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with multiple site involvement. Literature review and observations. Cancer 1994, 73: 610-615. PMID: 7507796, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19940201)73:3<610::aid-cncr2820730318>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelioid hemangioendotheliomaLung involvementLow-grade epithelioid hemangioendotheliomaLow-grade histologic typeFactor VIII-related antigenBilateral lung involvementIntense combination chemotherapyMultiple lytic lesionsAggressive histologic featuresMultiple site involvementVIII-related antigenEpithelioid-appearing cellsIntermediate cytoplasmic filamentsScalp involvementMetastatic diseaseCombination chemotherapyLytic lesionsHistologic typeHistologic featuresRadiographic findingsFemale sexProgesterone receptorMyxohyaline stromaImmunohistochemical reactivityRole of hormones
1992
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Laskin W. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. CA A Cancer Journal For Clinicians 1992, 42: 116-125. PMID: 1540852, DOI: 10.3322/canjclin.42.2.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDermatofibrosarcoma protuberansWide excisionSurgical approachLocoregional lymph nodesMainstay of therapyMultiple local recurrencesIntermediate grade sarcomaAggressive courseIndolent courseLocal recurrenceLymph nodesEarly recurrenceClinical appearanceRecent trialsProximal extremitiesFuture treatmentNeck areaFibrosarcomatous areasTumors resultsProtuberansRecurrenceExcisionSarcomaRapid growth phaseTherapy
1990
Eccrine spiradenoma occurring in infancy mimicking mesenchymal tumor
Kao G, Laskin W, Weiss S. Eccrine spiradenoma occurring in infancy mimicking mesenchymal tumor. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 1990, 17: 214-219. PMID: 1697611, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1990.tb00088.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEccrine spiradenomaMesenchymal neoplasmsYoung adultsHistopathologic featuresMesenchymal tumorsDefinite diagnosisBiologic behaviorComplete excisionHamartomatous growthsDermal nodulesDetailed histopathologicTumorsEpithelial cellsNeoplasmsInfantsSubcutisSpiradenomaAdultsSkinInfancyDifferential featuresHistopathologicPatientsRecurrenceExcision