1999
Morphea Limited to the Superficial Reticular Dermis: An Underrecognized Histologic Phenomenon
McNiff J, Glusac E, Lazova R, Carroll C. Morphea Limited to the Superficial Reticular Dermis: An Underrecognized Histologic Phenomenon. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 1999, 21: 315-319. PMID: 10446770, DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199908000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLichen sclerosus et atrophicusSuperficial reticular dermisSuperficial dermisReticular dermisSpindle cellsDermal dendritic cellsCollagen bundlesTypical histologic featuresImmune accessory cellsSclerosus et atrophicusDermal spindle cellsCases of morpheaDeep reticular dermisElastic fibersDermal elastic fibersDendritic cellsHistologic featuresIndurated skinUnknown etiologyAdditional biopsiesEt atrophicusMorpheaHistologic phenomenonDeep dermisAccessory cellsImmunohistochemical comparison of cutaneous lymphadenoma, trichoblastoma, and basal cell carcinoma: support for classification of lymphadenoma as a variant of trichoblastoma
McNiff J, Eisen R, Glusac E. Immunohistochemical comparison of cutaneous lymphadenoma, trichoblastoma, and basal cell carcinoma: support for classification of lymphadenoma as a variant of trichoblastoma. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 1999, 26: 119-124. PMID: 10235376, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1999.tb01815.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal cell carcinomaVariant of trichoblastomaCutaneous lymphadenomaCell carcinomaLangerhans cellsNodular basal cell carcinomaCK20-positive Merkel cellsS100-positive cellsBcl-2CD30-positive cellsCharacteristic immunohistochemical findingsSimilar staining patternLymphoid infiltratesImmunohistochemical findingsStromal stainingTumor groupEpithelial tumorsImmunohistochemical comparisonUncertain histogenesisMerkel cellsTrichoblastomaS100 proteinCD1aLymphadenomaStaining patternEpithelioid Cell Histiocytoma: A Simulant of Vascular and Melanocytic Neoplasms
Glusac E, McNiff J. Epithelioid Cell Histiocytoma: A Simulant of Vascular and Melanocytic Neoplasms. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 1999, 21: 1-7. PMID: 10027517, DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199902000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Immunohistologic differential diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and trichoepithelioma in small cutaneous biopsy specimens
Swanson P, Fitzpatrick M, Ritter J, Glusac E, Wick M. Immunohistologic differential diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and trichoepithelioma in small cutaneous biopsy specimens. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 1998, 25: 153-159. PMID: 9550314, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1998.tb01708.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal cell carcinomaMost basal cell carcinomasMonoclonal antibody Ber-EP4Squamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaSquamous carcinomaBer-EP4Differential diagnosisBcl-2Metatypical basal cell carcinomaBasaloid squamous cell carcinomaCutaneous biopsy specimensPeroxidase complex methodDiffuse cytoplasmic labelingImmunoreactive tumorsInappropriate surgeryPeritumoral stromaProgressive diseaseBiopsy specimensHistological criteriaCarcinomaTumor typesCD34 antigenTrichoepitheliomaParaffin sections