2017
Well‐differentiated neuroendocrine tumors in skin: Terminology and diagnostic utility of cytokeratin 5/6 and p63
Panse G, Cowper SE, Leffell DJ, Pulitzer M, Ko CJ. Well‐differentiated neuroendocrine tumors in skin: Terminology and diagnostic utility of cytokeratin 5/6 and p63. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2017, 44: 557-562. PMID: 28417484, DOI: 10.1111/cup.12952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous adnexal neoplasmsAdnexal neoplasmsNeuroendocrine tumorsAdnexal tumorsBenign skin adnexal tumorCutaneous adnexal tumorsAggressive metastatic diseaseLow-grade tumorsSkin adnexal tumorsMajority of casesMetastatic diseaseMetastatic adenocarcinomaCarcinoid tumorsCytokeratin 5/6Diagnostic challengeDifferential diagnosisImmunohistochemical stainsCK5/6Diagnostic utilityPrimary siteTumorsNeoplasmsFirst signWDNETsP63
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
1999
Expression of p-27 (kip1) in Nevi and Melanomas
Morgan M, Cowper S. Expression of p-27 (kip1) in Nevi and Melanomas. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 1999, 21: 121-124. PMID: 10218670, DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199904000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression of p27Melanocytic lesionsSpitz neviDistribution of immunoreactivityP27 labeling indexMinority of casesCell cycle inhibitory proteinsChart reviewMalignant melanocytic lesionsClinical historyDiagnostic challengeBiologic behaviorHistopathologic criteriaLabeling indexCompound neviLogistic regressionHuman neoplasmsNeviNuclear stainingLesionsMelanomaP27Inhibitory proteinAccurate distinctionSkin