Dr Asok Biswas Publication list
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Publications
Ayele A, Tidman MJ, Biswas A. Pseudomembranous changes in the dermis: A novel observation and potential clue for evolving lipodermatosclerosis? J Cutan Pathol. 2017 44:1070-1074.
Tabor D, Bertram CG, Williams AJK, Mathers ME, Biswas A. Nicolau syndrome (embolia cutis medicamentosa): a rare and poorly recognized iatrogenic cause of cutaneous thrombotic vasculopathy. Am J Dermatopathol. 2017 Aug 8. doi: 10.1097/ DAD. 0000000000000972.
Leitch CS, Panthagani AP, Tidman MJ, Biswas A. Hailey-Hailey disease with coexistent herpes virus infection: insights Into the diagnostic conundrum of herpetic/pseudoherpetic features in cutaneous acantholytic disorders. Am J Dermatopathol. 2017 Apr 25. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000902.
Holte K, Biswas A. Pathology of malignant skin tumours. Surgery, 2017; 35:478–483.
Frydenlund N, Leone D, Yang S, Hoang M, Deng A, Hernandez-Perez M, Singh R, Biswas A, Yaar R, Mahalignham M. Tumoral PD-L1 expression in desmoplastic melanoma is associated with depth of invasion, tumor infiltrating CD8 cytotoxic lymphocytes and the mixed cytomorphologic variant. Mod Pathol .2017; 30:357-369.
Kadokura A, Frydenlund N, Leone DA, Yang S, Hoang MP, Deng A, Hernandez-Perez M, Biswas A, Singh R, Yaar R, Mahalingam M. Neurofibromin protein loss in desmoplastic melanoma subtypes: implicating NF1 allelic loss as a distinct genetic driver? Hum Pathol. 2016; 53: 82-90.
Yang S, Leone D, Frydenlund N, Hoang M, Deng A, Hernandez-Perez M, Biswas A, Singh R, Yaar R, Mahalingam M. Frequency of telomerase reverse transcripter promoter mutations in desmoplastic melanoma subtypes: analyses of 76 cases. Melanoma Res. 2016; 26: 361- 366.
Wood A, Houghton SL, Biswas A. A Comparative Study of Immunohistochemical Myoepithelial Cell Markers in Cutaneous Benign Cystic Apocrine Lesions. Am J Dermatopathol, 2016; 38: 475-483.
Chu SW, Biswas A. Basal cell carcinomas showing histological features generally associated with cutaneous adnexal neoplasms. J Cutan Pathol, 2015; 42: 1049–1062.
Adegbayibi A, Doherty V, Biswas A. Multiple Keratotic Papules on the Palm and Fingers. Spiny keratoderma. Am J Dermatopathol, 2015; 37: 620, 658.
Sierra AR, Biswas A. Scar and induction of follicles: an association worthy of greater awareness. Am J Dermatopathol, 2015; 37:469-472.
MacKenzie A, Biswas A. Granulomatous pigmented purpuric dermatosis: report of a case with atypical clinical presentation including dermoscopic findings. Am J Dermatopathol, 2015; 37:311-314.
Biswas A. Cornoid lamellation revisited: apropos of porokeratosis with emphasis on unusual clinicopathological variants. Am J Dermatopathol, 2015;37:145-155.
Thum CK. Biswas A. Inflammatory complications related to tattooing: a histopathological approach based on pattern analysis. Am J Dermatopathol. 2015; 37:54-66.
Dhaliwal CA, Doherty V, Biswas A. Pruritic keratotic plaque in the natal cleft. Am J Dermatopathol, 2014; 36: 327,347.
Scott-Lang VE, Sergeant A, Sinclair CG, Laurenson IF, Biswas A, Tidman MJ, Doherty VR, Kavanagh GM, Holme SA. Cutaneous Mycobacterium chelonae infection in Edinburgh and the Lothians, South-East Scotland, U.K.Br J Dermatol, 2014; 17:79-89.
Biswas A. Critical inflammatory dermatoses. Diag Histopathol, 2014; 20: 271-279.
Davey J, Biswas A. Follicular induction in a case of molluscum contagiosum: possible link with secondary anetoderma-like changes? Am J Dermatopathol. 2014; 36:e19-21.
Beesley M, Biswas A. Pathology of malignant skin tumours. Surgery, 2014; 32:451–456.
Dhaliwal CA, MacKenzie AH, Biswas A. Perineural inflammation in morphea (localized scleroderma): systematic characterization of a poorly recognized but potentially useful histopathological feature. J Cutan Pathol. 2014, 41:28-35.
Wood A, Hamilton SA, Wallace WA, Biswas A. Necrobiotic granulomatous tattoo reaction: report of an unusual case showing features of both necrobiosis lipoidica and granuloma annulare patterns. Am J Dermatopathol. 2014; 36:e152-155.
Biswas A, Richards JE, Massaro J, Mahalingam M. Mast cells in cutaneous tumors: innocent bystander or maestro conductor? Int J Dermatol 2014; 56: 806-811.
Dhaliwal CA, Torgersen A, Ross JJ, Ironside JW, Biswas A. Endocrine mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma: report of two cases of an under-recognized malignant neoplasm and review of the literature. Am J Dermatopathol. 2013; 35:117-124.
Biswas A, Tan BB. Spontaneous regression of a childhood tumour with anaplastic features. Clin Exp Dermatol 2013; 38:318- 320.
Biswas A, Mahalingam M. Cutaneous clear cell neoplasms: a histopathological reappraisal. Am J Dermatopathol 2012; 34: 237-254.
Kriegsmann M, Doherty VR, Biswas A. Multiple papulonodular lesions on the dorsum of the hand. Am J Dermatopathol 2012: 34: 176, 226.
Kriegsmann M, Scott-Lang V, Holme SA, Biswas A. Suppurative and granulomatous dermatitis with pseudocysts: a useful tissue reaction pattern. Diagnostic Histopathol 2012: 18: 185-187.
Goh C, Biswas A, Goldberg LJ. Alopecia with perineural lymphocytes: a clue to linear scleroderma en coup de sabre. J Cutan Pathol 2012; 39: 518-520.
Biswas A, Setia N, Bhawan J. Cutaneous neoplasms with prominent Verocay body like structures: the so called “rippled pattern”. Am J Dermatopathol.2011; 33:539-550.
Biswas A. Pseudoepitheliomatous tattoo reaction. Diag Histopathol 2011; 17:272-275.
Book
Biswas A. Pearls and pitfalls in inflammatory dermatopathology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316605998. Published in May 2017.
Other published material
Biswas A, Igali L. Tissue pathway in dermatopathology (2nd edn). 2016. Available at:https://www.rcpath.org/resourceLibrary/g075-tpdermatopathology-aug16.html.