UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
RESIDENT AND FELLOW ABSTRACTS, PUBLICATIONS,
PRESENTATIONS (from 2005)
ABSTRACTS
Attele A, Weisenberg ES. Histochemical vs. Immunohistochemical Detection of Helicobacter
pylori, One Laboratory’s Experience. Presentation for the upcoming 2007 Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Clinical Pathology, New Orleans, LA, October 18 – 21, 2007.
Accepted as one of 10 finalists for the American Journal of Clinical Pathology’s
Resident Research Award competition.
Asma Z, Attele A, Garzon S, Chesrow A, Chernoff, Gao M, Setty S. Automated Assessment of
Growth Factor Expression in Renal Cell Carcinoma. Poster presentation for the College of
American Pathologists 2007 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 30 – October 3, 2007.
Garzon S, Asma Z, Attele A, Balla AK, Setty S. Lymphoid Host Response in Clear Cell Renal
Cell Carcinoma. Poster presentation for the College of American Pathologists 2007 Annual
Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 30 – October 3, 2007.
Nanaji NM, Cabay RJ, Gaitonde S. Utility of Ki-67 proliferation index marker in assessing clinical
aggressiveness of follicular lymphoma: retrospective study and clinicopathologic correlation.
Poster presentation for the College of American Pathologists 2007 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL,
September 30 – October 3, 2007.
Cabay RJ, Setty S, Schwartz JL, Yao M, Schmidt ML, Gordon SC. Pediatric squamous cell
carcinoma arising in an alpha-fetoprotein-producing cystic teratoma of the mandible. Poster
presentation for the College of American Pathologists 2007 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL,
September 30 – October 2, 2007.
Villarreal R, Bruno L, Tesic V, Shone R, Villagomez Y, Janda W. The use of CHROMagar
Candida for Detection of Candida glabrata in Fungal Cultures from vaginal specimens. Poster
presentation for 107th ASM General Meeting: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 21 - 25, 2007.
Lin AY, Leach L, Valyi-Nagy K, Apushkin M, et al. Validating the Tumor Cell Origins of
Vasculogenic Mimicry Patterns, a Significant Prognostic Histological Factor in Uveal Melanomas.
Poster presentation for the Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 6 – 10, 2007.
Leach LA, Valyi-Nagy K, Barak V, Pe’er J, Kalickman I, Baumann N, Lin AY, Apushkin M, et al.
Screening for biomarkers of early metastatic uveal melanoma in an animal model. Poster
presentation for the Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 6 – 10, 2007.
Locante A, Alagiozian-Angelova V, Valyi-Nagy T, Guzman G. Hepatocyte Anisokaryosis is
Associated with Immunohistochemical Staining for Lipid Peroxidation Marker 4-hydroxy-2Nonenal Monoclonal Antibody in HCV Post-Transplant Liver Biopsies. Poster presentation for
Digestive Disease Week, to be held at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC,
May 19-24, 2007.
Rehl R, Cabay R, Hearp M, Joe S. Mucosal remodeling in chronic rhinosinusitis. Oral
presentation for the 2007 Spring American Rhinologic Society Scientific Meeting as part of the
Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, San Diego, California, April 26-29, 2007.
August CZ, Escuadro L. Amniotic Fluid Material Is Not Identified in the Uterine Veins of NonAmniotic Fluid Embolus Patients. Poster presentation for the 96th Annual Meeting of the United
States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, San Diego, California, March 24-30, 2007.
Gui X, Dobner PR, Guzman G, Kadkol SS. Expression of Neurotensin Receptor-1 (NTR-1)
mRNA in Intestinal Laminal Propria Mononuclear Cells. Poster presentation for the 96th Annual
Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, San Diego, California, March
24-30, 2007.
Grant MR, Schwartz LS, Raible M, and Wiley E. A Novel Autopsy and Gross Dissection Training
Program: A Pilot Study. Poster presentation for the Stowell Orbison / Autopsy Award
Competition 96th Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, San
Diego, California, March 24-30, 2007.
Hearp ML, Cabay RJ, Rehl R, Balla AA, Joe S. Correlation of Sinus Mucosa Basement
Membrane Thickness with Eosinophil Infiltrate in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients with and without
a History of Bronchial Asthma. Poster presentation for the 96th Annual Meeting of the United
States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, San Diego, California, March 24-30, 2007.
Lin AY, Leach L, Valyi-Nagy K, Apushkin M, Maniotis AJ, Pe'er J, Folberg R. Validating the
Tumor Cell Origins of Vasculogenic Mimicry Patterns, a Significant Prognostic Histological Factor
in Uveal Melanomas. Poster presentation for the 96th Annual Meeting of the United States and
Canadian Academy of Pathology, San Diego, California, March 24-30, 2007.
Lin AY, Adib Houreih M, Eyden B, Barker D, Folberg R, Chejfec G, and Banerjee SS.
Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma showing neuroendocrine differentiation. Poster Presentation for the
College of American Pathologists Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, September 2006.
Nanaji N, Werner D, Setty S. Is VEGF expression in renal allograft a harbinger of prolonged
graft survival? Presentation for the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical
Pathology, Las Vegas, October 2006.
Accepted as one of 16 finalists for the American Journal of Clinical Pathology’s
Resident Research Award competition.
Gui X, Dobner P, Kadkol S, Guzman G. Enhanced expression of neurotensin (NT) type 1
receptor mRNA in colonic adenocarcinoma -- An in situ hybridization study. Poster presentation
during Digestive Disease Week, Los Angeles, California, May 20 – May 26, 2006.
Salem F, Cabay RJ, Guo M. Cytomorphologic Features of the Follicular Variant of Papillary
Thyroid Carcinoma: A Comparison with Benign Follicular Lesions of the Thyroid in Fine-Needle
Aspiration Specimens. Poster presentation for the Stowell Orbison / Autopsy Award
Competition during the 95th Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of
Pathology, Atlanta, Georgia, February 11 – 17, 2006.
Angeles RM, Weisenberg ES. Cytomegalovirus GI disease in the elderly. Poster presentation for
the 95th Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Atlanta,
Georgia, February 11 – 17, 2006.
Angeles RM, Weisenberg ES. Microbial co-infections of biopsy-proven CMV gastrointestinal
disease. Poster presentation for the 95th Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian
Academy of Pathology, Atlanta, Georgia, February 11 – 17, 2006.
Ni H, Nanaji N, Wu S, Barosi G, Hoffman R. Expression of Angiogenic Cytokines in Idiopathic
Myelofibrosis. Poster presentation for the 95th Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian
Academy of Pathology, Atlanta, Georgia, February 11 – 17, 2006.
Guzman G, Costa R, Berkes J, Gusarova G, Angelova V, Cotler S. Expression of Fox m1b
Transcription factor in Hepatocellular Carcinoma is associated with proliferation markers and Posttransplant Recurrence. Poster presentation during the 56th Annual Liver Meeting and
Postgraduate Course, San Francisco, CA, November 11-15, 2005.
Guzman G, Basil IS, Chan R, Layden TJ, Layden-Almer J, Testa G, Benedetti E, Kajdacsy -Balla
A,Valyi-Nagy T, Cotler SJ. hTERT and p53 expression in primary hepatocellular carcinoma
correlate with earlier recurrence in liver transplant patients . Poster presentation at the Annual
Meeting of the American Society of Transplantation, Seattle, Washington, May, 2005.
Angelova V, Guzman G. P-53, Ki-67, VEGF and EGFR Expression in Liver Transplant Patients
with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) with and without Subsequent HCC Recurrence. Podium
presentation at the 94th Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of
Pathology, San Antonio, Texas, February 26 – March 4, 2005.
Stevens R, Almanaseer I, Gonzalez M, Caglar D, et al. Analysis of HER-2 gene amplification
using an automated FISH signal enumeration system. Poster presentation during the 94th
Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, San Antonio, Texas,
February 26 – March 4, 2005.
Guzman G, Cotler SJ, Lin AY, et al. Expression of vasculogenic mimicry in primary
hepatocellular carcinoma correlates with tumor recurrence after orthotopic liver transplant.
Presented at the European Association for Studies of Liver Disease Monthematic Conference on
Hepatocellular Carcinoma June 10-11, 2005.
Lin AY, Kadkol S, Pe’er J, et al. Distinguishing fibrovascular septa from the extravascular
patterned matrix of vasculogenic mimicry. Poster presentation for the Stowell Orbison /Autopsy
Award Competition during the 94th Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy
of Pathology, San Antonio, Texas, February 26 – March 4, 2005.
Mehrotra S, Paintal A, Siddiqui N, et al. p16 highlights significant cervical glandular dysplasia.
Poster presentation for the Stowell Orbison/Autopsy Award Competition during the 94th
Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, San Antonio, Texas,
February 26 – March 4, 2005.
Mehrotra S, Setty S, Kajdacsy-Balla A, et al. P16 and hTERT immunostaining as a triage for
ASCUC: Can we forego molecular testing? Podium presentation at the 94th Annual Meeting of
the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, San Antonio, Texas, Feb 28, 2005.
Received Certificate of Merit from The Papaniculaou Society of Cytopathology for a
scientific presentation by a pathologist-in-training.
Oh S, Valyi-Nagy T, Shukla D, et al. Nectin-1 expression in the normal and neoplastic human
female gynecologic tract. Poster presentation during the 94th Annual Meeting of the United
States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, San Antonio, Texas, February 26 – March 4, 2005.
Oh S, Guzman G, Engelhard HH, et al. Expression of herpes simplex virus entry receptor nectin1 in normal and neoplastic human nervous system tissues. Poster presentation during the 94th
Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, San Antonio, Texas,
February 26 – March 4, 2005.
Wu S, Cotler S, Kajdacsu-Balla A, Guzman-Hartman G. Can AMACR (P504s) be Utilized to
Easily Identify Cirrhosis from Hepatocellular Carcinoma? Poster presentation for the Stowell
Orbison/Autopsy Award Competition during the 94th Annual Meeting of the United States and
Canadian Academy of Pathology, San Antonio, Texas, February 26 – March 4, 2005.
Lin AY, Kadkol S, Setty S, et al. Distinguishing fibrovascular septa from vasculogenic mimicry
patterns in primary uveal melanoma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005; 46:E-abstract 3374.
Cameron J, Pe’er J, Frenkel S, Lin AY, et al. Protocol for the design of virtual uveal melanoma
tissue microarrays from different institutions. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005; 46:E-abstract 3372.
Pe’er J, Barak V, Kalickman I, Majumdar D, Lin AY, et al. Osteopontin as a serum biomarker in
uveal melanoma: a pilot study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005; 46:E-abstract 4258.
Tordilla-Wadia J, Bradford G, Sivak J, Lin AY, Folberg R. Clinico-pathologic correlation of
congenital choristomatous malformation of the optic nerve with coloboma mimicking a neoplasm.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005; 46:E-abstract 3367.
Note:
According to a letter from Dr. Fred Silva, the UIC Department of Pathology was in the top
twenty programs in the world in terms of acceptance of scientific abstracts for the
prestigious Stowell Orbison Awards Competition for pathologists-in-training during the
94thAnnual Meeting of USCAP, February/March 2005. Over 150 programs around the world
participated in the submissions process, 135 of which were in the U.S. and Canada.
PUBLICATIONS
2007
Cabay RJ, Mehrotra S, David O. Human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer:
carcinogenesis, screening, and vaccination. Focus [University of Illinois at Chicago Department of
Pathology newsletter]. 2007;1(1):1-2.
Gupta A, Epstein JB, Cabay RJ. Bleeding disorders of importance in dental care and related
patient management. J Can Dent Assoc. 2007;73:77-83.
Fayad R, Pini M, Sennello JA, Cabay RJ, Chan L, Xu A, Fantuzzi G. Adiponectin deficiency
protects mice from chemically induced colonic inflammation. Gastroenterology. 2007;132:601-14.
Stevens R, Almanaseer I, Gonzalez M, Caglar D, et al. Analysis of HER2 gene amplification
using an automated fluorescence in situ hybridization signal enumeration system. J Mol Diagn.
2007 Apr;9(2):144-50.
Folberg R, Leach L, Valyi-Nagy K, Lin AY, Apushkin MA, et al. Modeling the behavior of uveal
melanoma in the liver. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007 (in press)
Frenkel S, Barzel I, Levy J, Lin AY, et al. Demonstrating circulation in vasculogenic mimicry
patterns of uveal melanoma by confocal indocyanine green angiography. Eye 2007 Mar 16 [Epub
ahead of print]
Lin AY, Ai Z, Lee S, et al. Comparing vasculogenic mimicry with endothelial cell lined vessels:
techniques for 3D reconstruction and quantitative analysis of tissue components from archival
paraffin blocks. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2007;15:113-119.
Kajdacsy-Balla A, Geynisman M, Macias V, Setty S, Nanaji NM, et al. The Cooperative Prostate
Cancer Tissue Resource Practical aspects of planning, building, and interpreting tissue
microarrays: The Cooperative Prostate Cancer Tissue Resource experience. J Molecul Histology.
ISSN: 1567-2379 (Print) 1567-2387 (Online). Published online: 21 February 2007
Krunic A, Cetner A, Tesic V, Janda W, Worobec S. Atypical Favic Invasion of the Scalp Caused
by M. Canis Infection. Mycoses. 2007, 50:156-159.
2006
Gaba RC, Cousins JP, Basil IS, Shadid H, Valyi-Nagy T, Mafee MF . Metastatic Ewing sarcoma
masquerading as olfactory neuroblastoma . Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Oct; 263 (10):9602. Epub 2006 Jun 27.
Siddiqui NH, Cabay RJ, Salem F. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of a case of breast carcinoma
with choriocarcinomatous features. Diagn Cytopathol. 2006;34:694-7.
Cabay RJ, Siddiqui NH, Alam S. Paratesticular papillary mesothelioma: a case with borderline
features. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130:90-2.
Rosenthal LS, Garzon S, Setty S, et al. Left-sided facial mass. Spindle cell lipoma of the parotid
gland. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130:875-6.
Hejazi N. Book review: Pakurar AS, Bigbee JW. Digital Histology (An Interactive CD Atlas and
Review Text) 1st Edition, 2004. Arch Path Lab Med. 2006;130:904.
Kadkol SS, Lin AY, Barak V, et al. Osteopontin expression and serum levels in metastatic uveal
melanoma—a pilot study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006;47:802-6.
Lee S, Bajcsy P, Lin A, Folberg R. Accuracy evaluation for region centroid-based registration of
fluorescent CLSM imagery. EURASIP J Appl Signal Processing. 2006;1-11.
Abramson DH, Rollins I, Lin AY, et al. Tadalafil-induced subretinal and choroidal hemorrhage in a
patient with an unsuspected uveal (choroidal and ciliary body) melanoma. Arch Ophthalmol.
2006;124:1058-60.
Bajcsy P, Lee S, Lin A, Folberg R. 3-dimensional volume reconstruction of extracellular matrix
proteins in uveal melanoma from fluorescent confocal laser scanning microscope images. J
Microscopy. 2006;221:30-45.
Guzman G, Oh S, Shukla D, et al. Nectin-1 in normal and neoplastic human uterine cervix. Arch
Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130:1193-5.
Guzman G, Oh S, Shukla D, et al. Expression of entry receptor nectin-1 of herpes simplex virus
1 and/or herpes simplex virus 2 in normal and neoplastic human nervous system tissues. Acta
Virol. 2006:50:59-66.
Jannetto PJ, Laleli-Sahin E, Kettler RE, Bratanow N, Sarantopolous C, Schur BC, Rogalska A,
Wong SH: Pharmacogenomics for pain management. In SH Wong, MW Linder, R Valdes, Jr.
(eds): Pharmacogenomics and Proteomics: Enabling the Practice of Personalized Medicine.
Washington, DC, AACC Press: 2006. pp 199-202.
Folberg R, Arbieva Z, Moses J, Hayee A, Sandal T, Kadkol S, Lin AY, et al. Tumor cell plasticity
in uveal melanoma: Microenvironment directed dampening of the invasive and metastatic
genotype and phenotype accompanies the generation of vasculogenic mimicry patterns. Am J
Pathol 2006; 169:1376-89.
2005
Guzman G, Alagiozian-Angelova V, Layden-Amer J, Layden T, Testa G, Benedetti E, KajdacsyBalla A, Cotler S. P53 and Ki-67 expression and serum alpha fetoprotein as predictors of earlier
hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence in liver transplant patients. Mod Pathol; 2005;18(11):14981503,
Alagiozian-Angelova V, Sakellaridis T, Panagiotou J, Georgantas T, Micros J, Antiochos C.
Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver. Case report. World J Surgical Oncol.. Aug. 2005
Alagiozian-Angelova V, Jennings L, Jani J, et al. An 18-year old man with abdominal pain,
weight loss and liver cyst. Pathologic quiz case. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005;129(7):947-9.
Angeles RM, Papari M, Malecki Z. Resident's Page: 43 year-old woman with an incidentally
detected posterior mediastinal mass. Granular cell tumor. Arch Path Lab Med. 2005;129: e29e30.
Angeles RM, Engel G, Weisenberg E. A rare prostatic tumor in a 48-year-old man. Arch Pathol
Lab Med. 2005 Nov;129(11):e202-3.
Angeles R, Salem F, Sirota R. A Right Ovarian Mass in a 71-year-old woman with ascites and
elevated CA-125. Pathologic quiz case. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005;129:701-2.
Blaney S, Fung C, Garcia C. Pathology quiz case: Multiple Liver and Lung Nodules. Arch Path
Lab Med. 2005;128(12):e183(De).
Epstein JB, Cabay RJ, Glick M. Oral malignancies in HIV disease: changes in disease
presentation, increasing understanding of molecular pathogenesis, and current management.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2005;100:571-8.
Jani J, Massad M, Kpodonu J, Alagiozian-Angelova V, et al. High grade pelvic osteosarcoma
with intravascular extension to the right heart: a case report and review of literature. Arch Pathol
Lab Med. 2005;129:241-3.
Jani JC, Brown R, Kajdacsy-Balla A, et al. Pathologic quiz case: a woman with human
immunodeficiency virus with right lower quadrant pain and ascending colon mass.
Histoplasmosis of the colon. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005;129:259-61.
Siddiqui NH, Jani J. Osteosarcoma metastatic to adrenal gland diagnoses by fine-needle
aspiration. Diagn Cytopathol. 2005;33(3):201-4.
Jennings L, Alagiozian-Angelova V. A 13-year-old Female with an abdominal mass 2 months
post radiation for Hodgkin disease. Pathologic quiz case. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005;129: e105.
Onken MD, Lin AY, Worley LA, et al. Association between microarray gene expression signature
and extravascular matrix patterns in primary uveal melanomas. Am J Ophthalmol. 2005;140:748749.
Lin AY, Maniotis AJ, et al. Distinguishing fibrovascular septa from vasculogenic mimicry patterns.
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2005;129:884-892.
Toyran S, Lin AY, Edward DP. Expression of growth differentiation factor-5 and bone
morphogenic protein-7 in intraocular osseous metaplasia. Br J Ophthalmol. 2005; 89:885-90.
Kooper R, Shirk A, Lee S, Lin A, et al. 3D medical volume reconstruction using web services.
International Journal of Web Services Research 2005.
Siddiqui NH, Rogalska A, Basil IS. Glomangiomyoma (glomus tumor) of the kidney. Arch Pathol
Lab Med. 2005;129(9):1172-4.
Salem F, Siddiqui N. Tyrosine crystals in pleomorphic adenoma of parotid gland. Images in
Cytology. Images in Cytology. Diagn Cytopathol. 2005;34.
Wu S, Valyi-Nagi T, Janda W. Secondary Intracerebral Blastomycosis with Giant Yeast Forms.
Mycopathologia. 2005 Oct;160(3):253-7.
Wu S, Rondelli D, Guzman G. Liver biopsy findings following donor lymphocyte infusion for
chronic myelogenous leukemia. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005;129:1061-1062.
Siddiqui NH, Wu S. Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Cystic Pleomorphic Adenoma with AdnexaLike Differentiation Mimicking Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma. Diagn Cytopathol. 2005;32(4):229-32.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS AT THE ILLINOIS REGISTRY OF ANATOMIC
PATHOLOGY (IRAP)
February 2007
Rogalska A. Clear Cell Meningioma.
Pasha S. Bronchogenic Cyst Appearing as Adrenal Tumor Protruding Through
Bochdaleck Hernia.
Papari M. Insular Carcinoma of the Thyroid.
Chi Y. Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation Of Lung.
Locante A. Hepatosplenic T cell lymphoma.
McGee K. Adult Nesidioblastosis.
Attele A. Synovial sarcoma of the pleura.
February 2006
Rogalska A. Adenocarcinoma of the lung with involvement of the pericardium and right ventricle.
Shadid H. Sinonasal Type Hemangiopericytoma/Glomangiopericytoma
Hearp ML. High grade mesenchymal malignant neoplasm, most consistant with primitive
neuroectodermal tumor (PNET).
Fan R. Low Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma.
El-Sibai M. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP).
Cabay RJ. Microcrystalline cellulose granulomatosis with extensive pulmonary thromboemboli.
September 2005
Oh S. Astroblastoma.
Nahid N. Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma/tumor.
Lin A. Recurrent Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, solid type, of the orbit with neuroendocrine
differentiation.
Puscasiu E. Hepatoid carcinoma of the ovary.
Asma, Z. Tonsils with necrotizing inflammation and frequent EBV positive cells compatible with infectious
mononucleosis.
Tesic V. Multiple myeloma with unusual cryoglobulin manifestations on the peripheral blood and
bone marrow smears.
February 2005
Basil IS. Glomus tumor of the kidney.
Gui X. Odontogenic myxoma.
Raoof SA. Multifocal, Extranodal Rosai Dorfman Disease.
Younger K. Multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma.
Hejazi N. Lennert lymphoma with unusual leukemia presentation.
Garzon S. Disseminated histoplasmosis.