DF/HCC Program Affiliation

Associate Member, Gastrointestinal Malignancies Program

Research Abstract

My research interest is in the morphologic analysis and clinicopathologic evaluation of gastrointestinal neoplasias with a particular focus on preinvasive lesions ("dysplasia"). Working closely with gastroenterologists and surgeons I have been involved most particularly with esophageal and gastric maligancies as well as hepatocellular carcinoma and more recently pancreatic cancer. I have been using most particulary immunohistochemical techniques as well as new molecular techniques in collaboration.

Publications

• Ban S, Mino M, Nishioka NS, Puricelli W, Zukerberg LR, Shimizu M, Lauwers GY. Histopathologic aspects of photodynamic therapy for dysplasia and early adenocarcinoma arising in Barrett's esophagus. Am J Surg Pathol 2004 Nov; 28(11):1466-73
  PMID: 15489650
• Deshpande V, Fernandez-del Castillo C, Muzikansky A, Deshpande A, Zukerberg L, Warshaw AL, Lauwers GY. Cytokeratin 19 is a powerful predictor of survival in pancreatic endocrine tumors. Am J Surg Pathol 2004 Sep; 28(9):1145-53
  PMID: 15316313
• Lauwers GY, Ban S, Mino M, Ota S, Matsumoto T, Arai S, Chan HH, Brugge WR, Shimizu M. Endoscopic mucosal resection for gastric epithelial neoplasms: a study of 39 cases with emphasis on the evaluation of specimens and recommendations for optimal pathologic analysis. Mod Pathol 2004 Jan; 17(1):2-8
  PMID: 14631370