Dr Asok Biswas Publication list

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 (2^nd edn). 2016. Available at:https://www.rcpath.org/resourceLibrary/g075-tpdermatopathology-aug16.html.