Research
Abstracts and Publications
2026
Haibo Wang, MD, Yaomin Chen, MD, Ridin Balakrishnan, MD. “An unusual case of ovarian high-grade carcinoma and neuroendocrine tumor: Dedifferentiated ovarian carcinoma or mixed adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine carcinoma? Clinicopathologic features and literature review”. Edorium Journals 2026
Yaomin Chen, MD, Haibo Wang, MD, Zhiyan Fu, MD, Ellen Connor, MD, PhD. “Incidental Cardiac Metastasis in Breast Carcinoma”. MDPI 2026
Haibo Wang, MD, Yu Liu, MD, Asra Feroze, MD, Zengying Wu, MD, Jonathan Somma, MD, Zhiyan Fu, MD. “Should we subtype gastric intestinal metaplasia in gastric biopsies, a single institution’s experience”. ScienceDirect 2026
Angelle Jolly, MD, Yaomin Chen, MD, Jonathan Somma, MD, Zhiyan Fu, MD. “Axillary Staging During the Resection for Biopsy-proven Breast High-Grade Ductal Carcinoma in-Situ in the Era of De-escalation of Breast Cancer Treatment: An Institutional Experience”. USCAP 2026
Yu Liu, MD, PhD , Yaomin Chen, MD, Vishva Mistry, DO, Ridin Balakrishnan, MD. “Count On It: An Outcome-Anchored Three-Gland Rule for Extensive Endocervical Gland Involvement (eEGI) in Initial Cervical Biopsies with HSIL”. USCAP 2026
2025
Yaomin Chen, MD, Yu Liu, MD, PhD, Zhiyan Fu, MD. ”Gastric Sarcina ventriculi: A Report on Two Cases”. MDPI 2025
Angelle Jolly, MD, , Hiba Fazal-ur-Rehman, Rachna Jetly, MD, MPH. “Bone Marrow Erythroid Hypoplasia in a Complex Patient with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis”. ASCP 2025
Angelle Jolly, MD, Carson Hebert, Rachna Jetly, MD, MP. “Transient Pseudo-Pelger-Huet Anomaly Associated with Zanubrutinib Treatment in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia”. ASCP 2025
Yu Liu, MD, PhD, Zhiyan Fu, MD, Ritu Bhalla, MD. “Breast carcinoma metastatic to renal cell carcinoma: A rare example of Tumor-to-Tumor Metastasis”. ASCP 2025
Yaomin Chen, MD, Yu Liu, MD, PhD, Zhiyan Fu, MD. "Gastric Sarcina ventriculi: Case Report and Literature Review". ASCP 2025
“A Rare Case of Cardiac Metastasis from Breast Carcinoma", Yaomin Chen, MD, Zhiyan Fu, MD, Ellen Connor, MD, PhD. ASCP 2025
Ayesha Younus, MBBS, Gordon L. Love, MD“Sterile Hyphae from an Immunocompromised Patient with Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis”. ASCP 2025
Ayesha Younus, MBBS, Catilin Sullivan, Rachna Jetly, MD, MPH. “Myelodysplastic Neoplasm with Multi-hit TP53 Mutation in a Young Adult”. ASCP 2025
Ayesha Younus, MBBS and Ritu Bhalla, MD. "Eosinophilic vacuolated tumor.” Pathology Outlines. February 2025.
Michael L. Webber, DO and Ellen E. Connor, MD, PhD. “Time of Death Estimation in Forensic Pathology: A Brief Assessment of Methods and Reliability.” Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Forensic Science. April 2025.
Yu Liu, Yoamin Chen, Asra Feroze and Zhiyan Fu. “An Incidental Finding of Appendiceal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with Abundant Skeinoid Fibers: A Rare Case Report with Insights from a Comprehensive Literature Review.” April 2025
Yu Liu, MD, PhD, Asra Feroze, MD, Liz Yang, MD, Ridin Balakrishnan, MD. "Morphological and Immunohistochemical Support for the Origin of the Carcinoid Component in Strumal Carcinoids: A Case Report and Literature Review.”14 May 2025
Fu, Zhiyan; Park, Eundong; Aydin, Hasan Basri; Shrestha, Neharika; Yang, Liz M; Dabaghian, Antranik; Lee, Hwajeong. “Acellular mucin in non-neoplastic inflammatory conditions of lower gastrointestinal tract.” Ann Diagn Pathol. 2025 Feb 7;76:152449. doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2025.152449. Epub 2025 Feb 7. [PMID: 39951910]
Perez, Dana; Wu, Tong; Bhalla, Ritu; Fu, Zhiyan; Centeno, Barbara A; Ghayouri, Masoumeh; Jiang, Kun; Lauwers, Gregory; Nakanishi, Yukihiro. Clinicopathologic study of squamoid morules in seventeen conventional colorectal adenomas. Pathol Int. 2025 Mar;75(3):145-150. doi: 10.1111/pin.13516. Epub 2025 Feb 3. [PMID: 39898603]
Jihuan Chen, Liz M. Yang, Jonathan Somma, Yujun Gan, Zengying Wu, Zhiyan Fu. “Diagnostic considerations for gastrointestinal stromal tumors with altered immunophenotype following Imatinib treatment: A case report and literature review.” Human Pathology Reports. 15 May 2025
Younus A, Liu Y, Connor EE, Wu ZY, Lee H, Fu ZY. “Segmental atrophy of the liver: Review of a rare pseudotumor.” World J Clin Cases. August 26 2025; 13(24): 107825
Khanna, A., Darlow, M., Jetly Shridhar, R., & Cable, M. G. (2025). Periclavicular multifocal, infiltrative extraneural soft tissue perineuriomas: illustrative case. Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons, 9(12), CASE24388.
"Exploring TFE3-Rearranged Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Study Showing Minimal Expression
of PAX-8", Julia Rivera, MD, Ritu Bhalla, MD. ASCP 2024
"Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis as an Unusual Presentation in a Patient with Human
Immunodeficiency Virus-associated Bone Marrow Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case Report
with Literature Review", Julia Rivera, MD, Rachna Jetly, MD. ASCP 2024
"Death Due to Embolic Renal Cell Carcinoma", Angelle Jolly, MD, Gordon Love, MD. Blue
Ribbon Finalist, ASCP 2024
"Solid-basaloid Variant of Mammary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma – Report of an Unusual
Case with Literature Review", Liz Yang, MD, Haibo Wang, BMBS, PhD, Angelle Jolly,
MD, Zhiyan Fu, MD. ASCP 2024
“Diagnostic And Post-Therapeutic Histopathology Of Hansen’s Disease in a Man With
Rheumatoid Arthritis", Ayesha Younus, MBBS, Sharon Fox, MD, PhD. Blue Ribbon Finalist,
ASCP 2024
"Conclusive Evidence for the Origin of the Carcinoid Component in Strumal Carcinoids
and a New Morphological Pattern" Yu Liu, MD, PhD, Asra Feroze, MBBS, Liz Yang, MD,
Ridin Balakrishnan, MD. ASCP 2024
"Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma with an Abnormal Surface CD3-/CD4+ T-cell Pop-ulation Detected
by Flow Cytometry Immunophenotyping of Involved Lymph Nodes-Report of a Case", Angelle
Jolly, MD, Rachna Jetly, MD, MPH. ICCS 2024
"Primary Renal Ewing Sarcoma: Case Report of a Rare Entity", Liz Yang, MD, Tracy Dewenter,
MD, Ritu Bhalla, MD. CAP 2024
"Primary Adenomatoid Tumor of the Adrenal Gland: Case Report of a Rare Entity", Ayesha
Younus, MBBS, Asra Feroze, MBBS, Ritu Bhalla, MD. CAP 2024
"Novel Immunophenotype of Biphasic Squamoid Alveolar Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Study
of Two Cases.” Angelle Jolly, MD, Haibo Wang, MD, PhD, Michael Webber, MD, Ritu Bhalla,
MD. CAP 2024
“Examining the Necessity of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection with Lumpectomy in Biopsy-Proven
High-Grade DCIS.” Hebert, Carson; Jolly, Angelle Leger; Fu, Zhiyan; Ferral. Medical
Student Research Poster Symposium, LSUHSC School of Medicine - New Orleans, LA, November
2024
“Comparison of Automated Needle Systems for Transjugular Liver Biopsy: A Prospective
Randomized Controlled Trial.” Gill, Katelyn; Hopkins, Peyton; Fu, Zhiyan; Ferral,
Hector.“ Medical Student Research Poster Symposium, LSUHSC School of Medicine - New
Orleans, LA, November 2024
Feroze A, Bhalla R: Condyloma acuminata, Penis and Scrotum. Pathology Outlines. 9 May 2024
“Acute neutrophilic vasculitis (leukocytoclasia) in 36 COVID-19 autopsy brains,” Roy H. Rhodes, Gordon L. Love, Fernanda Da Silva Lameira, Maryam Sadough Shahmirzadi, Sharon E. Fox, Richard S. Vander Heide. Diagn Pathol 19, 33 (2024).
Blastomas of the digestive system in adults: A review.” Liu Y, El Jabbour T, Somma J, Nakanishi Y, Ligato S, Lee H, Fu ZY. World J Gastrointest Surg 2024; 16(4): 1030-104
"Should Patients with Incomplete Intestinal Metaplasia in Gastric Biopsies Undergo
More Rigorous Follow Up and Surveillance Endoscopy Compared to Those with Complete
Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia", Haibo Wang, BMBS, PhD, Asra Feroze, MBBS, Yu Liu,
MD, PhD. Platform Poster Presentation USCAP 2024
"Prediction of Final Gleason Score in Radical Prostatectomy Utilizing Global Gleason
Score, Highest Gleason Score and Largest Volume Gleason Score Parameters in Needle
Core Biopsies", Asra Feroze, MBBS, Julia River, MD, Yu Liu, MD, PhD, Haibo Wang, BMBS,
PhD. Poster Presentation USCAP 2024
Julia Rivera, MD, Ritu Bhalla, MD. "Sertoli cell nodule". Pathology Outlines. November 2023
Haibo Wang, BMBS, PhD, Asra Feroze, MBBS, Yu Liu, MD, PhD. "Should Patients with Incomplete Intestinal Metaplasia in Gastric Biopsies Undergo More Rigorous Follow Up and Surveillance Endoscopy Compared to Those with Complete Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia". Platform Poster Presentation USCAP 2023
Asra Feroze, MBBS, Julia River, MD, Yu Liu, MD, PhD, Haibo Wang, BMBS, PhD. "Prediction of Final Gleason Score in Radical Prostatectomy Utilizing Global Gleason Score, Highest Gleason Score and Largest Volume Gleason Score Parameters in Needle Core Biopsies". USCAP 2023
Asra Feroze, MBBS; Michael Forte, BS (LSU Medical Student); Todd M. Leleux, MD. “Giant Vascular Eccrine Spiradenoma - A Rare Variant Presentation of Cutaneous Adnexal Tumor”. CAP 2023
Asra Feroze, MBBS; Gordon L. Love, MD; Luis Del Valle, MD; Ellen E. Connor, MD, PhD. “Rare Candida metapsilosis Septicemia and Brain Micro-abscesses with A Fatal Outcome”. CAP 2023
Jihuan Chen, MD, PhD, Liz Yang, MD, Sharon Fox, MD, PhD. “Post-acute Covid-19 Dermal Endotheliitis: A Case Series Characterizing a Novel Diagnostic Entity”. CAP 2023
Jihuan Chen, MD, PhD, Zaid Khreefa, MD, Jonathan Somma, MD, Zhiyan Fu, MD. “A Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stroma Tumor (GIST) in Liver Shows Discordance Between Protein Expression and Gene Mutation”. CAP 2023
Liz Yang, MD, Jonathan Somma, MD, Sharon Fox, MD, PhD, “ Identification of Occupational Related Pulmonary Disease in Anatomic Pathology Specimens: A Case Series”. USCAP 2022
Liz Yang, MD, Wenjing Qiu, MD, PhD, Ritu Bhalla, MD, “Role of mpMRI in Detection of Intraductal Carcinoma, Invasive Cribriform Carcinoma and Gleason Pattern 5 in Targeted Biopsies of Prostate”. USCAP 2022
Jihuan Chen, MD, PhD, Liz Yang, MD, Luis Del Valle, MD, Sharon Fox, MD, PhD. “Post-Acute Covid-19 Dermal Endotheliitis: A Case Series Characterizing a Novel Diagnostic Entity”. USCAP 2022
Michael Webber, DO, Akannsha Singh, MD, Ghaidaa Majari, MD, Krzysztof Moroz, MD, Ryan Craig, MD, Ellen Connor, MD, PhD, “Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma as a Rare Cause of Death”. ASCP 2022
Jihuan Chen, MD, PhD, Jack Harbert, MD, Ritu Bhalla, MD, Tracy Dewenter, MD, “Eosinophilic solid and cystic rebal cell carcinoma with non-typical immunophenotype: a series of two cases”. ASCP 2022
Jihuan Chen, MD, PhD, Rachna Jetly, MD, MPH, Ellen Connor, MD, PhD, “A Rare Case of Primary Cardiac T-cell Lymphoma in Immunocompetent Adult”. ASCP 2022
Liz Yang, MD, Fernanda da Silva Lameira, MD, Wenjing Qiu, MD, Rachna Jetly, MD, MPH. “Helicobacter pylori-associated Gastric Hyperplastic Polyposis with Synchronous Gastric Adenocarcinomas and Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma of Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue in a Single Gastrectomy Specimen- Case Report with Literature Review”. CAP 2022
Liz Yang, MD, Gordon Love, MD, Rachna Jetly, MD, MPH. “Cutaneous Mucormycosis Due to Mucor circinelloides in a Burn Unit ". CAP 2022