Rossitza Z. Lazova, M.D.

Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pathology

Research Interests

My main interest is in melanocytic nevi on special anatomic sites and their histologic characteristics, malignant melanoma, Spitz’s nevi, and spitzoid melanocytic neoplasms. I am also interested in melanomas with heavily pigmented and multinucleated melanocytes, presumably hybrids with melanophages.

Education:	M.D., 1985, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria;
Training:	Residency in Pathology: University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY Fellowship in Dermatopathology: Thomas Jefferson Medical College

Selected Publications

• Pawelek J, Chakraborty A, LAZOVA R, Yilmaz Y, Cooper D, Brash D, Handerson T. Co-opting macrophage traits in cancer progression: a consequence of tumor cell fusion? Contrib Microbiol. 2006; 13: 138-55.
• McCarthy MM, DiVito KA, Sznol M, Kovacs D, Halaban R, Berger AJ, Flaherty KT, Camp RL, LAZOVA R, Rimm D, Kluger HM. Expression of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptors 1 and 2 in melanoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2006; 12(12): 3856-63.
• McNiff JM, Cowper SE, LAZOVA R, Subtil A, Glusac EJ. CD56 staining in Merkel cell carcinoma and natural killer-cell lymphoma: Magic bullet, diagnostic pitfall, or both? J Cutan Pathol. 2005; 32: 541-5.
• Yilmaz Y, LAZOVA R, Qumsiyeh M, Cooper D, Pawelek J. Donor Y chromosome in renal carcinoma cells of a female BMT recipient: visualization of putative BMT-tumor hybrids by FISH. Bone Marrow Transplant, 2005; 35(10): 1021-4.
• LAZOVA R, Lester B, Glusac EJ, Handerson T, McNiff J. The characteristic histopathological features of nevi on and around the ear. J Cut Pathol. 2005; 32:40-4.
• Chakraborty A, LAZOVA R, Davies S, Backvall H, Ponten F, Brash D, Pawelek J. Donor DNA in a renal cell carcinoma metastasis from a bone marrow transplant recipient. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2004; 34(2): 183-6.
• Radonich MA, LAZOVA R, Bolognia J. Cutaneous natural killer/T-cell lymphoma.
  J Am Acad Dermatol. 2002; 46: 451-6.
• Schaffer JV, Orlow SJ, LAZOVA R, Bolognia JL. Speckled lentiginous nevus--classic congenital melanocytic nevus hybrid not the result of "collision". Arch Dermatol. 2001; 137: 1655.
• Huynh PM, LAZOVA R, Bolognia JL. Unusual halo nevi--darkening rather than lightening of the central nevus. Dermatology. 2001; 202: 324-7.
• Schaffer JV, Orlow SJ, LAZOVA R, Bolognia JL. Speckled lentiginous nevus--within the spectrum of congenital melanocytic nevi. Arch Dermatol. 2001; 137: 172-8.
• Schaffer JV, LAZOVA R, Bolognia JL. Partial unilateral lentiginosis with ocular involvement. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2001; 44: 387-90.
• LAZOVA R, McNiff JM, Glusac EJ. Under the microscope. Surgeons, pathologists, and melanocytic nevi. Clin Plast Surg. 2000; 27: 323-9.
• Lee D, LAZOVA R, Bolognia JL. A figurate papulosquamous variant of inflammatory vitiligo. Dermatology. 2000; 200: 270-4.
• McNiff JM, Glusac EJ, LAZOVA RZ, Carroll CB. Morphea limited to the superficial reticular dermis: an underrecognized histologic phenomenon. Am J Dermatopathol. 1999; 21: 315-9.
• LAZOVA R, Shapiro PE. Juvenile xanthogranuloma versus Langerhans cell histiocytosis (histiocytosis X). Semin Cutan Med Surg. 1999; 18: 71-7.
• Bolognia JL, LAZOVA R, Watsky K. The development of lentigines within segmental achromic nevi. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1998; 39: 330-3.
• LAZOVA R, Moynes R, May D, Scott G. LN-2 (CD74). A marker to distinguish atypical fibroxanthoma from malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Cancer. 1997; 79: 2115-24.
• LAZOVA R, Slater C, Scott G. Reactive angioendotheliomatosis. Case report and review of the literature. Am J Dermatopathol. 1996; 18: 63-9.

Books

• Ackerman AB, Guo Y, LAZOVA R, Kaddu S. Differential Diagnosis in Dermatopathology II, 2nd edition. New York: Ardor Scribendi, 2000.

Book Chapters

• LAZOVA R. Speckled lentiginous nevus. In eMedicine: Dermatology. Habif T, James W, Eds.; eMedicine Corp: Boston, 2002.
• Pawelek J, Chakraborty A, LAZOVA R, Yilmaz Y, Cooper D, Brash D, Handerson, T. Co-opting macrophage traits in cancer progression: a consequence of tumor cell fusion? In: Dittmar T, Zaenker KS, Schmidt A (eds): Infection and Inflammation: Impacts on Oncogenesis. Contrib. Microbiol. Basel, Karger, 2006; 13: 138-155.

 

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