Selected Publications

Hunter E, Elenitsas R, Kovach S, Miller CJ, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Higgins HW, Giordano CN, Zhang J, Walker JL: Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma: clinicopathologic features guiding multidisciplinary management American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting, Orlando FL : 2025.

Borda LJ, Higgins HW 2nd: Preceding malignancies before the first primary Merkel cell carcinoma in black patients Arch Dermatol Res 317 (1): 15,2024.

Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Nugent ST, Banala M, Zhang E, Easo N, Haynes D, Daneshpajouhnejad P, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Stull CM, Modi M, Sobanko JF, Giordano CN, McMurray SL, Walker JL, Zhang J, Nguyen HP, Higgins II WH, Jariwala NN: Treatment of melanoma and melanoma in situ on the hands and feet with Mohs micrographic surgery leads to lower local recurrence when compared with wide local excision American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting : 2024.

Borda LJ, Higgins HW 2nd: Subsequent primary malignancies following first diagnosis of Merkel cell carcinoma in black patients Arch Dermatol Res 316 (7): 387,2024.

Haynes D, Valdes K, Frankel D, Trifoi M, Miller CJ, Sobanko JF, Etzkorn JR, Giordano CN, Walker JL, Zhang J, Lewis DJ, Higgins II HW: Re-evaluating Tumor Staging Criteria in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Using the SEER Database Poster Presentation, American College of Mohs Surgery Annual Meeting : 2024.

Borda LJ, Sobanko JF, Higgins HW 2nd: Epidemiology and primary site of Merkel cell carcinoma among black patients: results from a national cancer registry. Arch Dermatol Res. : 2024.

Borda LJ, Higgins HW 2nd: Steeper incidence rate and advanced staging of Merkel cell carcinoma in black patients. Arch Dermatol Res : 2024.

Sharma M, Lin SK, Russell LB, Deitermann AB, Lubeck M, Miller CJ, Etzkorn JR, Higgins II WH, Giordano CN, Walker JL, Zhang J, Sobanko JF: Methods of studying skin cancer treatment costs: A scoping review Clinical Research - Epidemiology and Observational Research Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting : 2024.

Valdes Morales KL, Frankel D, Trifoi MD, Naik A, Lubeck M, Perla G, Venkatesh S, Han NA, Wu G, Kuppusamy K, Haynes D, Lewis DJ, Giordano CN, Walker JL, Zhang J, Higgins II WH, Etzkorn JR, Sobanko JF, Brody RM, Miller VJ: Sentinel lymph node biopsy in head and neck melanomas treated with Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A multidisciplinary approach Poster Presentation, American College of Mohs Surgery Annual Meeting : 2024.

Frankel D, Valdes Morales KL, Trifoi MD, Lin SK, Deitermann AM, Banala M, Zhang E, Easo N, Lubeck M, Haynes D, Lewis DJ, Nugent ST, Daneshpajouhnejad P, Modi M, Sobanko JF, Giordano CN, Walker JL, Zhang J, Higgins HW, Jariwala NN, Miller CJ: Risk of positive margins, reconstruction before margin clearance, and local recurrence for acral melanomas treated with Mohs micrographic surgery versus conventional excision at a single academic institution American College of Mohs Surgery Annual Meeting : 2024.

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