A Brief Listing of Research Publications
Forensic Ophthalmic Pathology
Corneal Dystrophies and Infections
Conjunctival Melanoma and its Precursors
Invasion and Metastasis in Uveal Melanoma
- Gilliland MGF, Lukenbach MW, Massicotte SJ, Folberg,R: The medicolegal implications of detecting hemosiderin in the eyes of children who are suspected of being abused. Arch Ophthalmol 109:321-322, 1991
- Massicotte SJ, Folberg,R, Torcyzynski E, Gilliland MGF, Luckenbach M: Vitreoretinal traction and perimacular folds in the eyes of deliberately traumatized children. Ophthalmology 98:1124-1127, 1991.
- Gilliland MGF, Folberg,R: Retinal hemorrhages: replicating the clinician's view of the eye. Forensic Sci Int 56:77-80, 1992
- Gilliland
MGF, Folberg,R: Shaken babies
— some have no impact injury. J For Sci 41: 114-116, 1996.
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Corneal Dystrophies and Infections
- Folberg,R, Alfonso E, Croxatto JO, Dreizen NG, Panjwani N, Laibson PR, Boruchoff SA, Baum J, Malbran ES, Fernandez-Meijide R, Morrison JA Jr, Bernardino VB Jr, Arbizo VV, Albert DM: Clinically atypical granular corneal dystrophy with pathologic features of lattice-like amyloid deposits: a study of three families. Ophthalmology 95:46-51, 1988
- Stone EM, Mathers WD, Rosenwasser G, Holland E, Folberg,R, Krachmer JH, Nichols BE, Gorevic PD, Taylor C, Streb LM, Fishbaugh JA, Daley TE, Sucheski B, Sheffield VC: Three autosomal dominant corneal dystrophies map to chromosome 5q. Nature Genetics 6:47-51, 1994
- Folberg,R, Stone EM, Sheffield VC, Mathers WD: The relationship between granular, lattice type I, and Avellino corneal dystrophies: a histopathologic study. Arch Ophthalmol 112:1080-1085, 1994.
- Mathers WD, Sutphin JE, Folberg,R, Meier PA, Wenzel RP, Elgin RG: Outbreak of keratitis presumed to be due to Acanthamoeba. Am J Ophthalmol 121: 129-142, 1996.
- Mathers WD, Goldberg MA, Sutphin JE, Ditkoff JW, Folberg R: Coexistent Acanthamoeba keratitis and herpetic keratitis. Arch Ophthalmol 115: 714-718, 1997.
- Meier PA, Mathers WD, Sutphin JE, Folberg R, Hwang T, Wenzel RP: Epidemic keratitis: results of a case-control investigation. Arch Ophthalmol 126: 373-378, 1998.
- Mathers WD, Sutphin JE, Lane J, Folberg R: Correlation between surface water contamination with amoeba and the onset of symptoms and diagnosis of amoeba-like keratitis. Br J Ophthalmol 82:1143-1146, 1998.
- Gardner
LM, Mathers WD, Folberg
R: New technique for the cytologic identification of presumed
Acanthamoeba from corneal epithelial scrapings. Am J Ophthalmol 1999;127:207-209.
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Conjunctival Melanoma and its Precursors
- Folberg,R, McLean IW, Zimmerman LE: Conjunctival acquired melanosis and malignant melanoma. Ophthalmology 91:673-678, 1984
- Folberg,R, McLean IW, Zimmerman LE: Primary acquired melanosis of the conjunctiva. Hum Pathol 16:129-135, 1985
- Folberg,R, McLean IW, Zimmerman LE: Conjunctival malignant melanoma. Hum Pathol 16:136-143, 1985
- Jakobiec FA, Folberg,R, Iwamoto T: Clinicopathologic characteristics of premalignant and malignant melanocytic lesions of the conjunctiva. Ophthalmology 96:147-166, 1989.
- Folberg,R, Jakobiec FA, Bernardino VB, Iwamoto T: Benign conjunctival melanocytic lesions: clinicopathologic features. Ophthalmology 96:436-461, 1989
- Folberg,R, Baron J, Reeves RD, Stevens RH, Bogh LD: Animal model of conjunctival primary acquired melanosis. Ophthalmology 96:1006-1113, 1989
- Folberg,R, Jakobiec FA, McLean IW, Zimmerman LE: Is primary acquired melanosis of the conjunctiva equivalent to melanoma in situ? Modern Pathol 5:2-5,
- Folberg,R: Tumor progression in ocular melanomas. J Invest Dermatol 100: 326S-331S, 1993
- Spencer WH, Folberg,R: Conjunctiva. In Spencer WH (ed): Ophthalmic Pathology - An Atlas and Textbook, 4th edition, Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 1996. pp. 125-155
- Frucht-Pery J, Sugar J, Baum J, Sutphin JE, Pe'er J, Savir H, Holland EJ, Meisler DM, Foster JA, Folberg R, Rozenman Y: Mitomycin C treatment for conjunctival/corneal intraepithelial neoplasia: multicenter experience. Ophthalmology 104:1085-1093, 1997
- Salomão
DR, Mathers WD, Sutphin JE, Cuevas K, Folberg
R: Cytologic changes in the conjunctiva mimicking malignancy after
topical mitomycin-c chemotherapy. Ophthalmology 106:1756-1761, 1999.
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Invasion and Metastasis in Uveal Melanoma
- Folberg,R,
Pe'er J, Gruman
LM, Woolson RF,
Jeng G, Montague PR,
MoningerTO, Yi H, Moore KC:
The morphologic characteristics of tumor blood vessels as a marker
of tumor progression in primary human uveal melanoma: a matched case-control
study. Hum Pathol 23:1298-1305, 1992
- Folberg,R,
Rummelt V,
Parys-van Ginderdeuren R, Hwang T, Woolson
RF, Pe'er J, Gruman LM:
The prognostic value of tumor blood vessel morphology in primary uveal
melanoma. Ophthalmology 100:1389-1398, 1993
- Rummelt
V, Folberg,R, Rummelt C,
Gruman LM, Hwang T, Woolson
RF, YiH, Naumann GOH: Microcirculation architecture of melanocytic
nevi and malignant melanomas: a comparative histopathological and
ultrastructural study. Ophthalmology 101:718-727, 1994
- Rummelt
V, Gruman LM, Folberg,R,
Beck S, Knosp B, Moninger TO, Moore
KC: Three-dimensional relationships between tumor cells and microcirculation
using double cyanine-immunolabeling, laser scanning confocal microscopy
and computer-assisted reconstruction: an alternative to cast corrosion
preparations. J Histochem Cytochem 42:681-686, 1994.
- Pe'er
J, Rummelt
V, Mawn L, Hwang T, Woolson
RF, Folberg,R: Mean of the
ten largest nucleoli, microcirculation architecture, and prognosis
of ciliochoroidal melanomas. Ophthalmology 101:1227-1235, 1994.
- Rummelt
V, Folberg,R, Woolson
RF, Hwang T, Pe'er J:
Relationship between the microcirculation architecture and the aggressive
behavior of ciliary body melanomas. Ophthalmology 102:844-851, 1995
- Montague
PR, Meyer M, Folberg,R:
Technique for the digital imaging of histopathological preparations
of eyes for research and publication. Ophthalmology 102:1248-1251,
1995
- Coleman
DJ, Rondeau MJ, Silverman
RH, Folberg,R, Rummelt
V, Woods SM, Lizzi FL: Correlation of microcirculation architecture
with ultrasound backscatter parameters of uveal melanoma. Eur J Ophthalmol
5:96-106, 1995
- Daniels
KJ, Boldt HC, Martin JA,
Gardner LM, Folberg,R:
Expression of Type VI collagen in uveal melanoma: role in pattern
formation and tumor progression. Lab Invest 75:55-66, 1996
- Folberg R, Fleck M, Mehaffey MG, Meyer M, Bentler SE, Woolson RF, Pe'er J: Mapping prognostically significant vascular patterns in ciliary body and choroidal melanomas. Pathol Oncol Res 1996;2:229-236
- Silverman RH, Folberg R, Boldt HC, Rondeau MJ, Lloyd HO, Mehaffey MG, Lizzi FL, Coleman DJ: Correlation of ultrasound parameter imaging with microcirculatory patterns in uveal melanomas. Ultrasound Med Biol 23:573-581, 1997.
- Mehaffey MG, Folberg R, Meyer M, Bentler SE, Hwang T, Woolson RF, Moore KC: Relative importance of quantifying area and vascular patterns in uveal melanoma. Am J Ophthalmol 123:798-809, 1997.
- Mueller AJ, Bartsch D-U, Folberg R, Mehaffey MG, Boldt HC, Meyer M, Gardner LM, Goldbaum MH, Pe'er J, Freeman WR: Imaging the microvasculature of choroidal melanomas with confocal indocyanine green scanning laser ophthalmoscopy. Arch Ophthalmol (in press)
- Hendrix MJC, Seftor EA, Seftor REB, Gardner LM, Boldt HC, Meyer M, Pe'er J, Folberg R: Biologic determinants of uveal melanoma metastatic phenotype: role of intermediate filaments as predictive markers. Lab Invest 78:153-163, 1998.
- Hendrix MJC, Seftor EA, Seftor REB, Gardner LM, Boldt HC, Meyer M, Pe'er J, Folberg R: Regulation of uveal melanoma interconverted phenotype by hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF). Am J Pathol 152:855-863, 1998.
- Rummelt V, Mehaffey MG, Campbell RJ, Pe'er J, Bentler SE, Woolson RF, Naumann GOH, Folberg R: Microcirculation architecture of metastases from ciliary body and choroidal melanomas. Am J Ophthalmol 126:303-305, 1998.
- Mehaffey MG, Gardner LM, Folberg R: Distribution of prognostically significant vascular patterns across multiple levels in ciliary body and choroidal melanomas. Am J Ophthalmol 126:373-378, 1998.
- Mueller AJ, Freeman W, Folberg R, Bartsch D-U, Scheider A, Schaller U, Kampik A: Evaluation of microvascularization pattern visibility in human choroidal melanomas: comparison of confocal fluorescein with indocyanine green angiograms. Graefe Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1999; 237:448-456.
- Mueller AJ, Folberg R, Freeman WR, Bartsch D-U, Bergeron-Lynn G, Mehaffey MG, Kan-Mitchell J, Huang X, Jian G, Avila C, Taskintuna I, Wang J: Evaluation of the human melanoma rabbit model for studying microcirculation patterns with confocal ICG and histology. Exp Eye Res 1999;68:671-678.
- Maniotis AJ, Folberg R, Hess A, Seftor EA, Gardner LMG, Pe'er J, Trent JM, Meltzer PS, Hendrix MJC: Vascular channel formation by human melanoma cells in vivo and in vitro: vasculogenic mimicry. Am J Pathol 155:739-752, 1999.
- Folberg
R, Hendrix MJC, Maniotis AJ: Vaculogenic mimicry and tumor angiogenesis.
Am J Pathol (in press)
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