
Elena Lucas, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department Pathology
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Education
- Medical School
- Stavropol State Medical Academy, Russian Federation (1989)
- Residency
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (2010), Pathology
Research Interest
- Biomarkers in gynecologic pathology
- Cervical cancer
- Endometrial carcinoma and precancerous lesions in patients with Lynch syndrome
- Tubo-ovarian carcinomas
Publications
Featured Publications
- Human Papillomavirus?Positive and ?Negative Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma Are Biologically but Not Clinically Distinct.
- Kolitz E, Lucas E, Hosler GA, Kim J, Hammer S, Lewis C, Xu L, Day AT, Mauskar M, Lea JS, Wang RC, J Invest Dermatol 2021 Oct
- Navigating through perplex morphologic changes after exogenous hormone usage.
- Chang RJ, Rivera-Colon G, Chen H, Niu S, Carrick K, Lucas E, Gwin K, Zheng W, Semin Diagn Pathol 2021 Oct
- Reliable Identification of Endometrial Precancers Through Combined Pax2, ß-Catenin, and Pten Immunohistochemistry.
- Aguilar M, Chen H, Rivera-Colon G, Niu S, Carrick K, Gwin K, Cuevas IC, Sahoo SS, Li HD, Zhang S, Zheng W, Lucas E, Castrillon DH, Am J Surg Pathol 2021 Sep
- Clinical and Histopathologic Features Can Help Target Immunohistochemical Stain Use in the Diagnosis of Viral Esophagitis.
- Desai N, Albahra S, Lucas E, Singal AG, Hammer STG, Gopal P, Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2021 Aug
- PD-L1 expression in HPV-independent cervical adenocarcinoma and its prognostic significance.
- Chen L, Lucas E, Zhang X, Liu Q, Zhuang Y, Lin W, Chen H, Zhou F, Histopathology 2021 Aug
- Significance of Oil-Red-O positive macrophages in bronchoalveolar lavage in diagnosing E-cigarettes or vaping product use-associated lung injury: A case series.
- Niu S, Colon GR, Molberg K, Chen H, Carrick K, Yan S, Sarode V, Lucas E, Diagn Cytopathol 2021 Jul 49 7 876-884
- Serial genomic analysis of endometrium supports the existence of histologically indistinct endometrial cancer precursors.
- Aguilar M, Zhang H, Zhang M, Cantarell B, Sahoo SS, Li HD, Cuevas IC, Lea J, Miller DS, Chen H, Zheng W, Gagan J, Lucas E, Castrillon DH, J Pathol 2021 Jan
- T Cell Receptor Repertoires Acquired via Routine Pap Testing May Help Refine Cervical Cancer and Precancer Risk Estimates.
- Christley S, Ostmeyer J, Quirk L, Zhang W, Sirak B, Giuliano AR, Zhang S, Monson N, Tiro J, Lucas E, Cowell LG, Front Immunol 2021 12 624230
- PD-L1 Expression in Endocervical Adenocarcinoma: Correlation With Patterns of Tumor Invasion, CD8+ Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes, and Clinical Outcomes.
- Rivera-Colon G, Chen H, Molberg K, Niu S, Strickland AL, Castrillon DH, Carrick K, Gwin K, Lea J, Zheng W, Lucas E, Am J Surg Pathol 2020 Dec
- Irreversible Electroporation for Renal Ablation Does Not Cause Significant Injury to Adjacent Ureter or Bowel in a Porcine Model.
- Sorokin I, Canvasser N, Johnson B, Lucas E, Cadeddu JA, J Endourol 2020 Dec
Books
Featured Books
Mimickers of Lung Carcinoma is Cytology and Small Biopsy Specimens in Moreira. In Diagnosing Non-small Cell Carcinoma in Small Biopsy and Cytology
Moreira AL, Saqi A (2015). New York, Springer Science
Honors & Awards
- Anatomic Pathology Resident Teaching Award
(2013-2014) - Anatomic Pathology Resident Teaching Award
(2012-2013) - Diploma with Highest Academic Distinction
(1989)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UTSW (2018)
- Cytopathology Foundation (2017)
- United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (2015)
- American Society of Cytopathology (2012)
- American Society of Clinical Pathology (2006)
- College of American Pathologists (2006)