Elena Lucas, M.D.

• Biomarkers in gynecologic pathology
• Cervical cancer
• Endometrial carcinoma and precancerous lesions in patients with Lynch syndrome
• Tubo-ovarian carcinomas

 Featured Publications

Mesonephric-Like Adenocarcinomas, an Underdiagnosed Rare Type of Gynecological Malignancy Associated with Aggressive Clinical Behaviors: A Series of 4 Patients from Single Institution.

Niu S, Gwin K, Chen J, Li Y, Lucas E, Chen H, Int J Surg Pathol 2025 Jan 10668969241308206

β-catenin, PAX2, and PTEN Aberrancy Across the Spectrum of Endometrioid Ovarian Lesions.

Del Mundo MM, Aguilar M, Chen H, Niu S, Sahoo SS, Roy S, Zheng W, Lucas E, Castrillon DH, Int J Gynecol Pathol 2024 Jul

Expression and Prognostic Significance of LAG-3, TIGIT, VISTA, and IDO1 in Endometrial Serous Carcinoma.

Chen H, Molberg K, Carrick K, Niu S, Rivera Colon G, Gwin K, Lewis C, Lea J, Panwar V, Zheng W, Castrillon DH, Lucas E, Mod Pathol 2024 Jun 100532

Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Endometrial Precancers. Molecular Characteristics, Candidate Immunohistochemical Markers, and Promising Results of Three-Marker Panel: Current Status and Future Directions.

Niu S, Molberg K, Castrillon DH, Lucas E, Chen H, Cancers (Basel) 2024 Mar 16 6

Predicting Progestin Therapy Response With PTEN, PAX2, and β-Catenin in Patients With Endometrioid Precancer.

Liu N, Lin W, Wang Y, Yao Z, Rivera-Colon G, Li Y, Carrick KS, Chen H, Lucas E, Zheng W, Int J Gynecol Pathol 2024 Jan

Expression of B7-H3 and TIM-3 in gastric-type endocervical adenocarcinoma: prevalence, association with PD-L1 expression, and prognostic significance.

Sun Y, Zhou X, Lucas E, Chen L, Zhang H, Chen H, Zhou F, J Pathol Clin Res 2024 Jan 10 1 e345

Utility of a PAX2, PTEN, and β-catenin Panel in the Diagnosis of Atypical Hyperplasia/Endometrioid Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Endometrial Polyps.

Lucas E, Niu S, Aguilar M, Molberg K, Carrick K, Rivera-Colon G, Gwin K, Wang Y, Zheng W, Castrillon DH, Chen H, Am J Surg Pathol 2023 Jun

β-catenin, Pax2, and Pten Panel Identifies Precancers Among Histologically Subdiagnostic Endometrial Lesions.

Aguilar M, Chen H, Sahoo SS, Zheng W, Grubman J, SoRelle JA, Lucas E, Castrillon DH, Am J Surg Pathol 2023 May 47 5 618-629

Aggressive High-grade Uterine Sarcoma Harboring MEIS1-NCOA2 Fusion and Amplification of Multiple 12q13-15 Genes: A Case Report With Morphologic, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Analysis.

Niu S, Rivera-Colon G, Lucas E, Int J Gynecol Pathol 2023 Jan

Prevalence and prognostic significance of PD-L1, TIM-3 and B7-H3 expression in endometrial serous carcinoma.

Chen H, Molberg K, Carrick K, Niu S, Rivera Colon G, Gwin K, Lewis C, Zheng W, Castrillon DH, Lucas E, Mod Pathol 2022 Jul

 Featured Books

 Lucas E, Mills A, Carrick K (2024). Endometrial Carcinoma. Low-Grade Endometrioid Carcinoma. In: Zheng, W., Fadare, O., Quick, C.M. (eds) Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7696-4_58-1

(2024). Singapore, Springer

 Lucas, E., Sahoo, S. (2015). Mimickers of Lung Carcinoma in Cytology and Small Biopsy Specimens. In: Moreira, A., Saqi, A. (eds) Diagnosing Non-small Cell Carcinoma in Small Biopsy and Cytology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1607-8_10

(2015). New York, Springer

• Anatomic Pathology Resident Teaching Award
  (2021-2022)
• Anatomic Pathology Resident Teaching Award
  (2013-2014)
• Anatomic Pathology Resident Teaching Award
  (2012-2013)
• Diploma with Highest Academic Distinction
  (1989)

• American Society of Clinical Pathology (2006)
• American Society of Cytopathology (2012)
• College of American Pathologists (2006)
• Cytopathology Foundation (2017)
• Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UTSW (2018)
• United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (2015)