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Shefali Chopra, MD

Professor of Clinical Pathology

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Publications

  • Preneoplastic and Neoplastic Biliary Diseases. Adv Anat Pathol. 2025 Sep 01; 32(5):327-337.. View in PubMed
  • Isoform specific regulation of osteopontin by AKT2 in hepatocytes and livers. Cell Signal. 2025 Aug; 132:111799.. View in PubMed
  • AAV8-mediated silencing of Atad3 prevents the progression from simple steatosis to MASH in mice by reduced IL6 secretion. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2025 06; 1871(5):167792.. View in PubMed
  • Proinflammatory macrophages release CXCL5 to regulate T cell function and limit effects of αPD-1 in steatosis-driven liver cancer. JHEP Rep. 2025 Jun; 7(6):101385.. View in PubMed
  • Serous Cystadenoma of the Pancreas: An Easily Missed Cytological Diagnosis and Clues to Diagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol. 2025 Mar; 53(3):139-145.. View in PubMed
  • The mitochondrial TSPO ligand Atriol mitigates metabolic-associated steatohepatitis by downregulating CXCL1. Metabolism. 2024 Oct; 159:155942.. View in PubMed
  • Circulating Neutrophil Profiles Undergo a Dynamic Shift during Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) Progression. Biomedicines. 2024 May 16; 12(5).. View in PubMed
  • Spatially resolved immune exhaustion within the alloreactive microenvironment predicts liver transplant rejection. Sci Adv. 2024 04 12; 10(15):eadm8841.. View in PubMed
  • Technical optimization of spatially resolved single-cell transcriptomic datasets to study clinical liver disease. Sci Rep. 2024 02 13; 14(1):3612.. View in PubMed
  • GLI1-Altered Mesenchymal Tumors With ACTB or PTCH1 Fusion: A Molecular and Clinicopathologic Analysis. Mod Pathol. 2024 Feb; 37(2):100386.. View in PubMed
  • CSF1 expression in xanthogranulomatous epithelial tumor/keratin-positive giant cell-rich tumor. Hum Pathol. 2024 01; 143:1-4.. View in PubMed
  • When molecular outsmarts morphology: Malignant ossifying fibromyxoid tumors masquerading as osteosarcomas, including a novel CREBZF::PHF1 fusion. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2024 01; 63(1):e23206.. View in PubMed
  • Biodistribution of lentiviral transduced adipose-derived stem cells for “ex-vivo” regional gene therapy for bone repair. Gene Ther. 2023 12; 30(12):826-834.. View in PubMed
  • Technical optimization of spatially resolved single-cell transcriptomic datasets to study clinical liver disease. Res Sq. 2023 Sep 05.. View in PubMed
  • Pathologic Diagnosis of Well-differentiated Hepatocellular Lesions: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis With Particular Focus in Core Needle Biopsies and Utilization of Ancillary Techniques. Adv Anat Pathol. 2023 Sep 01; 30(5):307-319.. View in PubMed
  • Spatially resolved immune exhaustion within the alloreactive microenvironment predicts liver transplant rejection. Res Sq. 2023 Jul 03.. View in PubMed
  • Does “Low-Grade” Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Exist? The Role of Mitotic Index in Separating Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma From Cellular Well-differentiated Liposarcoma. Am J Surg Pathol. 2023 06 01; 47(6):649-660.. View in PubMed
  • Correction: Perinephric myxoid pseudotumor of fat: a multimodality imaging case series. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2023 May; 48(5):1831-1839.. View in PubMed
  • Molecular characterization of visible low-grade dysplastic lesions in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Hum Pathol. 2023 05; 135:108-116.. View in PubMed
  • Perinephric myxoid pseudotumor of fat: a multimodality imaging case series. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2023 05; 48(5):1820-1830.. View in PubMed
  • Localized Multifocal Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroma with an Infiltrative Appearance on Imaging: A Case Report. Case Rep Oncol. 2023 Jan-Dec; 16(1):1142-1147.. View in PubMed
  • Activated and nonactivated MSCs increase survival in humanized mice after acute liver injury through alcohol binging. Hepatol Commun. 2022 07; 6(7):1549-1560.. View in PubMed
  • Hepatitic Variant of Graft-vs-Host Disease. Am J Clin Pathol. 2022 06 07; 157(6):948-955.. View in PubMed
  • Epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma with VCL-ALK fusion of central nervous system: case report and brief review of the literature. Brain Tumor Pathol. 2022 Jan; 39(1):35-42.. View in PubMed
  • Correction to: Epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma with VCL-ALK fusion of central nervous system: case report and brief review of the literature. Brain Tumor Pathol. 2022 Jan; 39(1):43.. View in PubMed
  • Adaptation of Imaging Mass Cytometry to Explore the Single Cell Alloimmune Landscape of Liver Transplant Rejection. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:831103.. View in PubMed
  • Differential IgG4-Producing Plasma Cell Infiltration in Non- and Post-Transplant Plasma Cell Hepatitis. Transpl Int. 2022; 35:10182.. View in PubMed
  • Role of the Surgical Pathologist in Diagnosis of Drug-induced Liver Injury: Recognizing Specific Patterns of Drug Injury. Adv Anat Pathol. 2021 Nov 01; 28(6):383-395.. View in PubMed
  • Disseminated Mycobacterium bovis infection after deceased donor liver transplantation: A case report. Clin Case Rep. 2021 Aug; 9(8):e04684.. View in PubMed
  • Autoimmune hepatitis triggered by COVID-19. Intern Med J. 2021 Jul; 51(7):1182-1183.. View in PubMed
  • Primary hepatic carcinoma with inhibin positivity in a young male patient: a rare tumor previously only reported in females-case report and review of literature. Virchows Arch. 2021 Mar; 478(3):605-610.. View in PubMed
  • Liver Transplantation in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in the United States. J Surg Res. 2020 11; 255:23-32.. View in PubMed
  • NOR-1 distinguishes acinic cell carcinoma from its mimics on fine-needle aspiration biopsy specimens. Hum Pathol. 2020 08; 102:1-6.. View in PubMed
  • Lateral Vocal Fold Fullness in a Patient With Heavy Voice Use. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 08 01; 146(8):760-761.. View in PubMed
  • Smooth muscle tumors of the gastrointestinal tract: an analysis of prognostic features in 407 cases. Mod Pathol. 2020 07; 33(7):1410-1419.. View in PubMed
  • Succinate Dehydrogenase-Deficient Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 05; 144(5):655-660.. View in PubMed
  • Are ALK rearrangements found in smooth muscle tumours of the gastrointestinal tract? Histopathology. 2020 03; 76(4):627-628.. View in PubMed
  • Not Just Your Ordinary Tumor: A Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Esophagus. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020; 32(1):176-178.. View in PubMed
  • Spindle cell carcinoma of the breast managed with neoadjuvant AIM: A case report. Rare Tumors. 2020; 12:2036361320977021.. View in PubMed
  • Pneumothorax presentation in endometrial sarcoma patients receiving chemotherapy: A case series. Rare Tumors. 2020; 12:2036361320972865.. View in PubMed
  • Assessment of Fibrosis in Liver Transplant Recipients: Diagnostic Performance of Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) and Correlation of SWE Findings With Biopsy Results. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019 12; 213(6):W264-W271.. View in PubMed
  • Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Rejection of a Liver Allograft: A Combination of Acute T Cell-Mediated and Antibody-Mediated Rejection. Liver Transpl. 2019 12; 25(12):1845-1848.. View in PubMed
  • “Bright Band Sign” A Grayscale Ultrasound Finding in Hepatic Infarction. J Ultrasound Med. 2019 Sep; 38(9):2515-2520.. View in PubMed
  • Utility of rapid on-site evaluation for needle core biopsies and fine-needle aspiration cytology done for diagnosis of mass lesions of the liver. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2019 Mar – Apr; 8(2):69-77.. View in PubMed
  • Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for radiation-associated soft-tissue sarcoma: A case report. Rare Tumors. 2019; 11:2036361318821763.. View in PubMed
  • Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound of Spermatic Cord and Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma. Ultrasound Q. 2018 Dec; 34(4):292-296.. View in PubMed
  • Solid aneurysmal bone cyst of the humerus mimics metastasis or brown tumor. Clin Imaging. 2018 Nov – Dec; 52:117-122.. View in PubMed
  • Gain of TP53 Mutation in Imatinib-treated SDH-Deficient Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor and Clinical Utilization of Targeted Next-generation Sequencing Panel for Therapeutic Decision Support. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2018 09; 26(8):573-578.. View in PubMed
  • Second Primary Malignancies in Patients with Well-differentiated/Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma. Anticancer Res. 2018 Jun; 38(6):3535-3542.. View in PubMed
  • Redefining the Positive Margin in Pancreatic Cancer: Impact on Patterns of Failure, Long-Term Survival and Adjuvant Therapy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Nov; 24(12):3674-3682.. View in PubMed
  • Detection of Occult Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Patients Who Achieved a Sustained Virologic Response to Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents for Recurrent Infection After Liver Transplantation. Gastroenterology. 2017 02; 152(3):550-553.e8.. View in PubMed
  • Comparison of metastatic neuroendocrine neoplasms to the breast and primary invasive mammary carcinomas with neuroendocrine differentiation. Mod Pathol. 2016 08; 29(8):788-98.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of margin status and lymphadenectomy on clinical outcomes in resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma: implications for adjuvant radiotherapy. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2016 Apr; 7(2):239-47.. View in PubMed
  • The role of margins in extremity soft tissue sarcoma. J Surg Oncol. 2016 Mar; 113(3):333-8.. View in PubMed
  • Hypothesis: The Intratumoral Immune Response against a Cancer Progenitor Cell Impacts the Development of Well-Differentiated versus Dedifferentiated Disease in Liposarcoma. Front Oncol. 2016; 6:134.. View in PubMed
  • Contemporary Management of Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Curr Oncol Rep. 2015 Aug; 17(8):39.. View in PubMed
  • Specimens from biopsies of colorectal polyps often harbor additional diagnoses. Patholog Res Int. 2013; 2013:570526.. View in PubMed
  • Comprehensive evaluation of colorectal polyps in specimens from endoscopic biopsies. Adv Anat Pathol. 2011 Jan; 18(1):46-52.. View in PubMed
  • Cytologic diagnosis of chordoma in a peritoneal effusion: a case report. Acta Cytol. 2010 May-Jun; 54(3):341-4.. View in PubMed
  • Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells of the pancreas: a report of 2 cases with literature review. Diagn Cytopathol. 2007 Sep; 35(9):601-6.. View in PubMed
  • Carbonic anhydrase IX is an independent predictor of survival in advanced renal clear cell carcinoma: implications for prognosis and therapy. Clin Cancer Res. 2003 Feb; 9(2):802-11.. View in PubMed

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