Yanling Ma, MD

Professor of Clinical Pathology

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Overview

Dr. Ma is currently a staff pathologist at both LAC+USC Medical Center and Women’s Hospital and teaches courses in pathology to second year USC medical students. A native of China, Dr. Ma first came to USC in 1994 as a pathology intern at LAC+USC Medical Center. A residency and fellowship at LAC+USC Medical Center followed and in 2000, Dr. Ma was appointed Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology. Dr. Ma has been a member of the College of American Pathologists since 1977 and is also currently a member of the Keck School of Medicine’s Residency Recruitment Committee. A former Acting Chief of Surgical Pathology, Dr. Ma currently directs the Immunohistochemistry Laboratory.

Publications

  • Inverted lymphoglandular polyp in descending colon. Case Rep Pathol. 2015; 2015:646270.. View in PubMed
  • Small bowel dissemination of coccidioidomycosis. Case Rep Pathol. 2015; 2015:403671.. View in PubMed
  • Histological analysis of the kidney tumor-parenchyma interface. J Urol. 2015 Feb; 193(2):415-22.. View in PubMed
  • Robot-assisted laparoscopic high-intensity focused ultrasound for focal therapy of prostate: novel approach. Int J Urol. 2014 Dec; 21(12):1289-90.. View in PubMed
  • Granular cell tumor of the testicular tunica albuginea: a case report. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2014 May-Jun; 22(5):395-9.. View in PubMed
  • Epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted therapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the penis: a report of 3 cases. Urology. 2014 Jan; 83(1):159-65.. View in PubMed
  • Denonvilliers’ space expansion by transperineal injection of hydrogel: implications for focal therapy of prostate cancer. Int J Urol. 2014 Apr; 21(4):416-8.. View in PubMed
  • Columnar-lined esophagus without intestinal metaplasia has no proven risk of adenocarcinoma. Am J Surg Pathol. 2012 Jan; 36(1):1-7.. View in PubMed
  • A Rare Case Report of Extensive Polyostotic Gorham’s Disappearing Bone Disease Involving the Upper Extremity. Case Rep Orthop. 2011; 2011:486756.. View in PubMed
  • The dilated distal esophagus: a new entity that is the pathologic basis of early gastroesophageal reflux disease. Am J Surg Pathol. 2011 Dec; 35(12):1873-81.. View in PubMed