PROFFERED PAPERS
Tuesday, March 25   —  1:00 PM   —  Marriott Salon 1


Click on the numbers in parentheses to display abstracts.



Section A - DERMATOPATHOLOGY
Chaired by: M. Angelica Selim and Neil Crowson



1:00 Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2 in Melanocytic Lesions (453)
H Wang, S Shen, H Wang, W Zhang, GN Fuller, VG Prieto
University of Texas Medical School-Houston; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
1:15 Nevi of Auricular Region: Possible Diagnostic Errors (444)
A Saad, S Patel, D Mutasim
University of Cincinnati Medical College, Cincinnati, OH
1:30 ETS-1 Oncoprotein Expression and Prognosis in Melanocytic Nevi and Cutaneous Melanoma (412)
CA Keehn, BR Smoller, MB Morgan
University of South Florida College of Medicine; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1:45 Angiotropic Melanoma: An Unusual Variant of Melanoma with Potentially Higher Risk for Metastases (410)
GCF Hsieh, C Lugassy, M Olding, S Macht, FA Ahmad, RL Barnhill
George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC; George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC
2:00 Progression in Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Is Associated with Changes in the Expression of Proteins Regulating Key Cell Pathways (387)
S Alonso, P Ortiz, M Morente, D Hernandez, AI Saez, R Pajares, P Redondo, CM Hortelano, MA Piris, JL Rodriguez-Peralto
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncologicas, Madrid, Spain; 12 de Octubre Hospital, Madrid, Spain; MDS Pharma - Services, Madrid, Spain
2:15 Combined Regressive Cell Kinetics and Inefficient Microvessel Proliferation Characterizes Spitz Tumors (411)
EA Husain, A Blanes, R Cerio, L Pozo, SJ Diaz-Cano
Barts and the London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom; University of Malaga School of Medicine, Malaga, Spain
2:30 The Effects of gp-100 and Tyrosinase Vaccination on Nevi in Melanoma Patients (393)
DS Cassarino, A Auerbach, W Miller, R Sherry, PH Duray
National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD
2:45 RECESS, EXHIBITS, POSTER SESSION IV - Exhibit Hall A - C
4:00 BUSINESS MEETING - MARRIOTT BALLROOM
4:35 AWARD PRESENTATIONS
Stowell-Orbison, Autopsy, Castleman and Vogel Awards
Distinguished Pathologist Award - Richard Kempson
F.K. Mostofi Distinguished Service Award - Elaine S. Jaffe
President's Award - Kamal Ishak
Young Investigator Award - Julia A. Bridge
5:00 MAUDE ABBOTT LECTURE - James R. Downing
Oncogenic Transcription Factors in Acute Leukemia
5:50 WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTION - MARRIOTT BALLROOM FOYER