Sara C Shalin, MD, PhD

Research Program: Cancer Biology Faculty Rank: Department Chairperson Campus: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College: College of Medicine Department: Department Chairs

Cancer Research Interest

• Disease Site Focus: Melanoma
• Research Focus Area: Diagnosis/ Prognosis
• Type of Research: Translational
• Research Keywords: melanoma, skin, inflammatory
• Research Interest Statement: I am a board-certified pathologist with special expertise in dermatopathology. In addition to my clinical efforts, I have protected time for my research interests, which include studies on melanoma prevention, detection, diagnosis, staging and treatment. My studies have been predominantly studies of archival patient samples of diseases or entities of interest and funded by institutional/departmental funding or collaborative efforts with other Cancer center researchers.

Contact Information

• Email Address: SCSHALIN@UAMS.EDU
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Recent Publications

• Lehman JS, Ferringer TC, Fung MA, [et al., including Shalin SC]. Diagnostic utility of direct immunofluorescence test panels for cutaneous vasculitis: A scoping review. Journal of cutaneous pathology. 2024 51(12):987-999. PMID: 39307568.
• Agni M, Fiorletta Quiroga E, Stevanovic M, [et al., including Shalin SC]. Incidental detection of non-melanoma neoplasms in sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma staging: A retrospective case series. Journal of cutaneous pathology. 2024 51(12):1000-1007. PMID: 39344527.
• Almashad A, Lindsey M, Zoumberos N, Shalin SC. Perineuriomatous Melanocytic Nevi: A Case Series of Four Cases. Journal of cutaneous pathology. 2024. PMID: 39511823.
• Tahir M, Samman A, Shalin S, [et al.]. Malignant Cutaneous Neurocristic Hamartoma With Features of Melanoma: A Rare Entity. Cureus. 2024 16(9):e69594. PMID: 39421096. PMCID: PMC11484887.
• Zengin S, Guthrie J, Zoumberos N, [et al., including Shalin SC]. Sebaceous gland atrophy due to seborrheic dermatitis in a patient with alopecia: A potential pitfall. Journal of cutaneous pathology. 2024 51(7):513-517. PMID: 38613429.
• Richards MP, Shalin SC, Guram M, Vyas K. The Role of Dermatology in Identifying and Reporting a Primary Varicella Outbreak. Cutis. 2024 113(3):E16-E19. PMID: 38648595.
• Tahir M, Bodies BF, Shalin S, [et al.]. Dermal Granuloma Annulare After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination: A Rare Complication. Cureus. 2024 16(1):e52174. PMID: 38344544. PMCID: PMC10859147.
• Pilkington J, Shalin S, Wong HK. Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL) Arising Post Kidney Transplant: A Review of Clinical Variants in the Literature. Hematology reports. 2023 16(1):11-21. PMID: 38247992. PMCID: PMC10801468.
• Cornejo KM, Hutchinson L, O'Donnell P, [et al., including Shalin SC]. Molecular Profiling of Syringocystadenocarcinoma Papilliferum Reveals RAS-Activating Mutations. Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine. 2023. PMID: 37074845.
• Drolshagen H, Zoumberos N, Shalin S. Bullous Tinea. Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine. 2023. PMID: 36602892.
• Ly S, Rick J, Goff R, [et al., including Shalin S]. Cutaneous Oxalosis Due to Primary Hyperoxaluria. The American Journal of dermatopathology. 2022 44(12):981-983. PMID: 36395453.
• McKinnon AT, Shalin SC, Evans MS. Bilateral eyelid swelling as the presenting sign of subcutaneous sarcoidosis. Pediatric dermatology. 2022. PMID: 36443578.
• Hamza MA, Quick CM, Williams HR, [et al., including Shalin SC]. HPV-associated Vulvar Intraepithelial Carcinoma With Sebaceous Differentiation: Report of 2 Cases. International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists. 2022. PMID: 36383010.
• Ahmed A, Gittens BE, Stewart SA, Shalin SC. Demographics and perceptions of diversity in dermatopathology workforce and training environments in the United States. Journal of cutaneous pathology. 2022. PMID: 36308409. PMCID: PMC10023271.
• Dreher K, Lindsey M, Shalin S, Evans MS. A Pink Pedal Plaque in an 8-Year-Old Boy. Clinical pediatrics. 2022:99228221106623. PMID: 35746872.
• Draper E, Rollins B, Matlock S, [et al., including Shalin S]. Milia en plaque manifesting as a post-herpetic isotopic response. Dermatology online journal. 2022 28(3). PMID: 36259804.
• Fung MA, Vidal CI, Armbrecht EA, [et al., including Shalin SC]. Appropriate use criteria for ancillary diagnostic testing in dermatopathology: New recommendations for 11 tests and 220 clinical scenarios from the American Society of Dermatopathology Appropriate Use Criteria Committee. Journal of cutaneous pathology. 2022 49(3):231-245. PMID: 34536035.
• Lindsey MS, Bridge JA, Douglas DS, [et al., including Shalin SC]. Primary Cutaneous Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma in an Elderly Adult: A Rare Potential Mimic of Merkel Cell Carcinoma. The American Journal of dermatopathology. 2022 44(3):218-222. PMID: 34991098.
• Higgins AD, Shalin SC. Blue nevus with smooth muscle hyperplasia: A rare hamartoma. Journal of cutaneous pathology. 2022 49(3):310-313. PMID: 34716951.
• Campbell K, Bridge JA, DiMaio D, [et al., including Shalin SC]. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with platelet-derived growth factor-D rearrangement; two cases with morphologically distinct presentations. Journal of cutaneous pathology. 2022 49(3):274-277. PMID: 34628665.
• Lindsey M, Vishal S, Gardner JM, Shalin SC. Characterization of Morphologic and Cytochemical Staining Properties of Exogenous Materials Mimicking Fungal Organisms Encountered in Skin Biopsies. The American Journal of dermatopathology. 2021 43(10):679-687. PMID: 34546986.
• Krystel-Whittemore M, Chan MP, Shalin SC, [et al.]. Deep Herpes. The American journal of surgical pathology. 2021 45(10):1357-1363. PMID: 34324455.
• Morgan AG, Rush JL, Shalin SC, Kincannon JM. Hyperkeratotic Plaques of Distal Extremities as a Presenting Sign of Autoimmune Hepatitis: Answer. The American Journal of dermatopathology. 2021 43(9):672-673. PMID: 34411021.
• Morgan AG, Rush JL, Shalin SC, Kincannon JM. Hyperkeratotic Plaques of Distal Extremities as a Presenting Sign of Autoimmune Hepatitis: Challenge. The American Journal of dermatopathology. 2021 43(9):e101. PMID: 34411025.
• Parra O, Bridge JA, Busam KJ, [et al., including Shalin SC]. Dermal melanocytic tumor with CRTC1-TRIM11 fusion: Report of two additional cases with review of the literature of an emerging entity. Journal of cutaneous pathology. 2021 48(7):915-924. PMID: 33586183.
• Singh AP, Jeffus SK, Shalin SC. Cervical dysplasia in a patient with inherited epidermodysplasia verruciformis-A mere coincidence?. Journal of cutaneous pathology. 2021 48(6):763-770. PMID: 33319409.
• Nedosekin D, Wilson KD, Campbell K, [et al., including Shalin S]. Immunologic overlap in a case of linear IgG/IgA bullous dermatosis responsive to rituximab. JAAD case reports. 2021 9:57-60. PMID: 33665277. PMCID: PMC7898068.
• Shalin SC, Racher LM, Campbell KK. Lichenoid dermatoses involving the vulva: A clinical-pathologic correlation(✰). Seminars in diagnostic pathology. 2021 38(1):3-18. PMID: 32951943.
• Jeffus SK, Quick CM, Chen C, [et al., including Shalin SC]. Prospective Consensus Reporting by Gynecologic Pathology and Dermatopathology Improves Diagnosis of Vulvar Biopsies. Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine. 2020 144(12). PMID: 33212498.
• Shalin SC, Ferringer T, Cassarino DS. PAS and GMS utility in dermatopathology: Review of the current medical literature. Journal of cutaneous pathology. 2020 47(11):1096-1102. PMID: 32515092.
• Dawson K, Bridge JA, Sumegi J, [et al., including Shalin SC]. Epithelioid Fibrous Histiocytoma With Dot-Like Perinuclear ALK Expression and PRKAR2A-ALK Fusion. The American Journal of dermatopathology. 2020 42(11):861-864. PMID: 32379091.
• Fancher K, Gardner JM, Shalin SC. Elastophagocytosis and interstitial granulomatous infiltrate are more common in extragenital vs genital lichen sclerosus. Journal of cutaneous pathology. 2020 47(10):903-912. PMID: 32399972.
• Carlock S, Fulton EH, Rosenbaum E, [et al., including Shalin SC]. Hansen Disease (Leprosy) and Armadillo Exposure in Arkansas: A Case Series. The American Journal of dermatopathology. 2020 42(10):769-773. PMID: 32379089.
• Campbell KK, Gardner JM, Hall K, [et al., including Shalin SC]. Consecutive Immunohistochemical Staining on a Single Slide is Effective in Confirming Melanocytic Derivation. Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM. 2020 28(9):e76-e81. PMID: 30499815.
• Taylor EM, Byrum SD, Edmondson JL, [et al., including Shalin SC]. Proteogenomic analysis of melanoma brain metastases from distinct anatomical sites identifies pathways of metastatic progression. Acta neuropathologica communications. 2020 8(1):157. PMID: 32891176. PMCID: PMC7487560.
• Harrison DK, Tackett A, Waldrip ZJ, [et al., including Shalin SC]. DNA-PKcs Inhibition Extends Allogeneic Skin Graft Survival. Transplantation. 2020. PMID: 32890138. PMCID: PMC7902289.
• Cloutier JM, Shalin SC, Lindberg M, [et al.]. Cutaneous pleomorphic fibromas arising in patients with germline TP53 mutations. Journal of cutaneous pathology. 2020 47(8):734-741. PMID: 32187703.