Constance Chen, MD

Constance Chen, MD

Assistant Professor
Pathology
Division
Cytopathology
Specialty Areas
Cytopathology
Genitourinary Pathology

UCSF
Pathology, Box 4034
1825 4th Street, Room L2181 B
San Francisco, CA 94158
United States

Hospital Affiliations
UCSF Mission Bay
Research and Clinical Interests

My clinical interests include performing ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsies and cytopathology. My research interests are primarily in genitourinary pathology and cytopathology.

Selected Publications
  • Chen CV, Orlando MS, Abel MK, Opoku-Anane J, Rabban JT. Diagnostic Utility of Deeper Level Tissue Sections of Negative Peritoneal Biopsies for Clinically Suspected Endometriosis. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2024 Oct 30. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39475364.
  • Chen CV, Francois RA, Mully TW, Sangoi A, LeBoit PE, Simko JP, Chan E. Positive NKX3.1 as a diagnostic pitfall for prostate cancer in extramammary Paget's disease of genitourinary sites. Histopathology. 2024 Feb;84(3):565-569. Epub 2023 Oct 4. PMID: 37794658.
  • Chen CV, Croom NA, Simko JP, Stohr BA, Chan E. Differential Immunohistochemical and Molecular Profiling of Conventional and Aggressive Components of Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma: Pitfalls for Diagnosis. Hum Pathol. 2021 Nov 17:S0046-8177(21)00191-X. PMID: 34800526
Awards
  • 2013 - 2017 Dean's Scholarship, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • 2023 - Best Abstract Award, International Association of Chinese Pathologists
  • 2023 - Award for Clinical Excellence, Department of Laboratory Medicine, UCSF
  • 2023 - Best MOD (Grand Rounds) Award, Department of Pathology
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