Woo Cheal Cho, MD

07/25/2026

The first article has already been published in my Special Issue, with a focus on dermato-oncology! 😆🔬🎉🧬

If you have an interesting idea combining and , please consider submitting your manuscript. I look forward to receiving your contributions!

https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/33/7/436

07/10/2026

🚨 Hot off the press! We’re pleased to share the first report of melanomas harboring RARA fusions, adding to the growing evidence that gene fusions can occur in bona fide melanomas of non-Spitz lineage.

Our observations reinforce the notion, previously documented in multiple studies, that the presence of a gene fusion does not necessarily indicate Spitz lineage in a melanocytic neoplasm.

Check it out if you love dermatopathology! Free access for 50 days (link below). 😆🔬🧬

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fauthors.elsevier.com*2Fa*2F1nP6xAfIPxNAA/1/0102019f41628150-083ae5e7-23cf-4303-80e9-21ad2e89611f-000000/MbADE9mf72hpzF4WZ74CDbm3L3g=473__;JSUlJQ!!PfbeBCCAmug!lWqvdVZW-RLUlF9ai4MeimaEzVMiXfB6jVAvOZkviXV_V2qS8S_jjeSx0ayjWvqS5oV3BkXNJalaNI_NDbA$

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0046817726001802?dgcid=author

07/07/2026

A 40-year-old woman presented with a 1-month of history of fevers and 3-week history of swelling in her right armpit. Ultrasonography showed enlarged lymph nodes with an adjacent fluid collection.

06/24/2026

Our Pathology Outlines topic on combined nevus is now available online. Our former dermatopathology fellow, and now colleague, Elsayed, did a great job, as usual. Check it out if you are interested in ! 😆🔬

https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skintumormelanocyticcombinednevus.html

06/22/2026

06/09/2026

Do you have an interest in molecular dermatopathology and melanoma-related research? If so, please consider submitting your work to my special issue, “Recent Advances in the Molecular Landscape of Melanoma: Implications for Diagnosis, Classification, and Therapy.” 😆🔬🧬

Link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/curroncol/special_issues/1T23ZI3Q71

05/16/2026

🚨 Hot off the press! My new book chapter on the family of heavily pigmented melanocytic neoplasms is now available online through Springer Nature. This chapter provides a broad overview of melanocytic tumors within the blue nevus family, including recently characterized PKC-fused melanocytic neoplasms, as well as WNT-activated deep penetrating/plexiform melanocytomas and pigmented epithelioid melanocytomas. Notably, the latter two entities are characterized by two-step, phenotype-defining molecular alterations. 😆🔬🧬

Special thanks to Drs. Prieto and Torres-Cabala for inviting me to contribute to this amazing book.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-18222-7_9

Check it out if you love and . We are excited to share our experience!

05/15/2026

🚨 Hot off the press! Our new book chapter on molecular biomarkers used in the treatment of melanoma patients is now available online through Springer Nature. This chapter explores the utility of immunohistochemistry in assessing biomarkers with therapeutic implications for melanoma patients. 😆🔬

Special thanks to Drs. Prieto and Torres-Cabala for inviting me and my coauthors to contribute to this amazing book.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-18222-7_12

Check it out if you love and . We are excited to share our experience! 🎉

05/14/2026

🚨 Hot off the press! Our most comprehensive review of old and new gene fusions in melanocytic neoplasms is now available online. We compiled nearly all gene fusions reported to date in these neoplasms and highlight several rare examples with high-quality images. 😆🔬🧬

https://jpatholtm.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.4132/jptm.2026.03.11
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42098956/

Check it out if you love the and combo. The article is open access.

04/16/2026

Looking for a unique fellowship experience?

is hosting a virtual open house.

If you join us, you’ll see once-in-a-lifetime cases (quite often) and learn from some of the best in the field. You won’t regret it. I can say that from personal experience! 😆🔬🎉