Massone Cesare, MD

Scientific profile

Assistant Professor at the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, in Graz/ Austria. Dr. Massone graduated in medicine at the University of Genoa (Italy) in 1997. He is board certified dermatologist (2002) and dermatopathologist (2004). Special areas of interest and research include dermatopathology, dermato-oncology, general dermatology, telemedicine and teledermatology. Dr. Massone is author/co-author of over 40 scientific papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals, 5 of which have been awarded. During the years 2003-2005 he was the moderator of the DermOnline Community on www.telederm.org, a freely available online consultation platform in dermatology.

Recent publications

• Massone C, Di Stefani A, Soyer HP. Dermoscopy for skin cancer detection. Curr Opinion Oncol, 2005 ; 17: 147-153. (Review)
• Massone C, Kodama K, Kerl H, Cerroni L. Histological features of 745 cases of early mycosis fungoides (patch stage). Am J Surg Pathol 2005; 29: 550-560.
• Kodama K, Massone C, Chott A, Metze D, Kerl H, Cerroni L. Primary cutaneous large B-cell lymphomas. Clinicopathologic features, classification, and prognostic factors in a large series of patients. Blood, 2005; 106: 2491-2497.
• Massone C, Propst E, Kopera D. Rosacea-like dermatitis with Candida albicans infection. Arch Dermatol, 2006 (in press).
• Gerger A, Horn M, Koller S, Weger W, Massone C, et al. Diagnostic Confocal Examination of Untreated Fresh Specimens from Basal Cell Carcinoma in Microscopy Guided Surgery. Arch Dermatol 2005; 141: 1269-1274 .
• Massone C, Lozzi GP, Wurm E, et al. Cellular phones in Clinical Teledermatology. Arch Dermatol 2005; 141: 1319-1320.
• Massone C, Soyer HP, Hofmann-Wellenhof R, et al. Web-based Teleconsulting in dermatology: a two years pilot experience. J Telemed Telecare, 2006 12: 83-87.
• Massone C, Lozzi GP, Egberts F, et al. The protean spectrum of non-Hodgkin lymphomas with prominent involvement of subcutaneous fat. J Cut Pathol, 2006 (in press).
• Gerger A, Koller S, Steiger K, Massone C, et al. Diagnostic applicability of in vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy in melanocytic skin tumors. J Invest Dermatol 2005; 124: 493-498.
• Pizzichetta MA, Massone C, Grandi G, et al. Morphologic changes of acquired melanocytic nevi with eccentric foci of hyperpigmentation ("Bolognia sign") assessed by dermoscopy. Arch Dermatol, 2006; 142: 479-483.
• Pizzichetta MA, Massone C, Soyer HP. Regression of atypical nevus: an anedoctal dermoscopic observation. Dermatol Surg, 2006 (in press).
• Massone C, Chott A, Metze D, et al. Subcutaneous, blastic natural killer (NK), NK/T-cell and other cytotoxic lymphomas of the skin: A morphologic, immunophenotypic, and molecular study of 50 patients. Am J Surg Pathol 2004; 28: 719-735.
• Massone C, Kodama K, Salmhofer W, et al. Lupus erythematosus panniculitis (lupus profundus): a clinical, histopathological, and molecular analysis of 9 cases. J Cut Pathol 2005; 32: 396-404.
• Ebner C, Gabler G, Massone C, et al. Mobile Teledermatology Coming in Age. e&i 2006; 123: 148-151.
• Massone C, Lozzi GP, Wurm E, et al. Personal digital assistants in teledermatology. Br J Dermatol 2006; 154: 801-802.