Puig Susana

Puig Susana, MD

Scientific profile

Susana Puig, MD     Dr. Susana Puig is the director of the research program of the melanoma Unit at the University Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Special research areas are: dermoscopy, digital follow-up of melanocytic tumors and genetics of melanoma with the publication of different scientific articles and 2 dermoscopy books. She has been working in teaching with special interest in the area of dermoscopy with the organisation of different national and international courses on this field. She is member of the board of the International Dermoscopy Society.

Recent publications

  • Malvehy J, Puig S, Argenziano G, Marghoob AA, Soyer HP; on behalf of the International Dermoscopy Society Board members. Dermoscopy report: Proposal for standardization Results of a consensus meeting of the International Dermoscopy Society. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007 May 3;
  • Zaballos P, Blazquez S, Puig S, Salsench E, Rodero J, Vives JM, Malvehy J. Dermoscopic pattern of intermediate stage in seborrhoeic keratosis regressing to lichenoid keratosis: report of 24 cases. Br J Dermatol. 2007 Jun 6;
  • Ferrara G, Soyer HP, Malvehy J, Piccolo D, Puig S, Sopena J, Zalaudek I, Argenziano G. The many faces of blue nevus: a clinicopathologic study. J Cutan Pathol. 2007 Jul;34(7):543-51.
  • Cabo H, Kolm I, Puig S, Malvehy J. Palmar basal cell carcinoma in a patient with Gorlin-Goltz syndrome. Arch Dermatol. 2007 Jun;143(6):813-4.
  • Zaballos P, Salsench E, Puig S, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy of pyogenic granulomas. Arch Dermatol. 2007 Jun;143(6):824.
  • Scope A, Benvenuto-Andrade C, Agero AL, Malvehy J, Puig S, Rajadhyaksha M, Busam KJ, Marra DE, Torres A, Propperova I, Langley RG, Marghoob AA, Pellacani G, Seidenari S, Halpern AC, Gonzalez S. In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy imaging of melanocytic skin lesions: Consensus terminology glossary and illustrative images. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007 Jul 13;
  • Segura S, Puig S, Carrera C, Palou J, Malvehy J. Dendritic cells in pigmented Basal cell carcinoma: a relevant finding by reflectance-mode confocal microscopy. Arch Dermatol. 2007 Jul;143(7):883-6.
  • Bowling J, Argenziano G, Azenha A, Bandic J, Bergman R, Blum A, Cabo H, Di Stephani A, Grichnik J, Halpern A, Hofman-Wellenhof R, Johr R, Kittler H, Kopf A, Kreusch J, Langford D, Malvehy J, Marghoob A, Menzies S, Ozdemir F, Peris K, Piccolo D, Pizzichetta MA, Polsky D, Puig S, Rabinovitz H, Rubegni P, Saida T, Scalvenzi M, Seidenari S, Soyer HP, Tanaka M, Zalaudek I, Braun RP. Dermoscopy key points: recommendations from the international dermoscopy society. Dermatology. 2007;214(1):3-5.
  • Aguilera P, Mascaro JM Jr, Martinez A, Esteve J, Puig S, Campo E, Estrach T. Cutaneous gamma/delta T-cell lymphoma: a histopathologic mimicker of lupus erythematosus profundus (lupus panniculitis). J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007 Apr;56(4):643-7.
  • Cao MG, Auge JM, Molina R, Marti R, Carrera C, Castel T, Vilella R, Conill C, Sanchez M, Malvehy J, Puig S. Melanoma inhibiting activity protein (MIA), beta-2 microglobulin and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in metastatic melanoma. Anticancer Res. 2007 Jan-Feb;27(1B):595-9.
  • Conill C, Gimferrer JM, Marruecos J, Domingo-Domenech J, Vilella R, Catalan M, Malvehy J, Puig S, Castel T. Clinical outcome after surgical resection of lung metastases from melanoma. Clin Transl Oncol. 2007 Jan;9(1):48-52.
  • Goldstein AM, Chaudru V, Ghiorzo P, Badenas C, Malvehy J, Pastorino L, Laud K, Hulley B, Avril MF, Puig-Butille JA, Miniere A, Marti R, Chompret A, Cuellar F, Kolm I, Mila M, Tucker MA, Demenais F, Bianchi-Scarra G, Puig S, de-Paillerets BB. Cutaneous phenotype and MC1R variants as modifying factors for the development of melanoma in CDKN2A G101W mutation carriers from 4 countries. Int J Cancer. 2007 Mar 30;
  • Zaballos P, Daufi C, Puig S, Argenziano G, Moreno-Ramirez D, Cabo H, Marghoob AA, Llambrich A, Zalaudek I, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy of solitary angiokeratomas: a morphological study. Arch Dermatol. 2007 Mar;143(3):318-25.
  • Zalaudek I, Argenziano G, Mordente I, Moscarella E, Corona R, Sera F, Blum A, Cabo H, Di Stefani A, Hofmann-Wellenhof R, Johr R, Langford D, Malvehy J, Kolm I, Sgambato A, Puig S, Soyer HP, Kerl H. Nevus type in dermoscopy is related to skin type in white persons. Arch Dermatol. 2007 Mar;143(3):351-6.
  • Carrera C, Segura S, Palou J, Puig S, Segura J, Marti RM, Malvehy J. Seborrheic keratosislike melanoma with folliculotropism. Arch Dermatol. 2007 Mar;143(3):373-6.
  • Zaballos P, Salsench E, Puig S, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy of venous stasis dermatitis. Arch Dermatol. 2006 Nov;142(11):1526.
  • Argenziano G, Zalaudek I, Ferrara G, Johr R, Langford D, Puig S, Soyer HP, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy features of melanoma incognito: Indications for biopsy. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Nov 16;
  • Dalmau J, Abellaneda C, Puig S, Zaballos P, Malvehy J. Acral melanoma simulating warts: dermoscopic clues to prevent missing a melanoma. Dermatol Surg. 2006 Aug;32(8):1072-8.
  • Kolm I, Puig S, Iranzo P, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy in Gorlin-Goltz syndrome. Dermatol Surg. 2006 Jun;32(6):847-51.
  • Zaballos P, Llambrich A, Cuellar F, Puig S, Malvehy J. Dermoscopic findings in pyogenic granuloma. Br J Dermatol. 2006 Jun;154(6):1108-11.
  • Zaballos P, Ara M, Puig S, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy of molluscum contagiosum: a useful tool for clinical diagnosis in adulthood. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2006 Apr;20(4):482-3.
  • Argenziano G, Puig S, Zalaudek I, Sera F, Corona R, Alsina M, Barbato F, Carrera C, Ferrara G, Guilabert A, Massi D, Moreno-Romero JA, Munoz-Santos C, Petrillo G, Segura S, Soyer HP, Zanchini R, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy improves accuracy of primary care physicians to triage lesions suggestive of skin cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Apr 20;24(12):1877-82.
  • Zaballos P, Marti E, Cuellar F, Puig S, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy of lichenoid regressing seborrheic keratosis. Arch Dermatol. 2006 Mar;142(3):410.
  • Zaballos P, Llambrich A, Ara M, Olazaran Z, Malvehy J, Puig S. Dermoscopic findings of haemosiderotic and aneurysmal dermatofibroma: report of six patients.Br J Dermatol. 2006 Feb;154(2):244-50.
  • Gonzalez Cao M, Malvehy J, Marti R, Conill C, Sanchez M, Martin M, Carrera C, Herrero J, Gascon P, Mellado B, Castel T, Puig S. Biochemotherapy with temozolomide, cisplatin, vinblastine, subcutaneous interleukin-2 and interferon-alpha in patients with metastatic melanoma. Melanoma Res. 2006 Feb;16(1):59-64.
  • Zaballos P, Puig S, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy of atypical dermatofibroma: central white network. Arch Dermatol. 2006 Jan;142(1):126.
  • Segura S, Carrera C, Ferrando J, Mascaro JM Jr, Palou J, Malvehy J, Puig S. Dermoscopy in epidermodysplasia verruciformis. Dermatol Surg. 2006 Jan;32(1):103-6.
  • Morales A, Puig S, Malvehy J, Zaballos P. Dermocopy of molluscum contagiosum. Arch Dermatol. 2005 Dec;141(12):1644.
  • Zaballos P, Llambrich A, Puig S, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy is useful for the recognition of benign-malignant compound tumours. Br J Dermatol. 2005 Sep;153(3):653-6.
  • Puig S, Malvehy J, Badenas C, Ruiz A, Jimenez D, Cuellar F, Azon A, Gonzalez U, Castel T, Campoy A, Herrero J, Marti R, Brunet-Vidal J, Mila M. Role of the CDKN2A locus in patients with multiple primary melanomas. J Clin Oncol. 2005 May 1;23(13):3043-51.
  • Malvehy J, Puig S, Marti-Laborda RM. Dermoscopy of skin lesions in two patients with xeroderma pigmentosum. Br J Dermatol. 2005 Feb;152(2):271-8.
  • Puig S, Romero D, Zaballos P, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy of dermatofibroma. Arch Dermatol. 2005 Jan;141(1):122.
  • Zaballos P, Puig S, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy of disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis. Arch Dermatol. 2004 Nov;140(11):1410.
  • Zaballos P, Puig S, Malvehy J. Dermoscopy of pigmented purpuric dermatoses (lichen aureus): a useful tool for clinical diagnosis. Arch Dermatol. 2004 Oct;140(10):1290-1.
  • Zalaudek I, Argenziano G, Leinweber B, Citarella L, Hofmann-Wellenhof R, Malvehy J, Puig S, Pizzichetta MA, Thomas L, Soyer HP, Kerl H. Dermoscopy of Bowen's disease. Br J Dermatol. 2004 Jun;150(6):1112-6.
  • Malvehy J, Puig S. Dermoscopic patterns of benign volar melanocytic lesions in patients with atypical mole syndrome. Arch Dermatol. 2004 May;140(5):538-44.
  • Zalaudek I, Argenziano G, Ferrara G, Soyer HP, Corona R, Sera F, Cerroni L, Carbone A, Chiominto A, Cicale L, De Rosa G, Ferrari A, Hofmann-Wellenhof R, Malvehy J, Peris K, Pizzichetta MA, Puig S, Scalvenzi M, Staibano S, Ruocco V. Clinically equivocal melanocytic skin lesions with features of regression: a dermoscopic-pathological study. Br J Dermatol. 2004 Jan;150(1):64-71.
  • Argenziano G, Soyer HP, Chimenti S, Talamini R, Corona R, Sera F, Binder M, Cerroni L, De Rosa G, Ferrara G, Hofmann-Wellenhof R, Landthaler M, Menzies SW, Pehamberger H, Piccolo D, Rabinovitz HS, Schiffner R, Staibano S, Stolz W, Bartenjev I, Blum A, Braun R, Cabo H, Carli P, De Giorgi V, Fleming MG, Grichnik JM, Grin CM, Halpern AC, Johr R, Katz B, Kenet RO, Kittler H, Kreusch J, Malvehy J, Mazzocchetti G, Oliviero M, Ozdemir F, Peris K, Perotti R, Perusquia A, Pizzichetta MA, Puig S, Rao B, Rubegni P, Saida T, Scalvenzi M, Seidenari S, Stanganelli I, Tanaka M, Westerhoff K, Wolf IH, Braun-Falco O, Kerl H, Nishikawa T, Wolff K, Kopf AW. Related Articles, Links Dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions: results of a consensus meeting via the Internet. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003 May;48(5):679-93.
  • Malvehy J, Puig S. Follow-up of melanocytic skin lesions with digital total-body photography and digital dermoscopy: a two-step method. Clin Dermatol. 2002 May-Jun;20(3):297-304.