Robert Greenberg, M.D.

A response to not 'au revoir' but 'merci beaucoup'
Bailine, Samuel; Petrides, George; Kellner, Charles; Fink, Max; Bolwig, Tom; Freeman, Chris; Greenberg, Robert; Kramer, Barry; Fox, Herbert; Francis, Andrew; O'Connor, Kevin; Ray, Lewis; Satin, Albert; Guerra, Frank; Hermann, Carol; Kayne, Ernst; Sevy, Serg; Braga, Rapheal
2011 Dec;27(4):339-339, Journal of ECT
— id: 142532, year: 2011, vol: 27, page: 339, stat: Journal Article,

Multiple infundibulocystic basal cell carcinomas: case report of unique unilateral presentation
Herman, Alysa R; Busam, Klaus J; Greenberg, Robert A; Nehal, Kishwer S
2003 Apr;29(4):436-439, Dermatologic surgery
BACKGROUND: Basal cell carcinoma shows a wide spectrum of clinical and histologic appearances. A distinct tumor variant with follicular infundibulocystic differentiation is recognized, and there are only a few reports on its clinical presentation and management. OBJECTIVE: To report a case of multiple infundibulocystic basal cell carcinomas with a unique unilateral presentation. METHODS: A clinical history was obtained. Photographs were taken, and punch biopsies were performed. RESULTS: An 83-year-old Caucasian female presented with multiple unilateral, asymptomatic, skin-colored, dome-shaped papules around the right mouth for 11 years without apparent change. Punch biopsies revealed findings typical of infundibulocystic basal cell carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS: A patient with clinically indolent multiple unilateral infundibulocystic basal cell carcinomas is described. Given the location of these multiple lesions, standard treatment modalities for basal cell carcinomas would have significant cosmetic and functional implications. A management approach with clinical follow-up and surgical intervention only for changing lesions is discussed
— id: 96498, year: 2003, vol: 29, page: 436, stat: Journal Article,

Excess incidence of squamous cell esophageal cancer among US Black men: role of social class and other risk factors
Brown, L M; Hoover, R; Silverman, D; Baris, D; Hayes, R; Swanson, G M; Schoenberg, J; Greenberg, R; Liff, J; Schwartz, A; Dosemeci, M; Pottern, L; Fraumeni, J F Jr
2001 Jan 15;153(2):114-122, American journal of epidemiology
Data from a population-based case-control study were used to evaluate the relation between social class factors and squamous cell esophageal cancer and the extent to which alcohol, tobacco, diet, and low income contribute to the higher incidence among Black men than among White men in the United States. A total of 347 male cases (119 White, 228 Black) and 1,354 male controls (743 White, 611 Black) were selected from three US geographic areas (Atlanta, Georgia, Detroit, Michigan, and New Jersey). Cases were residents of the study areas aged 30-79 years who had been diagnosed with histologically confirmed esophageal cancer between 1986 and 1989. The adjusted odds ratios for subjects with annual incomes less than $10,000 versus incomes of $25,000 or more were 4.3 (95% confidence interval: 2.1, 8.7) for Whites and 8.0 (95% confidence interval: 4.3, 15.0) for Blacks. The combination of all four major risk factors-low income, moderate/heavy alcohol intake, tobacco use, and infrequent consumption of raw fruits and vegetables-accounted for almost all of the squamous cell esophageal cancers in Whites (98%) and Blacks (99%) and for 99% of the excess incidence among Black men. Thus, lifestyle modifications, especially a lowered intake of alcoholic beverages, would markedly decrease the incidence of squamous cell esophageal cancer in both racial groups and would narrow the racial disparity in risk. Further studies on the determinants of social class may help to identify a new set of exposures for this tumor that are amenable to intervention
— id: 139003, year: 2001, vol: 153, page: 114, stat: Journal Article,

The excess incidence of squamous cell esophageal cancer among us black men. Role of social class and other risk factors
Brown L; Hoover R; Silverman D; Baris D; Hayes R; Swanson G; Schoenberg J; Greenberg R; Liff J; Schwartz A; Dosemeci M; Pottern L; Fraumeni J
2000 Oct 1;10(7):468-468, Annals of epidemiology
PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between social class factors and squamous cell esophageal cancer and the extent to which alcohol, tobacco, diet, and social class contribute to the five-fold higher incidence among black than white men in the United States.METHODS: Interviews were conducted with 347 incident cases of squamous cell esophageal cancer (119 white males and 228 black males) and 1354 population-based controls (743 white males and 611 black males) from Atlanta, Detroit, and New Jersey. Risks were estimated using unconditional logistic regression controlling for potential confounders.RESULTS: Elevated risks of squamous cell esophageal cancer were associated with indicators of low social class, especially low annual income. The adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for subjects with incomes < $10,000 versus incomes of $25,000 or more were 4.3 (95% CI = 2.1-8.7) for whites and 8.0 (95% CI = 4.3-15.0) for blacks. The combination of all four major risk factors: annual income less than $25,000, moderate/heavy use of alcohol, use of tobacco for six months or longer, and consumption of less than 2.5 servings of raw fruits and vegetables per day accounted for almost all of the squamous cell esophageal cancers in whites (98%) and blacks (99%), and for 99% of the excess incidence among black men.CONCLUSIONS: Lifestyle modifications, especially a lower intake of alcoholic beverages, would markedly decrease the incidence of this cancer in both races and narrow the racial disparity in risk. Further studies into the determinants of social class may help identify a new set of exposures for this tumor that are amendable to intervention
— id: 139001, year: 2000, vol: 10, page: 468, stat: Journal Article,

Autoinoculated palmar pustules in neonatal candidiasis
Resnick SD; Greenberg RA
1989 Sep;6(3):206-209, Pediatric dermatology
A 2-week-old infant had grouped pustules on the right hand, wrist, and antecubital flexure that appeared after the first week of life. The infant was seen repeatedly to suck the involved areas of the hand and wrist. Clinically typical candidiasis was noted in the oral cavity and the diaper area. Wright's-stained smears of pustular contents, potassium hydroxide preparations of pustular material, and scale from the diaper dermatitis confirmed the presence of pseudohyphae and budding yeasts in all the involved sites. This case demonstrates fairly typical manifestations of neonatal-onset candidiasis, with the unusual feature of unilateral upper extremity pustules that appeared to represent an autoinoculated cutaneous infection
— id: 16423, year: 1989, vol: 6, page: 206, stat: Journal Article,

Stump the experts
Greenberg RA
1980 Apr;6(4):267, 303-, Journal of dermatologic surgery & oncology
— id: 16424, year: 1980, vol: 6, page: 267, 303, stat: Journal Article,

Radiographic measurement of topical corticosteroid-induced atrophy
Snyder DS; Greenberg RA
1977 Sep;69(3):279-281, Journal of investigative dermatology
Soft tissue x-ray techniques were used to measure skin thickness as influenced by the chronic usage of topical corticosteroids. In a double-blind study commercial preparations of 1% hydrocortisone (HC), 0.1% triamcinolone acetonide (TA), and a placebo cream were compared for their ability to produce atrophy in normal human forearm skin. After 8 weeks of topical application of the creams, only TA produced clinically apparent atrophy. The average percent decreases in skin thickness measured after 8 weeks of treatment with placebo, HC, or TA were 6.0%, 6.0%, and 17.1%, respectively. During the first week after cessation of treatment the clinical appearance of the skin began to improve and by 1 month all treated skin areas had essentially returned to pretreatment thickness
— id: 16425, year: 1977, vol: 69, page: 279, stat: Journal Article,

THE PATCH STAGE OF KAPOSI SARCOMA LIGHT MICROSCOPIC AND ULTRASTRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS
WALDO E D; GREENBERG R; BEREZOWSKY V; ACKERMAN A B
1977 ;113(12):1714-1714, Archives of dermatology
— id: 112499, year: 1977, vol: 113, page: 1714, stat: Journal Article,

Orally given indomethacin and blood flow response to UVL
Greenberg RA; Eaglestein WH; Turnier H; Houdek PV
1975 Mar;111(3):328-330, Archives of dermatology
Blood flow in normal skin and skin treated with ultraviolet light (UVL) has been determined by measuring the clearance of epicutaneously applied xenon 133 gas. Mean blood flow in UVL-irradiated skin was 25.7 ml/100 gm/min, which is about twice that found in normal skin (12.2 ml/100 gm/min). Orally administered indomethacin reduced by one third the increase in blood flow produced by UVL irradiation
— id: 16426, year: 1975, vol: 111, page: 328, stat: Journal Article,

Evaluation of atrophy production and vasoconstrictor potency in humans following intradermally injected corticosteroids
Snyder DS; Greenberg RA
1974 Dec;63(6):461-463, Journal of investigative dermatology
— id: 16427, year: 1974, vol: 63, page: 461, stat: Journal Article,