Faculty Staff

Bengt Fredrik Petersson

MD, PhD
Associate professor
Senior Consultant
Department of Pathology

Tel: +65 6772 4304
Email:

Clinical Interest

Head & Neck Pathology
Dermatopathology
Genito-urinary pathology
Metastasis of unknown origin

Subspecialty

Head & Neck Pathology
Dermatopathology
Genito-urinary Pathology

Education

2004: PhD, Pathology, University of Linköping, Sweden
1999: Accredited Specialist, Histopathology, Swedish National Board of Health
1994: Licensed M.D, Swedish National Board of Health
1992: MD, University of Lund, Sweden

Professional / Clinical experience

Department of Pathology, National University Health System, Singapore

Jul 2010 to – date: Senior Consultant
Mar 2009 – Jul 2010: Consultant

Department of Pathology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

2006-2008: Chief Responsibility for Genito-Urinary Pathology
2005-2008: Assistant Chief Responsibility for Head and Neck Pathology
2005-2008: Senior Consultant Histopathologist (General Surgical Pathology)

Department of Pathology, County Hospital, Ryhov, Jönköping, Sweden

2005-2008: External Consultant Histopathologist for all Dermatopathology
2004-2005: Chief Responsibility for Research and Development
2003-2005: Assistant Medical Director of Department
2000-2005: Senior Consultant Histopathologist
1999: Consultant Histopathologist
1994-1998: Resident Doctor
Head and neck cancers
Renal tumours
Unusual tumours
1. Renal cell carcinoma with areas mimicking renal angiomyoadenomatous tumor/clear cell papillary renal cell carcinoma. Petersson F, Grossmann P, Hora M, Sperga M, Montiel DP, Martinek P, Gutierrez ME, Bulimbasic S, Michal M, Branzovsky J, Hes O. Hum Pathol. 2013 Feb 21. [Epub ahead of print]
2. A distinctive translocation carcinoma of the kidney; "rosette forming," t(6;11), HMB45-positive renal tumor: a histomorphologic, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and molecular genetic study of 4 cases. Petersson F, Vaněček T, Michal M, Martignoni G, Brunelli M, Halbhuber Z, Spagnolo D, Kuroda N, Yang X, Cabrero IA, Hora M, Branžovský J, Trivunic S, Kacerovská D, Steiner P, Hes O. Hum Pathol. 2012 May;43(5):726-36.
3. Renal small cell oncocytoma with pseudorosettes A histomorphologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic study of 10 cases. Petersson F, Síma R, Grossmann P, Michal M, Kuroda N, Hora M, Yang X, Kinkor Z, Trivunic S, Zalud R, Sperga M, Jaunmuktane Z, Branžovský J, Ferda J, Hes O. Hum Pathol. 2011 Nov;42(11):1751-60.
4. Nonexophytic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: high frequency of advanced lymph node and distant metastasis. Loh KS, Petersson F. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Oct;145(4):594-8.
5. Lymphocyte-rich renal cell carcinoma: an unusual histomorphologic manifestation of a tumor that is not part of lynch syndrome. Petersson F, Síma R, Sperga M, Kazakov DV, Michal M, Hora M, Ferda J, Sulc M, Mičulka P, Haferník J, Rychnovský J, Hes O. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2011 Dec;19(6):519-27.
6. Sporadic hybrid oncocytic/chromophobe tumor of the kidney: a clinicopathologic, histomorphologic, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and molecular cytogenetic study of 14 cases. Petersson F, Gatalica Z, Grossmann P, Perez Montiel MD, Alvarado Cabrero I, Bulimbasic S, Swatek A, Straka L, Tichy T, Hora M, Kuroda N, Legendre B, Michal M, Hes O. Virchows Arch. 2010 Apr;456(4):355-65.
7. Large cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor: a clinicopathologic study of 1 malignant and 3 benign tumors using histomorphology, immunohistochemistry, ultrastructure, comparative genomic hybridization, and polymerase chain reaction analysis of the PRKAR1A gene. Petersson F, Bulimbasic S, Sima R, Michal M, Hora M, Malagon HD, Matoska J, Hes O. Hum Pathol. 2010 Apr;41(4):552-9.
8. Adenoid cystic carcinoma-like pattern in spiradenoma and spiradenocylindroma: a rare feature in sporadic neoplasms and those associated with Brooke-Spiegler syndrome. Petersson F, Kutzner H, Spagnolo DV, Bisceglia M, Kacerovska D, Vazmitel M, Michal M, Kazakov DV. Am J Dermatopathol. 2009 Oct;31(7):642-8.
9. Pigmented Paget disease––a diagnostic pitfall mimicking melanoma. Petersson F, Ivan D, Kazakov DV, Michal M, Prieto VG. Am J Dermatopathol. 2009 May;31(3):223-6.
10. Immunohistochemical detection of lymphovascular invasion with D2-40 in melanoma correlates with sentinel lymph node status, metastasis and survival. Petersson F, Diwan AH, Ivan D, Gershenwald JE, Johnson MM, Harrell R, Prieto VG. J Cutan Pathol. 2009 Nov;36(11):1157-63.