Evita Henderson-Jackson, MD

Cancer Focus:
Osteosarcoma, Sarcoma

Dr. Henderson-Jackson is an Associate Member in the Department of Anatomic Pathology at Moffitt Cancer Center. She completed her Bachelor’s degree at the University of South Carolina. She received her Doctor of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. She completed her pathology residency training at University of South Florida/Moffitt Cancer Center (USF/MCC), as well as a surgical oncologic pathology fellowship and cytopathology fellowship. Clinically, she focuses on soft tissue and bone sarcomas as well as breast pathology and cytopathology. She is the Associate Program Director for the USF AP/CP pathology residency program. As a clinical educator she is passionate and constantly involved in education students, residents, fellows and clinicians.

Education & Training

Fellowship:

• University of South Florida College of Medicine - Surgical Oncologic Pathology
• University of South Florida College of Medicine - Cytopathology

Residency:

• University of South Florida College of Medicine - Pathology and Cell Biology

Medical School:

• Medical University of South Carolina - MD

• Mathew R, Voss RK, Naghavi AO, Henderson-Jackson E, Brohl AS. Treatment and Clinical Outcome of a Patient With Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma Harboring MEIS1-FOXO1 Gene Fusion. Cureus. 2025 Jul.17(7):e89124. Pubmedid: 40896038. Pmcid: PMC12398256.
• Harper EM, Henderson-Jackson E, Rosa M. Pathology Residents' Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Breast Pathology: A National Survey. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2024 Mar.148(3):371-376. Pubmedid: 37270800.
• Naghavi AO, Bryant JM, Kim Y, Weygand J, Redler G, Sim AJ, Miller J, Coucoules K, Michael LT, Gloria WE, Yang G, Rosenberg SA, Ahmed K, Bui MM, Henderson-Jackson EB, Lee A, Lee CD, Gonzalez RJ, Feygelman V, Eschrich SA, Scott JG, Torres-Roca J, Latifi K, Parikh N, Costello J. Habitat escalated adaptive therapy (HEAT): a phase 2 trial utilizing radiomic habitat-directed and genomic-adjusted radiation dose (GARD) optimization for high-grade soft tissue sarcoma. BMC Cancer. 2024 Apr.24(1):437. Pubmedid: 38594603. Pmcid: PMC11003059.
• Nasir A, Ahmed MK, Saller JJ, Henderson-Jackson EB, Malafa MP, Yeatman TJ, Coppola D. p21 Protein Outperforms Clinico-pathological Criteria in Predicting Liver Metastases in Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2023 Nov.20(6):522-530. Pubmedid: 37889062. Pmcid: PMC10614061.
• Fu Z, Henderson-Jackson EB, Centeno BA, Lauwers GY, Druta M, Anaya DA, Nakanishi Y. A Case of Hepatic Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Rep Pathol. 2023 Feb.2023:2271690. Pubmedid: 36817074. Pmcid: PMC9935885.
• Zhao X, Boothe P, Hussnain Naqvi SM, Henderson-Jackson E, Mela N, Centeno BA, Tandon A, Bui MM. Assessing ROSE for adequacy of EBUS-TBNA compared with a direct-to-cell block approach as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2022 Aug.11(6):368-374. Pubmedid: 35995701. Pmcid: PMC9339095.
• Nayar R, Anderson S, Dyhdalo KS, Edgar L, Hatlak K, Henderson-Jackson E, McLean S, Rosenbaum MW, Rosenblum F, Naritoku WY. ACGME Milestones 2.0: why and what's new for cytopathology?. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2021 Jun.10(5):485-494. Pubmedid: 34167909.
• Robinson LA, Babacan NA, Tanvetyanon T, Henderson-Jackson E, Bui MM, Druta M. Results of treating primary pulmonary sarcomas and pulmonary carcinosarcomas. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jul.162(1):274-284. Pubmedid: 32711968.
• Sipe BH, Običan SG, Henderson-Jackson E, Riddle ND, Makanji R, Gonzalez RJ, Brohl AS. A Case of Retroperitoneal Synovial Sarcoma in Pregnancy Treated with Antepartum Doxorubicin plus Ifosfamide Chemotherapy. Case Rep Oncol Med. 2021 Aug.2021:9982171. Pubmedid: 34336322. Pmcid: PMC8313357.
• Gerhardt CA, Belzarena AC, Henderson-Jackson E, Mullinax JE, Joyce DM. Intrapelvic melanocytic schwannoma resection with computer-assisted navigation. Radiol Case Rep. 2020 Nov.15(11):2385-2390. Pubmedid: 32994847. Pmcid: PMC7516168.
• Cory P, Qiong G, Yun G, Liron P, Evita HJ, Daryoush SV, Nancy M, Daniel P, Nazeel A, Atif A, Marilyn B. Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma: cytologic characterization with histologic, immunohistologic, molecular, and clinical correlation of 8 cases. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2020 Nov.9(6):513-519. Pubmedid: 32624384.
• Belzarena AC, Paladino LP, Henderson-Jackson E, Joyce DM. Intraosseous lipoma of the clavicle with extraosseous extension. Radiol Case Rep. 2020 Jun.15(6):716-721. Pubmedid: 32280406. Pmcid: PMC7139142.
• Weinstein B, Henderson-Jackson E, Cruse CW, Brohl AS. PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Syndrome (PROS) and Angiosarcoma: A Case Report. Eplasty. 2020 Apr.20:ic6. Pubmedid: 32362992. Pmcid: PMC7180201.
• Bridge JA, Sumegi J, Druta M, Bui MM, Henderson-Jackson E, Linos K, Baker M, Walko CM, Millis S, Brohl AS. Clinical, pathological, and genomic features of EWSR1-PATZ1 fusion sarcoma. Mod Pathol. 2019 Nov.32(11):1593-1604. Pubmedid: 31189996.
• Paladino LP, Belzarena AC, Henderson-Jackson E, Joyce DM. Metastatic vertebral lesion mimicking an atypical hemangioma with negative 18F-FDG positron emission tomography-computed tomography. Radiol Case Rep. 2019 Nov.14(11):1401-1406. Pubmedid: 31700555. Pmcid: PMC6823801.
• Caracciolo JT, Henderson-Jackson E, Binitie O. Synovial sarcoma of bone: Sarcoma typically of soft tissues presenting as a primary bone tumor. Radiol Case Rep. 2019 Feb.14(2):204-207. Pubmedid: 30425775. Pmcid: PMC6231113.
• Hicks JK, Henderson-Jackson E, Duggan J, Joyce DM, Brohl AS. Identification of a novel MTAP-RAF1 fusion in a soft tissue sarcoma. Diagn Pathol. 2018 Oct.13(1):77. Pubmedid: 30314519. Pmcid: PMC6186031.
• Boddu S, Walko CM, Bienasz S, Bui MM, Henderson-Jackson E, Naghavi AO, Mullinax JE, Joyce DM, Binitie O, Letson GD, Gonzalez RJ, Reed DR, Druta M, Brohl AS. Clinical Utility of Genomic Profiling in the Treatment of Advanced Sarcomas: A Single-Center Experience. JCO Precis Oncol. 2018 Nov.2:1-8. Pubmedid: 35135155.
• Thomas KL, Gonzalez RJ, Henderson-Jackson E, Caracciolo JT. Paratesticular Liposarcoma Masquerading as an Inguinal Hernia. Urology. 2018 Mar.113:e5-e6. Pubmedid: 29203187.
• Saller J, Walko CM, Millis SZ, Henderson-Jackson E, Makanji R, Brohl AS. Response to Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in Advanced Classic Kaposi Sarcoma: A Case Report and Immunogenomic Study. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2018 Jul.16(7):797-800. Pubmedid: 30006421.
• Peters K, Caracciolo JT, Henderson-Jackson E, Binitie O. Myopericytoma/myopericytomatosis of the lower extremity in two young patients: a recently designated rare soft tissue neoplasm. Radiol Case Rep. 2018 Feb.13(1):275-280. Pubmedid: 29552265. Pmcid: PMC5851063.
• Christopher Z, Binitie O, Henderson-Jackson E, Perno J, Makanji RJ. Langerhans cell histiocytosis of bone in an adult: A case report. Radiol Case Rep. 2018 Apr.13(2):310-314. Pubmedid: 29904462. Pmcid: PMC5999879.
• Wei S, Henderson-Jackson E, Qian X, Bui MM. Soft Tissue Tumor Immunohistochemistry Update: Illustrative Examples of Diagnostic Pearls to Avoid Pitfalls. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2017 Aug.141(8):1072-1091. Pubmedid: 28745570. Pmcid: PMC7864385.
• Hoggard TM, Henderson-Jackson E, Bui MM, Caracciolo J, Teer JK, Yoder S, Binitie O, Gonzalez RJ, Brohl AS, Reed DR. Myoepithelial carcinoma with RB1 mutation: remarkable chemosensitivity to carcinoma of unknown origin therapy. BMC Cancer. 2017 Apr.17(1):250. Pubmedid: 28390395. Pmcid: PMC5385017.
• Gibbs J, Henderson-Jackson E, Bui MM. Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology: Diagnostic and Prognostic Implications. Surg Clin N Am. 2016 Oct.96(5):915-962. Pubmedid: 27542635.
• Almhanna K, Rosa M, Henderson-Jackson E, Jiang K, Shamekh R, Sayegh Z, Malafa MP, Coppola D. Her-2 Expression in Gastroesophageal Intestinal Metaplasia, Dysplasia, and Adenocarcinoma. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2016 Oct.24(9):633-638. Pubmedid: 26186253. Pmcid: PMC7771552.
• Pimiento JM, Neill KG, Henderson-Jackson E, Eschrich SA, Chen DT, Husain K, Shibata D, Coppola D, Malafa MP. Knockdown of CSE1L Gene in Colorectal Cancer Reduces Tumorigenesis in Vitro. Am J Pathol. 2016 Oct.186(10):2761-2768. Pubmedid: 27521996. Pmcid: PMC5222983.
• Pham V, Henderson-Jackson E, Doepker MP, Caracciolo JT, Gonzalez RJ, Druta M, Ding Y, Bui MM. Practical Issues for Retroperitoneal Sarcoma. Cancer Control. 2016 Jul.23(3):249-264. Pubmedid: 27556665.
• Hassani J, Porubsky C, Berman C, Zager J, Messina J, Henderson-Jackson E. Intraperitoneal Rosai-Dorfman disease associated with clear cell sarcoma: first case report. Pathology. 2016 Dec.48(7):742-744. Pubmedid: 27814905.
• DeVito N, Henderson E, Han G, Reed D, Bui MM, Lavey R, Robinson L, Zager JS, Gonzalez RJ, Sondak VK, Letson GD, Conley A. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes for Solitary Fibrous Tumor (SFT): A Single Center Experience. PLoS One. 2015 Oct.10(10):e0140362. Pubmedid: 26469269. Pmcid: PMC4607370.
• Thomas KL, Henderson-Jackson E, Caracciolo JT. Test yourself: answer - deep benign fibrous histiocytoma. Skeletal Radiol. 2015 Aug.44(8):1151-2, 1209. Pubmedid: 25680331.
• Thomas KL, Henderson-Jackson E, Caracciolo JT. Test yourself: right thigh mass. Skeletal Radiol. 2015 Aug.44(8):1151-1152. Pubmedid: 25669940.
• Henderson-Jackson EB, Bui MM. Molecular Pathology of Soft-Tissue Neoplasms and Its Role in Clinical Practice. Cancer Control. 2015 Apr.22(2):186-192. Pubmedid: 26068763.
• Ding Y, Griffin JE, Raghavan M, Xu H, Henderson-Jackson E, Bui MM. Tenosynovial giant cell tumors lacking giant cells: report of diagnostic pitfalls. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2014 Apr.44(2):222-227. Pubmedid: 24795064.
• Koohbanani B, Han G, Reed D, Zhao Q, Yi D, Henderson-Jackson E, Bui MM. Ethnicity and age disparities in Ewing sarcoma outcome. Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2013 Jul.32(4):246-252. Pubmedid: 23043418.
• Henderson-Jackson EB, Nasir A, Chen DT, Nandyala P, Djeu J, Strosberg J, Kvols L, Coppola D. Cytoplasmic Clusterin expression correlates with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor size and pathological stage. Pancreas. 2013 Aug.42(6):967-970. Pubmedid: 23770713. Pmcid: PMC4644941.
• House JC, Henderson-Jackson EB, Johnson JO, Lloyd MC, Dhillon J, Ahmad N, Hakam A, Khalbuss WE, Leon ME, Chhieng D, Zhang X, Centeno BA, Bui MM. Diagnostic digital cytopathology: Are we ready yet?. J Pathol Inform. 2013.4:28. Pubmedid: 24392242. Pmcid: PMC3869956.
• Henderson-Jackson E, Sexton W, Zhang J, Hakam A, Petrovskyy VS, Bui MM, Chuang ST. Cystic prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma: an unusual presentation and cytological diagnosis. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2012.42(1):81-88. Pubmedid: 22371914.
• Henderson-Jackson EB, Helm J, Strosberg J, Nasir NA, Yeatman TJ, Kvols LK, Coppola D, Nasir A. Palladin is a marker of liver metastasis in primary pancreatic endocrine carcinomas. Anticancer Res. 2011 Sep.31(9):2957-2962. Pubmedid: 21868544.
• Nasir A, Chen DT, Gruidl M, Henderson-Jackson EB, Venkataramu C, McCarthy SM, McBride HL, Harris E, Khakpour N, Yeatman TJ. Novel molecular markers of malignancy in histologically normal and benign breast. Patholog Res Int. 2011 Nov.2011:489064. Pubmedid: 21785684. Pmcid: PMC3140260.
• Nasir A, Helm J, Turner L, Chen DT, Strosberg J, Hafez N, Henderson-Jackson EB, Hodul P, Bui MM, Nasir NA, Hakam A, Malafa MP, Yeatman TJ, Coppola D, Kvols LK. RUNX1T1: a novel predictor of liver metastasis in primary pancreatic endocrine neoplasms. Pancreas. 2011 May.40(4):627-633. Pubmedid: 21499216. Pmcid: PMC4732279.
• Cheng A, Guo J, Henderson-Jackson E, Kim D, Malafa M, Coppola D. IκB Kinase ε expression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Am J Clin Pathol. 2011 Jul.136(1):60-66. Pubmedid: 21685032. Pmcid: PMC4644942.
• Henderson-Jackson EB, Helm J, Ghayouri M, Hakam A, Nasir A, Leon M, Bui M, Yeatman T, Coppola D. Correlation between Mcl-1 and pAKT protein expression in colorectal cancer. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2010 Oct.3(8):768-774. Pubmedid: 21151390. Pmcid: PMC2993227.
• Henderson-Jackson E, Nasir NA, Hakam A, Nasir A, Coppola D. Primary mixed lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma and intra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a case report and review of literature. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2010 Aug.3(7):736-741. Pubmedid: 20830246. Pmcid: PMC2933395.
• Henderson E, Margo CE. Iris melanoma. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008 Feb.132(2):268-272. Pubmedid: 18251588.

Received the USF Morsani College of Medicine's Outstanding GME Program Director Award in 2025