Pseudoglandular (Adenoid, Acantholytic) penile squamous cell carcinoma: A clinicopathologic and outcome study of 7 patients

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 551-555

  Cunha, Isabela Werneck ^a   Guimaraes, Gustavo C ^a   Soares, Fernando ^a   Velazquez, Elsa ^b   Torres, Jose J ^c   Chaux, Alcides ^c   Ayala, Gustavo ^d   Cubilla, Antonio L ^c,d  

^a A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Baylor College of Medicina   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO DE PATOLOGÍA E INVESTIGACIÓN   (Paraguay)

Author keywords

Acantholytic; Adenoid; Pseudoglandular; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METASTASIS; PENILE SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; PENIS CARCINOMA; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; URETHRA CARCINOMA; ACANTHOLYSIS; ARTICLE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PENIS TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ACANTHOLYSIS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63849202827     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31818a01d8     Document Type: Review

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