Comparison of morphologic features and outcome of resected recurrent and nonrecurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the penis: A study of 81 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1299-1306

  Chaux, Alcides ^a   Reuter, Victor ^b   Lezcano, Cecilia ^a   Velazquez, Elsa F ^c   Torres, Jose ^a   Cubilla, Antonio L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ASUNCIÓN   (Paraguay)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO DE PATOLOGÍA E INVESTIGACIÓN   (Paraguay)

Author keywords

Outcome; Penile carcinoma; Prognostic factors; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL STRUCTURE; CIRCUMCISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS AMPUTATION; PENIS CARCINOMA; SARCOMA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PARAGUAY; PENILE NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 70249110102     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181a418ae     Document Type: Article

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