Distinctive immunohistochemical profile of penile intraepithelial lesions: A study of 74 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 553-562

  Chaux, Alcides ^a,b   Pfannl, Rolf ^c   Rodríguez, Ingrid M ^b   Barreto, José E ^b   Velazquez, Elsa F ^d   Lezcano, Cecilia ^b,e   Piris, Adriano ^e   Netto, George J ^a   Cubilla, Antonio L ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE PATOLOGÍA E INVESTIGACIÓN   (Paraguay)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CARIS LIFE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

carcinoma in situ; differentiated penile intraepithelial neoplasia; Penile intraepithelial neoplasia; squamous hyperplasia; warty basaloid penile intraepithelial neoplasia

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953168011     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182113402     Document Type: Article

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