Diagnostic problems in precancerous lesions and invasive carcinomas of the penis

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 72-82

  Chaux, Alcides ^a,b   Cubilla, Antonio L ^c  

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

^b Universidad del Norte School of Medicine   (Paraguay)

^c INSTITUTO DE PATOLOGÍA E INVESTIGACIÓN   (Paraguay)

Author keywords

Adenosquamous; Basaloid; Clear cell; Cuniculatum; Papillary; Penile carcinoma; Penile intraepithelial neoplasia; Pseudoglandular; Pseudohyperplastic; Sarcomatoid; Squamous hyperplasia; Warty

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GIANT CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PENILE INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PENIS CARCINOMA; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOGLANDULAR UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; VERRUCOUS CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, BASOSQUAMOUS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CARCINOMA, VERRUCOUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MIXED TUMOR, MALIGNANT; PENILE NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; SARCOMA;

EID: 84859739057     PISSN: 07402570     EISSN: 19301111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semdp.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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