A cohort study among 402 patients with penile cancer in Maranhão, Northeast Brazil with the highest worldwide incidence

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José Calixto¹  Fernando Soares²  Laisson Feitoza³  Isabela Cunha⁴  Jaqueline Pinho⁵  Gyl Eanes Barros Silva⁶  Antonio Teixeira-Júnior⁷  Joyce Lages⁸  Francisco Sérgio Moura Silva do Nascimento⁸  Marcos Adriano Garcia Campos⁸  Ciro Bezerra Vieira⁸  Antonio Machado Alencar Junior⁸ 

[1] Department of Medicine II, Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), São Luís, MA, Brazil;Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Luís, Brazil;Department of Radiology, University Clinic Hospital of Estadual University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil;Doctor at the Antônio Prudente Foundation, São Paulo, Brazil;Laboratory of Immunofluorescence and Electron Microscopy (LIME), Presidente Dutra University Hospital (HUUFMA), São Luís, MA, Brazil;Laboratory of Immunofluorescence and Electron Microscopy (LIME), Presidente Dutra University Hospital (HUUFMA), São Luís, MA, Brazil;Department of Pathology, Ribeirão Preto Medical of School, University of São Paulo (USP), Bandeirantes Avenue, Monte Alegre, 14049-900, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil;Postgraduate Program in Adult Health (PPGSAD), Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), São Luis, MA, Brazil;University Hospital of Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), Barão de Itapari Street, Centro, São Luís, Brazil;

关键词: Carcinoma;    Penile neoplasms;    Papillomavirus infections;    Squamous cell carcinoma;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13104-020-05283-z

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveMaranhão State—Northeast Brazil–has the world’s highest incidence of penile cancer. This study describes the epidemiological, histopathological and clinical profile of patients stricken across that Brazilian state. The study is aimed at providing new data on neoplasia.Data description402 men stricken with penile cancer were studied from January 2004 to December 2018. A retrospective stage was developed with collection of physical and electronic records. A prospective stage was performed with collection of clinical and epidemiological information through a questionnaire. The surgical material was looked into by a uropathologist, and the lesions were evaluated for macroscopic characteristics and various microscopic parameters. Three articles using this data have already been published.

【 授权许可】

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