Anal squamous carcinoma: a new AIDS-defining cancer? Case report and literature review

Squamous anal cell carcinoma is a rare malignancy that represents the 1.5% to 2% of all the lower digestive tract cancers. However, an increased incidence of invasive anal carcinoma is observed in HIV-seropositive population since the widespread of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Human papillo...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Corti, María F. Villafañe, Esteban Marona, Daniel Lewi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2012-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652012000600010&lng=en&tlng=en