Penile cancer in Maranhão, Northeast Brazil: the highest incidence globally?

Penile cancer in Maranhão, Northeast Brazil: the highest incidence globally?

Abstract Background The objectives of this study were to determine the minimum incidence of penile cancer in the poorest Brazilian state, and to describe the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with the disease. Methods A retrospective study of 392 patients diagnosed wit...

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Main Authors: Ronald Wagner Pereira Coelho, Jaqueline Diniz Pinho, Janise Silva Moreno, Dimitrius Vidal e Oliveira Garbis, Athiene Maniva Teixeira do Nascimento, Joyce Santos Larges, José Ribamar Rodrigues Calixto, Leandra Naira Zambelli Ramalho, Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva, Leudivan Ribeiro Nogueira, Laisson de Moura Feitoza, Gyl Eanes Barros Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Urology
Subjects:
Carcinoma
Penis cancer
Age-standardized incidence
Penectomy
Squamous cell carcinoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-018-0365-0

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