A comprehensive analysis of penile cancer in the region with the highest worldwide incidence reveals new insights into the disease

A comprehensive analysis of penile cancer in the region with the highest worldwide incidence reveals new insights into the disease

Abstract Background Although penile cancer (PC) is uncommon in developed countries, it is widespread in developing countries. The state of Maranhão (Northeast, Brazil) has the highest global incidence recorded for PC, and, despite its socioeconomic vulnerability, it has been attributed to human papi...

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Main Authors: Antonio Augusto Lima Teixeira Júnior, Syomara Pereira da Costa Melo, Jaqueline Diniz Pinho, Thaís Bastos Moraes Sobrinho, Thalita Moura Silva Rocha, Denner Rodrigo Diniz Duarte, Liseana de Oliveira Barbosa, Wesliany Everton Duarte, Marta Regina de Castro Belfort, Kelly Gomes Duarte, Antonio Lima da Silva Neto, José de Ribamar Rodrigues Calixto, Lúcio Cristiano Paiva Paiva, Francisco Sérgio Moura Silva do Nascimento, Antonio Machado Alencar Junior, André Salim Khayat, Rita da Graça Carvalhal Frazão Corrêa, Joyce Santos Lages, Rodolfo Borges dos Reis, Wilson Silva Araújo, Gyl Eanes Barros Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Penile cancer
HPV
p16
p53
Ki-67
Maranhão
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-10127-z

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