A cohort study among 402 patients with penile cancer in Maranhão, Northeast Brazil with the highest worldwide incidence
| Autor: | José de Ribamar Rodrigues Calixto, Francisco Sérgio Moura Silva do Nascimento, Joyce Santos Lages, Ciro Bezerra Vieira, Fernando Augusto Soares, Antonio Machado Alencar Junior, Isabela Werneck da Cunha, Laisson de Moura Feitoza, Jaqueline Diniz Pinho, Gyl Eanes Barros Silva, Antonio Teixeira-Júnior, Marcos Adriano Garcia Campos |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Penile Neoplasm 030232 urology & nephrology lcsh:Medicine Northeast brazil Data Note General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Cohort Studies Papillomavirus infections 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Electronic records Squamous cell carcinoma Epidemiology medicine Humans Penile cancer Prospective Studies Stage (cooking) lcsh:Science (General) lcsh:QH301-705.5 Retrospective Studies business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) lcsh:R Carcinoma General Medicine medicine.disease Penile neoplasms lcsh:Biology (General) 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis business EPIDEMIOLOGIA Brazil lcsh:Q1-390 Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | BMC Research Notes BMC Research Notes, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2020) Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP |
| ISSN: | 1756-0500 |
| Popis: | Objective Maranhão 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 description 402 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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