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ArticleAutopsy & case reports2021

Squamous cell carcinoma with sarcomatous transformation of the penis.

Joana Dos Santos, Rafael Cabrebra, Beatriz Neves, Eduardo Silva, António Polónia

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Article in Autopsy & case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the penis: a case report.Translational andrology and urology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joana Dos SantosUnidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos (ULSM), Department of Pathology, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5551-7678
Rafael CabrebraInstituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa (IPO Lisboa), Department of Pathology, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5903-3016
Beatriz NevesUniversidade do Porto (U. Porto), Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology (IPATIMUP), Ipatimup Diagnostics, Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4330-9545
Eduardo SilvaInstituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa (IPO Lisboa), Department of Urology, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4608-1075
António PolóniaUniversidade do Porto (U. Porto), Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology (IPATIMUP), Ipatimup Diagnostics, Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8312-1681
i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto · PTAdministração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant tumors of the penis are rare, most of them being squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). We report the case of a 75-year-old man with a large penile mass submitted to partial penectomy. The specimen showed an exophytic mass involving the glans, coronal sulcus, and prepuce. Microscopic examination showed a carcinoma with two distinct areas: a mixed SCC and a sarcomatoid carcinoma. The SCC component had areas of verrucous carcinoma and areas of classical invasive SCC. The tumor cells expressed p63 with the absence of p16 expression. Vimentin and p53 were positive in the sarcomatous component. The morphology and immunohistochemistry were compatible with mixed SCC (verrucous hybrid-sarcomatoid carcinoma). Additionally, the tumor cells also expressed 3 different clones of PDL1 (22C3, SP263, and SP142). Two months later, the patient presented local recurrence with multiple lymph nodes and lung metastases, dying 7 weeks later. Mixed tumors represent diagnostic challenges. The correct identification of adverse prognostic factors can be the first step to implement the treatment with a higher probability of success.

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penile neoplasmssarcomatoid carcinomasquamous cell carcinomaverrucous carcinoma

Identifiers

PMID34458171
PMCPMC8387073
OpenAlexW3195246521

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