Importance of peniscopy, oncologic cytology and histopathology in the diagnosis of penile infection by human papillomavirus

INTRODUCTION: Male genital infection by human papillomavirus is of particular importance since it is often asymptomatic. The patient generally presents no clinical lesion. Therefore, men represent an important reservoir of virus, playing a special role in the transmission and perpetuation of the dis...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Mancini Nicolau, Nelson Valente Martins, Paulo Eduardo Ferraz, João Norberto Stávale, Wagner José Gonçalves, Edmund Chada Baracat, Geraldo Rodrigues de Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
HPV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31801997000100003&lng=en&tlng=en