Article
A recurrent pattern of chromosomal aberrations and immunophenotypic appearance defines anal squamous cell carcinomas.
British journal of cancer - 1 Jan 1997
Heselmeyer K, du Manoir S, Blegen H, Friberg B, Svensson C, Schröck E, Veldman T, Shah K, Auer G, Ried T
Abstract excerpt
Squamous cell carcinomas of the anus are rare neoplasias that account for about 3% of large bowel tumours. Infections with human papillomaviruses are frequently detected in these cancers, suggesting that pathogenic pathways in anal carcinomas and in carcinomas of the uterine cervix are similar. L...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anus Neoplasms
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21
- Cyclins
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization