Sarcomatoid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis – a Report of Two Cases

Bachurska Svitlana Y.; Antonov Petar A.; Staykov Dmitriy G.; Dechev Ivan Y.

doi:10.1515/folmed-2017-0002

Folia Medica (Jun 2017)

Sarcomatoid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis – a Report of Two Cases

Bachurska Svitlana Y.,
Antonov Petar A.,
Staykov Dmitriy G.,
Dechev Ivan Y.

Affiliations

Bachurska Svitlana Y.: Department of General and Clinical Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Antonov Petar A.: Department of Urology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Staykov Dmitriy G.: Department of General and Clinical Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Dechev Ivan Y.: Department of Urology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/folmed-2017-0002
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 59, no. 2
pp. 232 – 237

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Background: Sarcomatoid (spindle cell) squamous cell carcinoma is a rare, highgrade, aggressive tumor consisting of the squamous cell carcinoma admixed with the malignant spindle cell (sarcomatoid) elements. These tumors are relatively uncommon in the genitourinary system and particularly in the penis.

Published in Folia Medica

ISSN: 0204-8043 (Print); 1314-2143 (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://foliamedica.bg

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