Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 284-290 , February 2010

Analysis of alterations adjacent to invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the penis and their relationship with associated carcinoma

  • Catherine Renaud-Vilmer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
    • Department of Dermatology, Centre anti-cancéreux René Huguenin, St Cloud, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Catherine Renaud-Vilmer, MD, Service de Dermatologie du Professeur Dubertret, Hôpital Saint-Louis, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75475 Paris Cedex 10, France.
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  • Benedicte Cavelier-Balloy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
    • Department of Pathology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Olivier Verola, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Patrice Morel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Jean Marie Servant, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
    • ,
  • François Desgrandchamps, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Louis Dubertret, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France

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 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00988-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.06.087

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 284-290 , February 2010

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