Buschke — Lowenstein anal tumor: an ambiguous entity

Buschke — Lowenstein anal tumor: an ambiguous entity

Summary. The Buschke — Lowenstein tumor is a rare sexually transmitted disease. Its location at the anal margin is also very rare. The most incriminated risk factor is human papillomavirus infection. Its clinical form may be confusing with other tumor and infectious lesions. Histologically,...

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Date:2023
Main Authors: Ben Kridis, W., Werda, I., Charfi, S., Toumi, N., Boudawara, T., Mzali, R., Daoud, J., Khanfir, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PH Akademperiodyka 2023
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Buschke — Lowenstein tumor
epidemiology
treatment
Online Access:https://exp-oncology.com.ua/index.php/Exp/article/view/2019-2-15
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Journal Title:Experimental Oncology

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Experimental Oncology
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Summary:Summary. The Buschke — Lowenstein tumor is a rare sexually transmitted disease. Its location at the anal margin is also very rare. The most incriminated risk factor is human papillomavirus infection. Its clinical form may be confusing with other tumor and infectious lesions. Histologically, it is characterized by a well-differentiated malpighian proliferation. It represents local aggressive behavior. The treatment of reference remains the surgery with healthy margins of excision. Other treatments have been tested, but their effectiveness remains uncertain. We report here a new case of anal margin Buschke — Lowenstein tumor with a review of the literature.

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