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Transitional cell carcinoma of the navicular fossa detected human papillomavirus 16
Author(s) -
SUMINO YASUHIRO,
EMOTO AKIO,
SATOH FUMINORI,
NAKAGAWA MASAYUKI,
MIMATA HIROMITSU
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01378.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fossa , human papillomavirus , carcinoma , basal cell , anatomy , pathology
We present a rare case of transitional cell carcinoma of the navicular fossa in an elderly man. We detected the expression of human papillomavirus type 16 specific DNA sequence in the tumor using polymerase chain reaction. Human papillomavirus dissemination into the urethra by urethral instrumentation might cause urethral tumors, such as squamous cell carcinoma or condyloma acuminatum, and also transitional cell carcinoma as seen in the present case.