title: Buschke -Loewenstein tumor: identification of HPV type 6 and 11.
abstract: The authors report a case of exuberant giant condyloma acuminatum of Buschke-Loewenstein in a male patient, slow-growing, progressive and with locally destructive behavior in the inguinal, body of the penis, scrotum, perineal and perianal regions. After surgery he showed no signs of recurrence in 20 months of follow-up. The identification of HPV types 6 and 11 was performed using in situ hybridization.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center, AC Camargo Hospital, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. jcasagrande.dermato@gmail.com
authors.forename: Juliana Casagrande Tavoloni
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.forename: Sidney Roberto
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Nadal
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stiepcich
authors.forename: Valéria Maria de Souza
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Framil
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Muller
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000473:pathology; D062688:Buschke-Lowenstein Tumor; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000473:pathology; D052140:Human papillomavirus 11; D052163:Human papillomavirus 6; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery