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All 4 patients were male, of whom 2 were HIV positive. Syphilis was clinically suspected in only 1 case; in 2 cases, confirmatory evaluation and treatment were prompted by pathologic diagnosis. In the fourth case, syphilis was diagnosed serologically at time of biopsy; however, the patient had an anal mass, and malignancy was clinically suspected. All 4 cases had bandlike chronic plasma cell\u2013rich inflammation at the squamous epithelium and lamina propria junction; 2 cases had poorly formed granulomas. One case had concomitant rectal biopsy specimens with proctitis. Treponema pallidum immunohistochemistry highlighted homing of organisms in a perivascular pattern and at the junction of squamous epithelium and lamina propria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Syphilis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of anal canal ulcers, anorectal inflammatory masses, and proctitis. Detailed knowledge of clinical history and recognition of the characteristic pattern of inflammation by the pathologist is important. Treponema pallidum immunohistochemical staining can help avoid a missed diagnosis of syphilis, which, if left unrecognized, can progress to late-stage disease with serious complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.5858\/arpa.2014-0487-oa","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,8,28]],"date-time":"2015-08-28T16:38:17Z","timestamp":1440779897000},"page":"1156-1160","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Primary Anal Canal Syphilis in Men: The Clinicopathologic Spectrum of an Easily Overlooked Diagnosis"],"prefix":"10.5858","volume":"139","author":[{"given":"Purva","family":"Gopal","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rajal B.","family":"Shah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (Dr Gopal); and Miraca Life Sciences, Miraca Life Sciences Research Institute, Irving, 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