TY - JOUR
T1 - Biologic behavior of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia
T2 - Histologic and clinical parameters
AU - Barbero, M.
AU - Micheletti, L.
AU - Preti, M.
AU - Valentino, M. C Z
AU - Nicolaci, P.
AU - Canni, M.
AU - Ghiringhello, B.
AU - Borgno, G.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - The aim of this study was to evaluate the role by which different factors, such as human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, age, dystrophic alterations, focal nature and size of the lesion, influence the biologic behavior of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN). Sixty-nine cases of VIN were investigated (28 VIN 1, 9 VIN 2, 32 VIN 3). Follow-up was possible in 58 cases, with a mean of 31 months; no treatment was given to 3 patients, while 55 were treated either medically or surgically. Eighty-four percent of the patients were cured, recurrences were found in 11%, and 5% of the patients showed progression of the disease to carcinoma. The ratio between medical and surgical treatment was the same among the cured, recurred and progressed groups of patients. No differences with regard to focal nature of the lesion, presence of HPV infection or dystrophic alterations were observed between the three groups of patients. Only the mean age was higher in patients who showed progression of the lesion to carcinoma.
AB - The aim of this study was to evaluate the role by which different factors, such as human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, age, dystrophic alterations, focal nature and size of the lesion, influence the biologic behavior of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN). Sixty-nine cases of VIN were investigated (28 VIN 1, 9 VIN 2, 32 VIN 3). Follow-up was possible in 58 cases, with a mean of 31 months; no treatment was given to 3 patients, while 55 were treated either medically or surgically. Eighty-four percent of the patients were cured, recurrences were found in 11%, and 5% of the patients showed progression of the disease to carcinoma. The ratio between medical and surgical treatment was the same among the cured, recurred and progressed groups of patients. No differences with regard to focal nature of the lesion, presence of HPV infection or dystrophic alterations were observed between the three groups of patients. Only the mean age was higher in patients who showed progression of the lesion to carcinoma.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 8383203
AN - SCOPUS:0027447966
VL - 38
SP - 108
EP - 112
JO - The Journal of reproductive medicine
JF - The Journal of reproductive medicine
SN - 0024-7758
IS - 2
ER -