Recurrent vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia successfully treated with topical imiquimod: A case report.
imiquimod
non-surgical treatment
recurrence
side effects
vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia
Journal
Molecular and clinical oncology
ISSN: 2049-9450
Titre abrégé: Mol Clin Oncol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101613422
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Sep 2020
Historique:
received:
09
12
2019
accepted:
22
05
2020
entrez:
6
8
2020
pubmed:
6
8
2020
medline:
6
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN) is a rare disease associated with human papillomavirus infection. High-grade VAIN is typically treated with either excisional or ablative therapy. However, recurrent VAIN lesions are common and these treatments cause vaginal scarring. Recent studies have indicated that 5% imiquimod is an effective treatment for VAIN. The present report describes a case of a woman diagnosed with recurrent VAIN 3 who was treated with a 5% topical imiquimod cream and achieved a complete response after excision and CO
Identifiants
pubmed: 32754333
doi: 10.3892/mco.2020.2089
pii: MCO-0-0-02089
pmc: PMC7391826
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
19Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Spandidos Publications.
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