Clinical analysis for 12 cases of severe vulvar intraepithelial neoplasm

Abstract

Objective To study the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and its effectiveness of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasm Ⅲ(VIN Ⅲ).Methods Clinical data, including age of the patients, mode of surgical operation, pathological features, results of post-operation follow-up, of 12 cases of VIN Ⅲ admitted to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital(PUMCH)during January 1984 to December2006 were retrospectively analyzed.Results Mean age of the 12 cases was 40.3(ranging from 23 to 56)years.All the patients had symptoms of vulvar itching, three with VUlVar ulcer and one with vulvar pain.There was single neoplasm focus in two cases and multiple focuses in 10 cases, five cases with neoplasm in other sites and five with human papilloma virus(HPV)infection.All the 12 patients received surgical operation, three with simple vulvectomy(one with some residue at perianal incisal edge)and other nine with lumpectomy(four with some residue at incisal edge).Eight cases were followed-up for 9.0 months in average(ranging 1～22 months)after surgical operation, including three with some residue at incisal edge.Relapse was found in two cases three and 11 months after operation, respectively, who received re-operation, including one with residue at incisal edge and one without residue.Conclusions It is necessary to attach more importance to biopsy for the cases of suspected VIN Ⅲ, as well as colposcopic diagnosis for those with vaginal or vulvar neoplasm and testing for HPV infection.Surgical operation, including simple vulvectomy and lumpectomy with or without adjunctive measures, are main treatment for patients of VIN Ⅲ and follow-up is also important for all those with VIN Ⅲ. Key words: Vulvar Neoplasms; Gynecologic surgical procedures; Neoplasm,vulvar,intraepithelial; Human papilloma virus