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A3. Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN)
Author(s) -
Hatch Kenneth D.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/s0020-7292(07)60008-3
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , lesion , cervix , incidence (geometry) , intraepithelial neoplasia , cervical cancer , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , gynecology , premalignant lesion , colposcopy , cancer , dermatology , pathology , prostate cancer , physics , optics
VAIN is much rarer than the equivalent dysplastic changes found in the cervix but may accompany cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. VAIN is also HPV in‐duced and may be an extension of a cervical lesion or a satellite lesion. VAIN lesions are usually asymptomatic and detected by cytologic screening. Lesions can be ex‐cised, vaporized or treated locally with medical therapies. The incidence of vaginal cancer is very rare.