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Involvement of the vulval skin appendages by intraepithelial neoplasia
Author(s) -
MENE ARUNA,
BUCKLEY C. HILARY
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1985.tb01404.x
Subject(s) - appendage , intraepithelial neoplasia , epithelium , epidermis (zoology) , pathology , biology , anatomy , medicine , dermatology , cancer , prostate
Summary. In the treatment of vulval intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) by laser, the extent to which the skin appendages are involved is an important factor in determining the depth of tissue to be destroyed. An investigation of 50 patients with VIN revealed that in 28 the skin appendages were involved and the maximum depth of involvement reached 4.6 mm from the surface of the epidermis. It is suggested that eradication of tissues to a depth of 5·0 mm would eliminate all atypical epithelium in the skin appendages.