title: Carbon dioxide laser therapy of subclinical condyloma found by magnified penile surface scanning.
abstract: The etiology and treatment of condyloma caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) and the association of HPV with cervical dysplasia and/or carcinoma is a major issue in current gynecologic literature. This study examined results of carbon dioxide (CO2) laser treatment of 127 high-risk males with biopsy-proved subclinical HPV infections found by magnified penile surface scanning (MPSS). At a mean follow-up of four months a 66 per cent recurrence rate of microscopic condyloma was encountered. A discussion of the causes of such a high recurrence rate is given, with conclusions on this and prior condyloma treatment series.
mesh_terms: D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*