Medical treatment of vulvar squamous cell hyperplasia.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate symptomatic response and recurrence rates of graduated topical fluorinated corticosteroid in patients with vulvar squamous cell hyperplasia.


METHODS
Nine hundred seventy-six patients with biopsy-proven vulvar squamous cell hyperplasia from 1990 to 2003 were reviewed in this retrospective study. All patients were treated with graduated topical fluorinated corticosteroid. Data were obtained from hospital records. Symptomatic remission and recurrence rates were noted following six months local therapy.


RESULTS
The mean age was 42.55+/-10.93 (15-85). The remission rate was 93.8% in six months. The remission rate was non-significantly higher in postmenopausal patients than that in their premenopausal counterpart (94.9% vs 93.0%, p=0.15). The disease recurred in 6.9% of patients. Of the patients that suffered recurrence 47.5% had persistent disease initially. The patients with following factors older ages (>40 years), postmenopausal period had significantly higher recurrence rates. Four patients with recurrent disease and six patients with persistent disease in the form of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia I-II or atypical squamous hyperplasia, were treated with skinning vulvectomy.


CONCLUSIONS
Corticosteroid in the treatment of vulvar squamous cell hyperplasia yielded excellent response rates. In the evaluation of patients without symptomatic relief, the first step should be a vulvar biopsy to exclude the presence of atypical components.
Ayhan
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Guvendag Guven
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Guven
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Sakinci
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Kucukali
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D007464:Clioquinol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005443:Flumethasone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014844:Vulva / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D014847:Vulvitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005938:Glucocorticoids; C015328:Locacorten-Vioform; D007464:Clioquinol; D005443:Flumethasone