title: Recurrent Buschke-Löwenstein tumor treated using CO(2) laser vaporization.
abstract: A 69-year-old woman had a 4-year history of recurrent giant condylomas (Buschke-Lowenstein tumor) in the anal and perianal regions, with extension to the vulva and vagina. After failure of 3 surgical excisions, one of which was radical, the condition was successfully treated using carbon dioxide laser vaporization and systemic interferon therapy. After 3 years of follow-up, the patient has not experienced a recurrence.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. pergio@gmail.com
authors: Giorgia
authors: G
authors: Perniola
authors: Federica
authors: F
authors: d'Itri
authors: Violante
authors: V
authors: Di Donato
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Achilli
authors: Elisa
authors: E
authors: Lo Prete
authors: Pierluigi Benedetti
authors: PB
authors: Panici
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D054020:Lasers, Gas / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*