Need help understanding vin iii
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Is the creme effudex?
If so it is a reasonable treatment for VIN. VIN is "vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia", a fancy way of saying it is precancerous, not cancer. The III simply is used to denote that the process is fairly far along the spectrum from normal through mild change through severe change which preceeds cancer. It frequently arises in multiple sites.
I wouldn't argue with any of the standard treatments, and there are a number of them. Excision, laser, Mohs chemosurgery, bichloroacetic acid, effudex cream are among the more commonly employed. What I would be concerned about is whether you are seeing the right doctor to clearly distinguish between VIN III and cancer itself.
Many gynecologists are adept at distinguishing these diseases. Some never developed complete comfort, and refer these patients to gyn oncology. It would be an extermely rare family doctor who has the training and experience to do this.
The creams are used at home. Generally the technique is taught in the office, and then the patient applies herself for an interval and is periodically reexamined. There would be no reason to expect that this would interfere with work function.
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Yes, that is the cream helongtermsurvivor said:Is the creme effudex?
If so it is a reasonable treatment for VIN. VIN is "vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia", a fancy way of saying it is precancerous, not cancer. The III simply is used to denote that the process is fairly far along the spectrum from normal through mild change through severe change which preceeds cancer. It frequently arises in multiple sites.
I wouldn't argue with any of the standard treatments, and there are a number of them. Excision, laser, Mohs chemosurgery, bichloroacetic acid, effudex cream are among the more commonly employed. What I would be concerned about is whether you are seeing the right doctor to clearly distinguish between VIN III and cancer itself.
Many gynecologists are adept at distinguishing these diseases. Some never developed complete comfort, and refer these patients to gyn oncology. It would be an extermely rare family doctor who has the training and experience to do this.
The creams are used at home. Generally the technique is taught in the office, and then the patient applies herself for an interval and is periodically reexamined. There would be no reason to expect that this would interfere with work function.
Hope this helps.
Yes, that is the cream he wants to start me on.
Thank you so much for the information. It is so difficult to find accurate information regarding this condition. The treatment options are so confusing and I have been trying to be as informed as possible so I know what questions to ask and know how to prepare myself for the next step.
Thank you again for your help and the information you have shared.0 -
You will do fineangel_eyes said:Yes, that is the cream he
Yes, that is the cream he wants to start me on.
Thank you so much for the information. It is so difficult to find accurate information regarding this condition. The treatment options are so confusing and I have been trying to be as informed as possible so I know what questions to ask and know how to prepare myself for the next step.
Thank you again for your help and the information you have shared.
and you will not get cancer. This is reasonable treatment, and should work fine for you. You will need long-term follow-up. That will actually be a very key component to not having problems later. Imagine, for just a moment, what your future had in store for you had you not gotten your exam....
That would have been a definite problem.0
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