Effectiveness of 5-Fluorouracil in the treatment of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia in a mexican population.

Objective: Our purpose was to determine the effectiveness of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in the treatment of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VaIN) in a Mexican population.

Materials And Methods: The study was performed in 30 patients with a mean age of 54 years and previous diagnoses from reviewed records and histopathology slides selected from a group of 65 patients with VaIN from 1980 to 1997. Patients received intravaginal treatment with 5-FU, 1.

[Vaginal intraepithelial carcinoma. Diagnosis and management].

At the Colposcopy Clinic, Hospital "Luis Castelazo Ayala", from January 1990 to May, 1991, 24 cases of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia, were diagnosed. The average age of the patients was 54.2 years.