Yu Dake, Qu Pengpeng, Liu Meihua
Department of Gynecology, Tianjin Central Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tianjin, China.
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2021 May;47(5):1624-1630. doi: 10.1111/jog.14733. Epub 2021 Mar 23.
The incidence of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN) is increasing annually; however, the reported values are likely underestimated. Risk factors for VAIN include advanced age, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, history of hysterectomy, and simultaneous or previous cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or cervical cancer cervical cancer. The most common presentation is abnormal cytology without clinical symptoms. Despite various treatment modalities available, the rate of disease recurrence is high, and its malignant potential has been documented. This study aimed to examine demographic and clinical characteristics and associated treatment outcomes of patients with VAIN. We retrospectively reviewed clinicopathologic data and clinical outcomes of patients diagnosed with VAIN at a single center between January 2010 and December 2017. Overall, 118 patients were included (average age 49.81 ± 9.77 years; range, 26-70 years). The distribution of the histologic grade was as follows: VAIN1, 30.5%; VAIN2, 41.5%; and VAIN3, 28.0%. In total, 97 (82.2%) patients had either prior or simultaneous cervical lesions, CIN (35.6%), or cervical cancer (55, 46.6%). A total of 100 cases (84.7%) were diagnosed using colposcopy and 18 (15.3%) were diagnosed by pathological accident after hysterectomy. Thin-prep cytology test (TCT) results were available for 112 (94.9%) patients, and 111 (94.1%) patients had abnormal cytology findings. Most patients were confirmed as HPV positive (115, 97.5%), and 84 (71.2%) patients were confirmed as positive for high-risk HPV types. Forty-two (35.6%) patients underwent hysterectomy before VAIN diagnosis, and the median interval between hysterectomy and VAIN diagnosis was 26.5 (range: 3-68) months. Most surgical indications were HPV-related diseases (34, 80.9%), such as CIN (8, 19.0%) or cervical cancer (26, 61.9%). Eight patients had no history of cervical lesions. A total of 100 patients underwent initial treatment. During the median follow-up period of 29 (range: 9-96) months, 78 (78%) patients experienced disease remission after initial treatment, 7 (7%) experienced disease recurrence, 10 (10%) had persistent disease, and 5 (5%) had progressive disease. Finally, two patients developed vaginal cancer without death. Colposcopy should be performed before vaginal hysterectomy for VAIN, particularly HPV-related cases. The incidence of VAIN was 20% after hysterectomy owing to non-HPV-related lesions; thus, this part of the screening should not be discontinued. VAIN grade 2,3 and VAIN associated with CIN or cervical cancer are disease types more likely to recur and progress to invasive cancer; active medical intervention is recommended.
阴道上皮内瘤变(VAIN)的发病率逐年上升;然而,报告的数值可能被低估了。VAIN的危险因素包括高龄、人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)感染、子宫切除史以及同时存在或既往有宫颈上皮内瘤变(CIN)或宫颈癌。最常见的表现是细胞学异常但无临床症状。尽管有多种治疗方式可用,但疾病复发率很高,且其恶变潜能已得到证实。本研究旨在探讨VAIN患者的人口统计学和临床特征以及相关治疗结果。我们回顾性分析了2010年1月至2017年12月在单一中心诊断为VAIN的患者的临床病理数据和临床结局。总体而言,纳入了118例患者(平均年龄49.81±9.77岁;范围26 - 70岁)。组织学分级分布如下:VAIN1占30.5%;VAIN2占41.5%;VAIN3占28.0%。共有97例(82.2%)患者有既往或同时存在的宫颈病变,CIN(35.6%)或宫颈癌(55例,46.6%)。共有100例(84.7%)通过阴道镜检查确诊,18例(15.3%)在子宫切除术后经病理意外确诊。112例(94.9%)患者有薄层液基细胞学检测(TCT)结果,111例(94.1%)患者有细胞学异常发现。大多数患者经证实为HPV阳性(115例,97.5%),84例(71.2%)患者经证实为高危HPV类型阳性。42例(35.6%)患者在VAIN诊断前接受了子宫切除术,子宫切除术与VAIN诊断之间的中位间隔时间为26.5(范围:3 - 68)个月。大多数手术指征为HPV相关疾病(34例,80.9%),如CIN(8例,19.0%)或宫颈癌(26例,61.9%)。8例患者无宫颈病变史。共有100例患者接受了初始治疗。在中位随访期29(范围:9 - 96)个月期间,78例(78%)患者在初始治疗后病情缓解,7例(7%)患者病情复发,10例(10%)患者病情持续,5例(5%)患者病情进展。最后,2例患者发生阴道癌但无死亡。对于VAIN,尤其是HPV相关病例,在阴道子宫切除术前行阴道镜检查。因非HPV相关病变行子宫切除术后VAIN的发生率为20%;因此,这部分筛查不应中断。VAIN 2、3级以及与CIN或宫颈癌相关的VAIN是更易复发并进展为浸润癌的疾病类型;建议积极进行医学干预。