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BETHESDA, MD. -- An older age, a history of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, and the presence of multifocal lesions in the upper third of the vagina are among the features associated with vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia, Thomas C. Wright Jr. said at a conference on vulvovaginal diseases.
Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN) is not common, accounting for only 0.4% of intraepithelial lesions of the lower genital tract, according to Dr. Wright, director of obstetrics, gynecology, and pathology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York.
Women at higher risk include those with vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN), cigarette smokers, and those who have had radiation therapy. A woman who has had radiation therapy for endometrial cancer and presents with an abnormal Pap...
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