Imiquimod in the treatment of multifocal vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3: Results of a pilot study

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 701-705

  Van Seters, Manon ^a   Fons, Guus ^a   Van Beurden, Marc ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Imiquimod; Vulvar diseases; Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia; Vulvar neoplasms

Indexed keywords

IMIQUIMOD;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MULTIPLE CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVA CARCINOMA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AMINOQUINOLINES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036746671     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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