Volume 135, Issue 2, Pages 217-222 (November 2014) Laser-skinning colpectomy for extended vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia and microinvasive cancer Alexander Luyten, Hana Hastor, Teodora Vasileva, Martina Zander, Karl Ulrich Petry Gynecologic Oncology Volume 135, Issue 2, Pages 217-222 (November 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.08.019 Copyright © 2014 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 (A) Colposcopy before surgery in a woman aged 48years. Aceto-white dysplastic areas. (B) Atypical epithilium after use of Lugol solution in same patient. (C) Intraoperative colposcopic view. Gynecologic Oncology 2014 135, 217-222DOI: (10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.08.019) Copyright © 2014 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Excision following the lamina vasorum. Gynecologic Oncology 2014 135, 217-222DOI: (10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.08.019) Copyright © 2014 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 (A and B) Histology: High-grade vaginal dysplasia with thermonecrosis. Gynecologic Oncology 2014 135, 217-222DOI: (10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.08.019) Copyright © 2014 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 (A) Macroscopical colpectomy preparation. Vaginal tissue with a swab in the vaginal lumen (cranial view). Perforations are due to manipulations of the fragile specimen during the operation. (B) The excised tissues shrink significantly (60–80%) during laser excision. Gynecologic Oncology 2014 135, 217-222DOI: (10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.08.019) Copyright © 2014 Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Colposcopy 3weeks after laser-skinning colpectomy showing normal re-epitheliated tissue and no signs of dysplasia. Gynecologic Oncology 2014 135, 217-222DOI: (10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.08.019) Copyright © 2014 Terms and Conditions