Long-term Follow-up of Infrared Coagulator Ablation of Anal High-Grade Dysplasia in Men Who Have Sex With Men

• Published in: Diseases of the colon & rectum Vol. 54; no. 10; pp. 1284 - 1292
• Main Authors: Goldstone, Robert N., Goldstone, Andrew B., Russ, James, Goldstone, Stephen E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MDc The ASCRS 01.10.2011; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Anus Neoplasms - pathology; Anus Neoplasms - surgery; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma in Situ - pathology; Carcinoma in Situ - surgery; Chi-Square Distribution; Follow-Up Studies; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; HIV Seronegativity; HIV Seropositivity; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Infrared Rays - therapeutic use; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Light Coagulation; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - diagnosis; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - surgery; Precancerous Conditions - pathology; Precancerous Conditions - surgery; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Dysplasia; Homosexuality; Retroviridae; Lentivirus; Long term; Virus; Infrared coagulator ablation; High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; Anus; HIV; Anal dysplasia; Gastroenterology; Squamous intraepithelial lesion; Human immunodeficiency virus; High malignancy

BACKGROUND:We previously reported on infrared coagulator ablation of anal high-grade intraepithelial squamous lesions in HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) with a median follow-up of 1.5 years. OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine high-grade intraepithelial squamous lesion rec...