Treatment of vaginal carcinoma with laser photoirradiation following administration of haematoporphyrin derivative. Report of a case.

Laser photoirradiation therapy following the administration of haematoporphyrin derivative (HpD) was performed in a case of primary vaginal carcinoma (stage I) using red light from an argon laser source. The vaginal tumor was destroyed and disappeared completely. No recurrence has been observed during a one-year follow-up. The findings suggest that HpD and laser photoradiation therapy may be effective in the treatment of early vaginal carcinoma.