Table 1 Characteristics of 101 patients.

From: Clinical effects of cervical conization with positive margins in cervical cancer

 

Positive margin group (n = 69)

Negative margin group (n = 32)

p value

Age (years)

0.242

Median (range)

34 (25–59)

37 (23–68)

 

Stage (FIGO 2008)

0.379

IA1

3 (4.3%)

1 (3.1%)

 

IA2

7 (10.1%)

5 (15.6%)

 

IB1

56 (81.2%)

26 (81.3%)

 

IB2

1 (1.4%)

0

 

IIA1

2 (2.9%)

0

 

Histological type

0.377

SCC

51 (73.9%)

26 (81.3%)

 

AC

12 (17.4%)

5 (15.6%)

 

ASC

6 (8.7%)

1 (3.1%)

 

Tumor size (mm)

0.296

Median (range)

11 (2–21)

10.5 (4–20)

 

Stromal invasion

0.359

Superficial

50 (83.3%)

28 (90.3%)

 

Middle

9 (15%)

3 (9.7%)

 

Deep

1 (1.67%)

0

 

LVSI at conization

0.417

Positive

34 (49.3%)

13 (40.6%)

 

Negative

35 (50.7%)

19 (59.4%)

 
  1. SCC squamous cell carcinoma, AC adenocarcinoma, ASC adenosquamous carcinoma.
  2. p value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.