Table 3 The association between a positive margin at conization and metastatic potential in stage IB1 squamous cell carcinoma.

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

 

Positive margin group (n = 44)

Negative margin group (n = 21)

p value

LVSI at radical surgery

0.005

Positive

12 (27.3%)

0 (0%)

 

Negative

32 (72.7%)

21 (100%)

 

Lymph node metastasis

0.362

Positive

5 (11.4%)

1 (4.8%)

 

Negative

39 (88.6%)

20 (95.2%)

 
  1. LVSI lymphovascular space invasion.
  2. p value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
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