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Abstract
Introduction To identify clinicopathologic factors associated with disease recurrence for patients with 2018 FIGO stage IA with lymphovascular invasion (LVSI) to IB1 cervical cancer treated with minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
Methods A total of 722 early-stage cervical cancer patients between January 2010 and February 2021 were identified. All possible clinicopathologic factors related to disease recurrence were analyzed. Disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. To determine prognostic factors for DFS, a Cox proportional hazard regression model was used.
Results Of 722 patients, 49 (6.8%) showed disease recurrence (37 pelvis, 1 para-aortic lymph node, and 11 peritoneum). Five-year DFS and OS rates were 90.7% and 98.1%, respectively. In multivariate analysis, risk factors associated with disease recurrence were residual disease in the remaining cervix (OR, 4.693; 95% CI, 3.719 – 5.667; p = 0.002), intracorporeal colpotomy (OR, 2.960; 95% CI, 1.703 – 3.161; p = 0.017), and positive resection margin (OR, 3.415; 95% CI, 2.351 – 4.479; p = 0.024). The non-conization group had a higher percentage of stage IB1 (77.4% vs. 64.6%; p = 0.004) and larger tumor (16 mm vs. 10 mm; p < 0.001) than the conization group. Intracorporeal colpotomy and residual disease in the remaining cervix were independent variables associated with disease recurrence in patients undergoing MIS following conization.
Conclusion/Implications During MIS, early-stage cervical cancer patients with tumors less than 2 cm can be vulnerable to peritoneal recurrences. Preoperative conization itself may not lower the disease recurrence in early-stage cervical cancer patients undergoing MIS.