Table 1

Pathological and clinical characteristics of the series

CharacteristicsWhole series
N (%)
Patients42
Median age, years (range)32 (19–44)
Histology
 Squamous cell carcinoma27 (64.3%)
 Adenocarcinoma13 (30.9%)
 Adenosquamous carcinoma2 (4.8%)
Grading
 Grade 112 (28.6%)
 Grade 218 (42.9%)
 Grade 37 (16.6%)
 NA5 (11.9%)
LVSI
 Yes15 (35.7%)
 No27 (64.3%)
Median tumor diameter, mm (range)11 (8–20)
Conization technique
 LEEP18 (42.9%)
 Cold knife14 (33.3%)
 LEEP + cold knife4 (9.5%)
 Unknown6 (14.3%)
Lymph node status assessment
 PLD29 (69.1%)
 SN4 (9.5%)
 PLD + SN9 (21.4%)
  • LEEP, loop electrosurgical excision procedure; LVSI, lymphovascular space invasion; PLD, pelvic lymphadenectomy; SN, sentinel lymph node.