Baseline characteristics (n=187) | Conization group |
Time from conization to radical hysterectomy (days) (median (range)) | 50.1 (1–138) |
Type of cone (n (%)) | |
LEEP/LLETZ | 135 (72.2) |
Cold knife | 33 (17.5) |
Laser | 10 (5.3) |
Not reported | 9 (5.0) |
Residual tumor in final radical hysterectomy specimen (n (%)) | |
None | 36 (19.3) |
Yes | 151 (80.7) |
Margins status of conization specimen (n (%)) | |
Uncertain | 6 (3.2) |
Negative | 26 (13.9) |
Positive | 145 (77.5) |
Not reported | 10 (5.4) |
Disease-free survival by cone margins status (n (%)) | Log rank p=0.783 |
Negative | 92.3 |
Positive | 95.1 |
LEEP, loop electrosurgical excision procedure; LLETZ, large loop excision of the transformation zone.