Specific characteristics in the conization group
| 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.