Occult invasive cervical cancer after simple hysterectomy: a multi-center retrospective study of 89 cases

BMC Cancer

Table 2 Clinicopathological characteristics of the the included 89 patients

Parameter		Number of patient	Percent (%)
Age (Mean, range)		45.2 ± 11.9, (29–72)
	≤45	52	58.4
	>45	37	41.6
Histology
	SCC^a	75	84.3 %
	AD^b	12	13.5 %
	ASC^c	2	2.2 %
Grade
	1	30	33.7
	2	46	51.7
	3	13	14.6
Tumor width (Mean, range)		12.5 ± 9.1, (3–35)
	≤20 mm	69	77.5
	>20 mm	20	22.5
Stromal invasion depth (Mean, range)		5.6 ± 3.9, (2–21)
	≤5 mm	66	74.2
	>5 mm	23	25.8
LVSI^d
	+	22	24.7
	-	67	75.3
Positive margin in hysterectomy specimens		3	3.4
	Vaginal invasion	1	1.1
	Parametrial invasion	2	2.2
Lymphadenectomy
	+	76	85.4
	-	13	14.6
LNM^e		6	7.9
	Pelvic	6	7.9
	Para-aortic	1	1.3
Adjuvant therapy
	RT^f	36	40.4
	CT^g	26	29.2
	Observation	48	53.9
Follow-up (Month, range)		52.7 ± 27.2, (7–120)
Relapse		4	4.5
Status at last contact
	NEDⁱ	85	95.5
	AWD^j	1	1.1
	DOD^k	3	3.4
5-year RFS^l (%)		93.9
5- year OS^m (%)		94.7

Note: ^aSquamous cell carcinoma; ^bAdenocarcinoma; ^cAdenosquamous carcinoma; ^dLymph node metastasis; ^eLymphovascular space involvement; ^fRadiotherapy; ^gChemoradiation therapy; ^hChemotherapy; ⁱNo evidence of the disease; ^jAlive with the disease; ^kDead of the disease; ^lRelapse -free survival; and ^mOverall survival

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