TME	tumor microenvironment
PNI	perineural invasion
NSRH	nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy
RH	radical hysterectomy
SHP	superior hypogastric plexus
IHP	inferior hypogastric plexus
TH	tyrosine hydroxylase
NPY	neuropeptide Y
VIP	vasointestinal peptide
OS	overall survival
DFS	disease-free survival
PFS	progression-free survival
H&E	hematoxylin and eosin
IHC	immunohistochemistry
SCs	Schwann cells
AUC	area under the receiver operating characteristic curve
NTs	neurotrophins
CNTFs	ciliary neurotrophic factors
GDNFs	glial cell-derived neurotrophic factors
NGF	nerve growth factor
BDNF	brain-derived neurotrophic factor
NT-3	neurotrophin 3
NT-4/5	neurotrophin 4/5
NT-6	neurotrophin 6
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
MMPs	matrix metalloproteinases
SP	substance P
CGRP	calcitonin gene-related peptide
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein
PACAP	pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide
NMB	neuromedin B
MUC1	membrane-bound mucin 1
MAG	myelin-associated glycoprotein