Table 2. The effect of NACT on surgery and histopathologic characteristics in patients with cervical cancer.

Item		NACT (n = 68)	PST (n = 42)	P a
Surgery characteristic	Estimated blood loss (mL)	1061 ± 728	932 ± 537	0.324
	The number of lymph nodes removed	29.5 ± 11.6	31.6 ± 10.5	0.342
	Operation time (min)	247 ± 68	240 ± 89	0.634
	Complications	4	2	1.000
Pathologic characteristic	Deep stromal invasion	40	26	0.842
	Parametrial involvement	3	1	1.000
	Vaginal margin involvement	5	3	1.000
	LVSI	21	22	0.021
	Lymph node metastasis	21	11	0.669

NACT, neoadjuvant chemotherapy; PST, primary surgery treatment; LVSI, lymph-vascular space involvement. ^aThe estimated blood loss, number of lymph nodes removed, and operation time were all tested by ANOVA. The Chi-square test was used to test the deep stromal invasion, parametrial involvement, vaginal margin involvement, LVSI, and lymph node metastasis rate.