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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 23.
Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2008 Aug 16;111(2):261–264. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.07.002

Table 1.

Suggested clinical eligibility criteria for radical abdominal trachelectomy

1. Confirmed invasive cervical cancer: squamous, adenocarcinoma, or adenosquamous
2. FIGO Stage IA2 to IB1
3. Age < 45 years and strong desire to preserve fertility
4. No clinical evidence of impaired fertility
5. Lesion size ≤4 cm
6. Chest X-ray with no evidence of metastasis. At attendings discretion, preoperative MRI of pelvis + abdomen, or appropriate imaging protocol
7. 4–6 weeks post conization with adequate resolution of acute inflammation