Table 4. Clinical and pathologic parameters of patients with positive surgical margins with and without recurrence.
| Variables | No recurrence (n=931) | Recurrence (n=129) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 36 (18–88) | 38 (19–73) | |
| Gravidity | 1 (0–8) | 2 (0–7) | |
| Parity | 1 (0–6) | 1 (0–5) | |
| Menopausal status | |||
| Premenopausal | 876 (94.1) | 110 (85.3) | |
| Postmenopausal | 55 (5.9) | 19 (14.7) | |
| Type of treatment procedure | |||
| Ultrasonic scalpel conization | 198 (21.3) | 35 (27.1) | |
| Electrical scalpel conization | 211 (22.7) | 36 (27.9) | |
| Laser scalpel conization | 158 (16.9) | 12 (9.3) | |
| LEEP | 193 (20.7) | 31 (24.0) | |
| S-T conization | 144 (15.5) | 10 (7.8) | |
| CKC or other method | 27 (2.9) | 5 (3.9) | |
| Complications after conization | |||
| Yes | 21 (2.3) | 6 (4.7) | |
| No | 910 (97.7) | 123 (95.3) | |
Values are presented as median (interquartile range) or number (%).
CKC, cold knife conization; LEEP, loop electrosurgical excision procedure; S-T, Shimodaira-Taniguchi.