Table 1.
Preoperative characteristics of patients without and with morcellation.
| Non-Morcellated LMS | Morcellated LMS | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All stages (n = 301) | n = 180 (59.8%) | n = 121 (40.2%) | |
| Age in years (mean) | 54.3 | 51.9 | 0.06 |
| Postmenopause | 100 (55.6%) | 64 (52.9%) | 0.65 |
| Ovariectomy | 108 (60.0%) | 61 (50.4%) | 0.10 |
| Tumour diameter cm (mean ± sd) | 10.5 ± 6.0 | 10.7 ± 5.7 | 0.78 |
| pT1 (n = 229) | n = 138 (60.3%) | n = 91 (39.7%) | |
| Age in years (mean) | 53.6 | 50.1 | 0.015 |
| Postmenopause | 74 (53.6%) | 41 (45.1%) | 0.20 |
| Ovariectomy | 82 (59.4%) | 37 (40.7%) | 0.005 |
| Tumour diameter cm (mean ± sd) | 9.6 ± 5.1 | 9.5 ± 4.7 | 0.91 |
| Number of mitoses per 10 HPF (mean ± sd) | 20.7 ± 17.7 | 19.4 ± 18.6 | 0.63 |
| >pT1 (n = 72) | n = 42 (58.3%) | n = 30 (41.7%) | |
| Age in years (mean) | 56.8 | 57.4 | 0.79 |
| Postmenopause | 26 (61.9%) | 23 (76.7%) | 0.19 |
| Ovariectomy | 26 (61.9%) | 24 (80.0%) | 0.10 |
| Tumour diameter cm (mean ± sd) | 13.5 ± 7.8 | 14.2 ± 6.8 | 0.67 |
| Number of mitoses per 10 HPF (mean ± sd) | 19.1 ± 11.5 | 23.2 ± 16.9 | 0.54 |