J Clin Med Res

Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access

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Original Article

Volume 7, Number 7, July 2015, pages 540-544

Positive Endocervical Margins at Conization: Repeat Conization or Colposcopic Follow-Up? A Retrospective Study

Tables

**Table 1.** Analysis of Age and Cone Depth as Possible Risk Factors for the Presence of Residual Lesions at Repeat Conization
Variables	Groups	Median	Mean	Standard deviation	P value
Women’s age (years)	No residual lesion	38.00	37.10	8.53	0.204
Women’s age (years)	Residual lesion	42.00	41.70	14.39	0.204
Cone depth (cm)	No residual lesion	0.70	0.84	0.52	0.065
Cone depth (cm)	Residual lesion	0.45	0.55	0.28	0.065

**Table 2.** Analysis of the Variables Smoking, Previous Histopathology, and Glandular Involvement in Relation to the Presence of Residual Disease
Variables	No residual lesion		Residual lesion		P value
Variables	N	%	N	%	P value
Smoking					0.892
Yes	7	41.2	8	36.4
No	8	47.1	12	54.5
Former smoker	2	11.7	2	9.1
Histopathology of repeat cone					1.000
CIN 2	3	14.3	4	17.4
CIN 3/in situ carcinoma	18	85.7	19	82.6
Glandular involvement					0.802
Yes	12	57.1	14	60.9
No	9	42.9	9	39.1
Total		100.0		100.0	-