Background: Many physicians advocate repeat surgery after cervical conization with a diagnosis of cervical cancer stage FIGO IA1. In a multicenter trial, whether repeat surgery is a necessary therapeutic procedure in the treatment of cervical cancer stage FIGO IA1 was evaluated and a literature review performed.
Patients And Methods: From 1997 to 2006, 156 patients with squamous cell cervical cancer, stage FIGO IA1, were primarily treated with conization in three different institutions; 102 of these patients underwent repeat surgery, comprising the study group for the present trial.