Management of stage Ia1 squamous cervical cancer and the importance of excision margins: a retrospective study of long-term outcome after 25 years of follow-up.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the excision margin after cone for stage Ia1 cervical cancer on long-term outcomes.

Study Design: Retrospective observational study. Patients were divided into 3 groups.

Comparison of human papillomavirus testing strategies for triage of women referred with low-grade cytological abnormalities.

Aim: To compare triage strategies using different human papillomavirus (HPV) consensus and genotyping tests and a p16(INK4a) test.

Methods: 1228 women referred with a borderline or single mildly dyskaryotic smear. Samples were taken at colposcopy using PreservCyt.

Long-term compliance with follow-up after treatment for cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia.

Objective: To assess the level of compliance with follow-up over time after treatment for preinvasive and Stage Ia1 lesions of the cervix. To compare the average interval between visits with the interval prescribed by protocol and to evaluate the use of this difference as a measure of compliance.

Design: Retrospective observational study.