title: Conservative conization for microinvasive carcinoma of the cervix.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our purpose was to examine conservative conization as treatment for microinvasive carcinoma of the cervix with depth of invasion < 3 mm.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve patients with microinvasive carcinoma of the cervix underwent cervical conization under colposcopic guidance followed by careful observation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 12 patients were alive without evidence of disease after a mean follow-up of 6.7 years. Four pregnancies with term deliveries were identified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Microinvasive carcinoma with a depth of invasion < 3 mm without confluent invasion or lymph vascular involvement can be treated successfully with conservative conization and provided a good pregnancy outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuen, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Horng
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Soong
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003127:Colposcopy; D019092:Conization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011247:Pregnancy; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*