Risk Factors Predicting Positive Surgical Margins Following Conization and Residual Disease in Subsequent Hysterectomy Among Postmenopausal Women With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia.

Aim: To assess the risk factors for positive margin and residual high-grade lesions after cold knife conization (CKC) in postmenopausal patients.

Methods: This retrospective study included a total of 173 postmenopausal patients aged ≥50 years who underwent hysterectomy after CKC at Peking University Third Hospital between September 2012 and February 2023. Statistical analyses were carried out using SPSS 22.