Adenocarcinoma in situ of the cervix - is loop electrosurgical excision procedure an acceptable alternative to cold knife cone biopsy?

Abstract

1. The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Federal University of Health Sciences/Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericordia, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; 2. The Department of Gynecologic Oncology & Reproductive Medicine; 3. The Department of Biostatistics; 4. The Deparment of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, US; 5. The Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil