Seventy-six patients with newly diagnosed uterine cervical cancer (UCC) were studied prior to treatment, including 20 with poorly differentiated (Grade 3) CSC, 23 with moderately differentiated (Grade 2) CSC, 17 with well-differentiated (Grade 1) CSC, and 16 with CA (13 with poorly differentiated (Grade 3) CA and 3 with moderately differentiated (Grade 2) CA).