"Margins of Excision" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The edges of tissue removed in a surgery for assessment of the effectiveness of a surgical procedure in achieving the local control of a neoplasm and the adequacy of tumor removal. When the margin is negative or not involved by tumor (e.g., CANCER) it suggests all of the tumor has been removed by the surgery.
| Descriptor ID |
D000072662
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.830 C23.149.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Margins of Excision- Margins of Excision
- Excision Margin
- Excision Margins
- Resection Margin
- Margin, Resection
- Margins, Resection
- Resection Margins
- Surgical Margins
- Margin, Surgical
- Margins, Surgical
- Surgical Margin
Positive Surgical Margins- Positive Surgical Margins
- Positive Surgical Margin
- Surgical Margin, Positive
- Surgical Margins, Positive
Negative Surgical Margins- Negative Surgical Margins
- Negative Surgical Margin
- Surgical Margin, Negative
- Surgical Margins, Negative
- Tumor-Free Margins
- Margin, Tumor-Free
- Margins, Tumor-Free
- Tumor Free Margins
- Tumor-Free Margin
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| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Margins of Excision" by people in Profiles.
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The effect of reconstruction on positive margin rates in oral cancer: Using length of stay as a proxy measure for flap reconstruction in a national database. Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 Sep-Oct; 42(5):103012.
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Microscopic Extranodal Extension in HPV-Negative Head and Neck Cancer and the Role of Adjuvant Chemoradiation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 10; 165(4):536-549.
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Novel staging system using carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 in extra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma and its implications on overall survival. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2020 05; 46(5):789-795.
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Salvage of Recurrence after Surgery and Adjuvant Therapy: A Multi-institutional Study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 07; 161(1):74-81.
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Nomogram for preoperative prediction of nodal extracapsular extension or positive surgical margins in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncol. 2018 08; 83:73-80.
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The relationship between applied energy and ablation zone volume in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal liver metastasis. Eur Radiol. 2018 Aug; 28(8):3228-3236.
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5-Aminolevulinic Acid Guided Sampling of Glioblastoma Microenvironments Identifies Pro-Survival Signaling at Infiltrative Margins. Sci Rep. 2017 Nov 15; 7(1):15593.
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A comprehensive comparative analysis of treatment modalities for sinonasal malignancies. Cancer. 2017 Aug 15; 123(16):3040-3049.
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Preoperative Modified FOLFIRINOX Treatment Followed by Capecitabine-Based Chemoradiation for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Trial A021101. JAMA Surg. 2016 08 17; 151(8):e161137.
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Impact of adjuvant chemoradiation on survival in patients with resectable cholangiocarcinoma. HPB (Oxford). 2016 10; 18(10):843-850.