"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 2018 | 14 | 23 | 37 |
| 2019 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Margins of Excision" by people in Profiles.
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First Surgical National Consensus Conference of the Italian Breast Surgeons association (ANISC) on breast cancer management in neoadjuvant setting: Results and summary. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021 08; 47(8):1913-1919.
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Characterising non-melanoma skin cancer undergoing surgical management during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 03; 74(3):644-710.
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Overcoming the resistance to BRAF inhibitor by the double BRAF and MEK inhibitions in advanced melanoma: a case report. Anticancer Drugs. 2019 11; 30(10):1052-1054.
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Which patients with clinical localized renal mass would achieve the trifecta after partial nephrectomy? The impact of surgical technique. Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2020 Jun; 72(3):339-349.
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Comparison of Mohs Surgery and Surgical Excision in the Treatment of Localized Sebaceous Carcinoma. Dermatol Surg. 2019 09; 45(9):1125-1135.
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Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy after Previous Bladder Outlet Surgery: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of Comparative Studies. J Urol. 2019 09; 202(3):511-517.
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Effect of Surgical Margin Width on Patterns of Recurrence among Patients Undergoing R0 Hepatectomy for T1 Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An International Multi-Institutional Analysis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 07; 24(7):1552-1560.
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Accuracy of CT and MRI to assess resection margins in primary malignant bone tumours having histology as the reference standard. Clin Radiol. 2019 Sep; 74(9):736.e13-736.e21.
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A novel integrated platform for the identification of surgical margins in oral squamous cell carcinoma: results from a prospective single-institution series. BMC Cancer. 2019 May 17; 19(1):467.
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Oncologic outcomes in patients treated with endoscopic robot assisted simple enucleation (ERASE) for renal cell carcinoma: Results from a tertiary referral center. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2019 Oct; 45(10):1977-1982.