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Preferred term

Margins of Excision  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Resection Margin
  • Surgical Margins

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MC5M3WXZ-K

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