"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 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Margins of Excision" by people in Profiles.
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Parenchymal-sparing hepatectomy vs single-stage major hepatectomy for bilateral colorectal liver metastases: a higher rate of microscopically positive margins is not associated with increased local recurrence after parenchymal-sparing hepatectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Jul; 29(7):102070.
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Surgical Margins and Oncologic Outcomes Following Wedge Resection of Pulmonary Metastases in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients with Sarcoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Apr; 32(4):2883-2890.
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Systematic Review of Sublobar Resection for Treatment of High-Risk Patients with Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025; 37(1):99-105.
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Scaling cervical cancer screening in Mozambique: analysis of loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) specimens. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2024 11 04; 34(11):1698-1703.
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The Impact of Surgical Margin in Wide Local Excision of Pediatric Melanoma - An Argument for a More Conservative Approach. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jan; 60(1):161897.
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The impact of margins and re-resection in pediatric synovial sarcoma. Cancer Med. 2024 Sep; 13(17):e70207.
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Identification of A0 minimum ablative margins for colorectal liver metastases: multicentre, retrospective study using deformable CT registration and artificial intelligence-based autosegmentation. Br J Surg. 2024 08 30; 111(9).
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Association of Patient and Tumor Characteristics With Outcomes in Young Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients. Clin Otolaryngol. 2025 Jan; 50(1):15-21.
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Clinical Variables Influencing Outcomes in Patients with Atypical Intradermal Smooth Muscle Neoplasms (Formerly Cutaneous Leiomyosarcomas): Single-Institution Study of 95 Surgical Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Nov; 31(12):7950-7956.
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Margin Width and Local Recurrence in Patients with Phyllodes Tumors of the Breast. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Nov; 31(12):8048-8056.