"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 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Margins of Excision" by people in Profiles.
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Appendectomy vs Right Hemicolectomy for Pediatric Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Appendix in a National Cohort: A Call to Further Decrease Colectomy. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Oct 01; 241(4):620-625.
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Current options and future perspectives for margin assessment in breast conservation surgery. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2025 Sep; 51(9):110215.
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Insurer and patient costs for repeat breast surgery after initial lumpectomy for breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2025 Aug; 212(3):457-465.
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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 07; 29(7):102070.
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Addressing the Challenge of Successful One-Stage Lumpectomy for DCIS. Am Surg. 2025 Jul; 91(7):1149-1155.
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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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Predictors of residual neoplasia after noncurative (R1) endoscopic submucosal dissection of lesions in the gastrointestinal tract. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Oct 01; 36(10):1180-1185.
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Intraoperative Evaluation of Breast Tissues During Breast Cancer Operations Using the MasSpec Pen. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 03 04; 7(3):e242684.
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Surgical Management and Outcomes of Patients with Multifocal Hepatoblastoma. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Sep; 58(9):1715-1726.
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Pafolacianine for intraoperative molecular imaging of cancer in the lung: The ELUCIDATE trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 12; 166(6):e468-e478.