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MeSH Heading: Margins of Excision
Tree Number(s): A10.830; C23.149.625
Unique ID: D000072662
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000072662
Scope Note: 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 Term(s): Negative Surgical Margins; Positive Surgical Margins; Resection Margin; Surgical Margins; Tumor-Free Margins
See Also: Biopsy
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/08
Revision Date: 2016/07/06

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