Margins of Excision

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	A10.830 C23.149.625
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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Margins of Excision".

Anatomy [A]
Tissues [A10]
Margins of Excision [A10.830]
Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Morphological and Microscopic Findings [C23.149]
Margins of Excision [C23.149.625]

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Bar chart showing 68 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2016	5	3	8
2017	2	3	5
2018	6	4	10
2019	3	5	8
2020	3	11	14
2021	2	3	5
2022	0	4	4
2023	1	4	5
2024	4	4	8
2025	0	1	1

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Trakimas DR, Mydlarz WK, Mady LJ, Gourin CG, Koch W, London NR, Quon H, Kiess AP, Seiwert TY, Fakhry C. Lower survival for surgical treatment of human papillomavirus-related oropharynx cancer at community cancer centers. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Mar 01; 117(3):423-435.

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Nunes KL, Jegede V, Mann DS, Llerena P, Wu R, Estephan L, Kumar A, Siddiqui S, Banoub R, Keith SW, Tuluc M, Thal AG, Goldman R, Mady LJ, Cognetti DM, Luginbuhl AJ, Topf MC, Curry JM. A Randomized Pilot Trial of Virtual Reality Surgical Planning for Head and Neck Oncologic Resection. Laryngoscope. 2025 Mar; 135(3):1090-1097.

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Farsi S, Odom JQ, Gardner JR, Held M, King D, Sunde J, Vural E, Moreno MA. Oncological outcomes of partial thickness calvarial resection for locally advanced scalp malignancies. Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Nov-Dec; 45(6):104456.

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Zitelli JA. Recurrence Rate of Melanoma In Situ Excised With a 5-mm Excisional Margin. JAMA Dermatol. 2024 Aug 01; 160(8):803-804.

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Contestable JJ, Lim GFS, Willenbrink T, Zitelli JA, Brodland DG. Mohs for Melanoma: A Review of MART-1 Frozen Section Interpretation. Dermatol Surg. 2024 12 01; 50(12):1102-1108.

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Keller DS, Reif de Paula T, Ikner TP, Saidi H, Schoonyoung H, Marks G, Marks JH. Comparing advanced platforms for local excision of rectal lesions. Surg Endosc. 2024 07; 38(7):3976-3983.

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Miller A, Wang V, Jegede V, Necker F, Curry J, Baik FM, Verma A, Holsinger FC, Tuluc M, Rahman M, Lewis JS, Rosenthal E, Topf MC. How far are we off? Analyzing the accuracy of surgical margin relocation in the head and neck. Head Neck. 2024 11; 46(11):2709-2716.

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Rshaidat H, Whitehorn GL, Collins M, Mack SJ, Martin J, Grenda TR, Evans NR, Okusanya OT. Factors Associated With Margin Positivity After Lung Resection Surgery. Clin Lung Cancer. 2024 Sep; 25(6):560-566.

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Sajisevi M, Nguyen K, Callas P, Holcomb AJ, Vural E, Davis KP, Thomas CM, Plonowska-Hirschfeld KA, Stein JS, Eskander A, Kakarala K, Enepekides DJ, Hier MP, Ryan WR, Asarkar AA, Aulet R, Bell RK, Blasco MA, Bowmaster VB, Burruss CP, Chung J, Chan K, Chang BA, Coffey CS, Cognetti DM, Cooper DJ, Cordero J, Donovan J, Du YJ, Dundar Y, Dedivitis RA, Edwards HA, Erovic BM, Feinberg PA, Garvey EA, Goldstein DP, Goodman JF, Goulart RN, Goyal N, Grasl S, Giurintano JP, Gupta N, Habib AM, Hackman TG, Hara JH, Henson C, Hinni ML, Hua N, Johnson-Obaseki S, Juloori A, Kalman NS, Kejner AE, Khaja SF, Ku JA, Lambert A, Luu BK, Magliocca KR, Dos Santos LRM, Michael C, Miles BA, de Melo GM, Moore MG, Morand GB, Moura K, Mukdad L, Noroozi H, Patel R, Paydarfar JA, Sadeghi N, Savaria FN, Schmitt NC, Shapiro J, Shaver TB, Stoeckli SJ, St John M, Stokes WA, Sulibhavi A, Tasoulas J, Vendra V, Vinh DB, Virgen CG, Wooten C, Woody NM, Young GD. Oncologic Safety of Close Margins in Patients With Low- to Intermediate-Grade Major Salivary Gland Carcinoma. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 02 01; 150(2):107-116.

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Butaney M, Wilder S, Wang Y, Bhayani S, Qi J, Van Till M, Mirza M, Johnson A, Perkins S, Noyes S, Weizer A, Johnson L, Patel A, Semerjian A, Lane BR, Rogers C. Positive surgical margins in partial nephrectomy: a?collaborative effort to maintain surgical quality. BJU Int. 2024 03; 133(3):273-275.

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