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Risk factors for positive resection margins after endoscopic resection for gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors
BackgroundIn recent years, the incidence of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors (GI-NETs) has remarkably increased due to the widespread use of...
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A novel technique proposition for determining the resection margins in lung resection by using a thermal camera
ObjectivesDetermination of resection margins is very important in anatomical lung resections for both oncologic outcomes and postoperative...
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Clinicopathological Predictors of Positive Resection Margins in Breast-Conserving Surgery
BackgroundDuctal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is associated with risk of positive resection margins following breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and...
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Outcome of Adjuvant Radiotherapy and Adjuvant Chemoradiation for Oral Cancers with Close Margins of Resection
Oral cancers comprise 50% of all head and neck malignancies in India which can be attributed to tobacco chewing. Advanced oral cancers are managed...
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Impact of positive microscopic resection margins (R1) after gastrectomy in diffuse-type gastric cancer
IntroductionDiffuse-type gastric cancer (DTGC) is associated with poor outcome. Surgical resection margin status (R) is an important prognostic...
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Mixed Cold and Hot Snare Resection: an Improved Method to Better Protect Colorectal Polyp Margins
Cold snare polypectomy (CSP) is generally recommended for removal of colorectal polyps, as it can ensure that the horizontal margin of the lesion is...
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Resection margins, lymph node harvest and 3 year survival in open and laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery; a prospective cohort study
IntroductionLaparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery has been gaining popularity in the last decade. However, there are concerns about adequate lymph...
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Predictive factors and repetition numbers for intraoperative additional resection of initially involved soft tissue resection margins in oral squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective study
BackgroundIntraoperative additional resection (IAR) of initially microscopically involved soft tissue resection margins negatively impacts tumor...
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Role of Intraoperative Frozen Section Assessment of Proximal Bile Duct Margins and the Impact of Additional Re-Resection in Perihilar Cholangiocarcinomas
Intraoperative frozen section (FS) analysis to assess the bile duct margin status is commonly used to assess the completeness of resection during...
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Landmark Series: Importance of Pancreatic Resection Margins
An important goal of cancer surgery is to achieve negative surgical margins and remove all disease completely. For pancreatic neoplasms, microscopic...
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Redefining resection margins and dissection planes in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma—radical resection is a rare event
Radical tumor resection (pR0) is prognostic for disease-free and overall survival after resection of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA). However, no...
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Robotic liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis of surgical margins and clinical outcomes from a western tertiary hepatobiliary center
This study was undertaken to determine surgical outcomes of patients undergoing robotic hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to...
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Improving the quality of gastric cancer surgery: factors associated with positive resection margins for gastrectomy
PurposePositive margins after gastrectomy have been associated with poor patient prognosis. This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with...
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Radial resection margin distinguishes between superficial versus deep resection in colorectal cancer: a retrospective study
Randomized studies showed that robotic surgery was short-term useful and safe for cancer patients. We investigated whether robots improve deep...
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Evaluation of Safe Margins Using Immunohistochemistry in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
BackgroundHematoxylin & Eosin (H & E) stains have been conventionally used to establish the status of safe margins following resection of primary...
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The impact of boost radiation therapy after hysterectomy on cervical cancer patients with close or positive resection margins
PurposeWe investigated the effect of boost radiation therapy (RT) in addition to whole pelvis RT (WPRT) on treatment outcome and safety of cervical...
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Residual biliary intraepithelial neoplasia without malignant transformation at resection margin for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma does not require expanded resection: a dual center retrospective study
BackgroundAdditional resection for invasive cancer at perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) resection margins has become a consensus. However,...
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Impact of surgical proximal and distal margins on the recurrence of resectable colon cancer: a single-center observational cohort study
PurposeFew studies have investigated the impact of the surgical proximal and distal margins on colon cancer recurrence. We conducted this study to...
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Does Intraoperative Frozen Section and Revision of Margins Lead to Improved Survival in Patients Undergoing Resection of Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
BackgroundPerihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC) is a rare malignancy that arises at the biliary confluence. Achieving a margin-negative resection (R0)...
