The Importance of Optimal Thermal Ablation Margins in Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 21 Studies.
David-Dimitrios ChlorogiannisVlasios S SotirchosChristos GeorgiadesDimitrios FilippiadisRonald S ArellanoMithat GonenGregory C MakrisTushar R GargConstantinos T SofocleousPublished in: Cancers (2023)
This meta-analysis solidifies that a minimal ablation margin over 5 mm is the minimum critical endpoint required, whereas a minimal margin of at least 10 mm yields optimal local tumor control after TA of CLMs.