The impact of close surgical margins on recurrence in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Joseph SolomonAshley HintherT Wayne MatthewsSteven C NakoneshnyRob HartJoseph C DortShamir P ChandaranaPublished in: Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale (2021)
While most conventional risk factors for OSCC conferred a worsened outcome, close margins did not. One explanation for this would be that close margins (< 5 mm) are equivalent to clear margins and the cutoff definition for a close margin should be re-evaluated. Lack of standardized pathology could also reduce accuracy of reporting of close surgical margins.
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