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negative margin

see surgical margin.

Surgery for nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancers

... removed with “negative” or “clear” margins. Negative margins mean
that it is less likely that any cancer was left behind. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/nasalcavityandparanasalsinuscancer/detailedguide/nasal-cavity-and-paranasal-sinuses-cancer-treating-surgery

Types of breast cancers

... Triple-negative breast cancers tend to grow and spread more quickly than
most ... are treated by removing the tumor along with a margin of normal ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-breast-cancer-types

Treatment options by type, location, and stage of nasal cavity ...

... If the cancer was removed completely with negative margins (meaning that
there are no cancer cells at the edge of the removed specimen), no ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/nasalcavityandparanasalsinuscancer/detailedguide/nasal-cavity-and-paranasal-sinuses-cancer-treating-by-stage

Cancer Glossary

... was found there. See also lymph nodes. negative margin Search. see
surgical margin. neoadjuvant therapy Search [nee ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=n

Surgery for breast cancer

... of the tissue, it is said to have negative or clear ... The distance from the tumor
to the margin is also ... Even if the margins are “clear,” they could be “close ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/overviewguide/breast-cancer-overview-treating-surgery

Surgery for breast cancer

... of the tissue, it is said to have negative or clear ... The distance from the tumor
to the margin is also ... Even if the margins are “clear”, they could be “close ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/detailedguide/breast-cancer-treating-surgery

Cancer Glossary

... was found there. See also lymph nodes. negative margin Search. see
surgical margin. neoadjuvant therapy Search [nee ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=N

Surgery for soft tissue sarcomas

... surgery. If cancer isn't growing into the edges of the tissue removed, it
is said to have negative or clear margins. The sarcoma ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/sarcoma-adultsofttissuecancer/detailedguide/sarcoma-adult-soft-tissue-cancer-treating-surgery

Surgery for osteosarcoma

... behind. When no cancer cells are seen at the edges of the tissue, the
margins are said to be negative, clean, or clear. A ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/osteosarcoma/detailedguide/osteosarcoma-treating-surgery

Surgery for bone cancer

... left behind. When no cancer is seen at the edges of the tissue, the
margins are said to be negative, clean, or clear. A wide ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/bonecancer/detailedguide/bone-cancer-treating-surgery