Surgical Margins | Breastcancer orgYour browser indicates if you've visited this linkhttps breastcancer org/symptoms/diagnosis/marginsMargins are checked after surgical biopsy, lumpectomy, and mastectomy Your pathology report may say that the surgical margins are: Clear (also called Negative or Clean): No cancer cells are seen at the outer edge of the tissue that was removed (the tumor along with the rim of surrounding tissue) Sometimes the pathology report also will tell Clear margins | Melanoma Research FoundationYour browser indicates if you've visited this linkhttps melanoma org/legacy/find-support/patient-community/mpip-melanoma-patients-information-page/clear-marginsClear margins The information on this site is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment Content within the patient forum is user-generated and has not been reviewed by medical professionals Lumpectomy Margins - What are they and why are they important?Your browser indicates if you've visited this linkhttps dilon com/lumpectomy-margins/Margins free of cancer are considered clean, clear or negative, which is the goal of the surgery Margins that still have cancer cells are positive and more surgery, or re-excision , may be necessary to remove them Cancer: Cervical & Ovarian: Clear Margins? Reading Leep Your browser indicates if you've visited this linkhttps healthboards com/boards/cancer-cervical-ovarian/247127-clear-margins-reading-leep-results-cin-3-vs-hgsil htmlClear margins means that when they did the procedure (LEEP or cold knife cone), all the bad tissue was removed, plus some healthy tissue surrounding it I think of it like an apple with a bruised spot You cut the bruised spot off If you get all of the bruise, plus some of the healthy apple, then you got clear margins Assessing Margins after Breast Surgery | Susan G Komen®Your browser indicates if you've visited this linkhttps ww5 komen org/BreastCancer/Assessing-Margins-after-Breast-Surgery htmlLearn about mastectomy and tumor margins Assessing margins after a lumpectomy or surgical biopsy A pathologist studies the tissue removed during surgery under a microscope and determines whether or not the margins contain cancer cells Negative (also called clean, not involved or clear) margins The margins do not contain cancer cells Clear Margins after Lumpectomy | Cancer Survivors NetworkYour browser indicates if you've visited this linkhttps csn cancer org/node/196155Clear Margins after Lumpectomy zivagirl Posts: 19 Joined: Jun 2010 Jul 10, 2010 - 7:44 am My breast surgeon has quoted the following percentages in achieving positive margins afger first lumpectomy surgery: Positive margin rates vary- my own experience is ~15% A huge study in England recently showed an 18% rate Understanding Surgical Margins after Radical ProstatectomyYour browser indicates if you've visited this linkhttps hopkinsmedicine org/brady-urology-institute/specialties/conditions-and-treatments/prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-questions/understanding-surgical-margins-after-radical-prostatectomyIn some cases, although the pathologist may see cancer cells at the margin, and declare positive surgical margins, there are no cancer cells left inside the patient The sticky scar tissue took them all away Dr Epstein studied several instances of positive margins First, he removed the prostate and examined it closely New evidence about why clear margins in breast cancer Your browser indicates if you've visited this linkhttps sciencedaily com/releases/2019/04/190401075149 htmMedical College of Georgia at Augusta University (2019, April 1) New evidence about why clear margins in breast cancer surgery are such good news ScienceDaily Retrieved June 28, 2020 from Definition of margin - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms Your browser indicates if you've visited this linkhttps cancer gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/marginmargin listen (MAR-jin) The edge or border of the tissue removed in cancer surgery The margin is described as negative or clean when the pathologist finds no cancer cells at the edge of the tissue, suggesting that all of the cancer has been removed The margin is described as positive or involved when the pathologist finds cancer cells at the Understanding Surgical Margins in Breast CancerYour browser indicates if you've visited this linkhttps verywellhealth com/how-surgical-margins-affect-breast-cancer-decisions-430114If you've had a biopsy, your tumor is small (under 4 cm), and your surgical margins are clear, a lumpectomy may be all the breast surgery you need Positive margins , on the other hand, may indicate the presence of invasive breast cancer , and you may need to have a mastectomy in order to be sure that all cancer has been removed and to prevent More results