Defining the relevance of surgical margins. Part two: Strategies to improve prediction of recurrence risk

• Published in: Veterinary & comparative oncology Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 145 - 158
• Main Authors: Bray, Jonathan, Eward, Will, Breen, Matthew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2023
• Subjects: Animals; Cat Diseases - surgery; Cats; Dog Diseases - surgery; Dogs; genetics; Margins of Excision; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - veterinary; Neoplasm, Residual - pathology; Neoplasm, Residual - veterinary; pathology; small animal; surgical oncology; tumour biology; tumour biology; genetics; pathology; small animal; surgical oncology

Due to the complex nature of tumour biology and the integration between host tissues and molecular processes of the tumour cells, a continued reliance on the status of the microscopic cellular margin should not remain our only determinant of the success of a curative‐intent surgery for patients with...