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The illusion of conventional histological resection margin control
Author(s) -
Delft L.C.J.,
Nelemans P.J.,
Loo E.,
Abdul Hamid M.,
KellenersSmeets N.W.J.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/bjd.17510
Subject(s) - margin (machine learning) , illusion , resection , medicine , surgery , computer science , psychology , cognitive psychology , machine learning
An advantage of surgical treatment for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) over other therapeutic options is the possibility of histological margin control. The general understanding is that only 1-2% of the actual margins are checked histologically using the 'bread loaf' or step sectioning technique for conventional excision specimens, but the percentage of resection margins that are microscopically evaluated have not actually been quantified to date. [1, 2] This study's objective was to calculate the mean percentage of resection margins of BCC excision specimens that is histologically evaluated. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.