Concept and clinical application of surgical margin principle on head and neck cancers

VernacularTitle: 头颈恶性肿瘤外科切缘原则概念及临床应用
Author: Shuxin WEN ^{1
,

2} ; Binquan WANG ¹ ; Wei GAO ¹ ; Chunming ZHANG ¹ ; Yongyan WU ¹
Author Information

1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen 518055, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Head neck cancer; Surgical margin; Radical surgery
From: Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2019;54(9):704-707
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Surgical margin principle is one of the central surgical principles for head and neck cancers. Negative surgical margin is the primary purpose of surgery for head and neck cancers. This paper is based on the current clinical application of surgical margins of head and neck cancers, and it is proposed that surgical margins of head and neck cancers may be classified into three types: surface margin, deep margin, and tissue interface margin in consideration of surgical exposure of tumors. The classification of surgical margins can make the clinical application and the research of surgical margins of head and neck cancers more systematic and clear.