Edge

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Edge
TermEdge
Short definitionEdge - (pronounced) (MAR-jin) The edge or border of tissue removed in cancer surgery. The edge is described as negative or clean when the pathologist finds no cancer cells at the edge of the tissue, indicating that all of the cancer has been removed. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Edge - (pronounced) (MAR-jin) The edge or border of tissue removed in cancer surgery. The edge is described as negative or clean when the pathologist finds no cancer cells at the edge of the tissue, indicating that all of the cancer has been removed. The edge is described as positive or affected when the pathologist finds cancer cells at the edge of the tissue, indicating that all of the cancer has not been removed

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