Table 3 Surgical margin characteristics
From: Surgical margins of the oral cavity: is 5 mm really necessary?
Variable | N | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|
Closest margin (mm) – mean ± SD, median | 401 | 2.70 ± 2.44 |
Closest margin (mm) – n (%) | ||
0 (positive) | 401 | 74 (18.5) |
> 0, ≤ 1 | 95 (23.7) | |
> 1, ≤ 2 | 43 (10.7) | |
> 2, ≤ 3 | 65 (16.2) | |
> 3, ≤ 5 | 73 (18.2) | |
> 5 | 51 (12.7) | |
Positive patient margins – n (%) | 408 | 79 (19.4) |
Re-excision of suspected close margin– n (%) | 412 | 73 (17.7) |
Re-excision positive margin status – n (%) | 73 | 14 (19.2) |