# surgical margin

> the tissue near a tumor that is removed to ensure that no cancer cells are left behind

**Wikidata**: [Q7646216](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7646216)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resection_margin)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/surgical-margin


## References

1. UMLS 2023
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)