The incidence and consequences of positive surgical margins after partial nephrectomy are important issues in the management of localized renal cell carcinoma. A recent population-based study demonstrates a slightly higher rate of positive margins than previously reported in monocentric studies. However, margin status had no impact on overall or disease-specific survival.
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Rassweiler, J., Gözen, A. A positive surgical margin does not affect survival. Nat Rev Urol 10, 256–257 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2013.78
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