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*''En face'' (formally ''en face margin''). | *''En face'' (formally ''en face margin''). | ||
**Sample the complete surface. | **Sample the complete surface. | ||
**No information about the distance between the margin and lesion can be obtained | **No information about the distance between the margin and lesion can be obtained at microscopy, i.e. from the glass slide. | ||
*''On edge'' (formally ''on edge margin''), [[AKA]] ''perpendicular margin'', as the cut to prepare the tissue for microscopic examination is perpendicular to the cut from the surgeon. | *''On edge'' (formally ''on edge margin''), [[AKA]] ''perpendicular margin'', as the cut to prepare the tissue for microscopic examination is perpendicular to the cut from the surgeon. | ||
**Sample a subset of the surface. | **Sample a subset of the surface. | ||
**The distance between the margin and lesion can be measured | **The distance between the margin and lesion can be measured at microscopy, i.e. on the glass slide. | ||
==Adequate margin== | ==Adequate margin== | ||