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*''En face''. | *''En face''. | ||
**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 (from the glass slide). | ||
*''On edge'', [[AKA]] ''perpendicular margin'', as the cut to prepare the tissue for microscopic examination is perpendicular to the cut from the surgeon. | *''On edge'', [[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 (on the glass slide). | ||
==Adequate margin== | ==Adequate margin== | ||