Improving the rate of negative margins after surgery for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: A prospective randomized controlled study

A positive margin is among the most significant factors that affects the outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The purpose of this study was to compare the negative margin rates between 2 methods of intraoperative margin assessment in patients with oral cavity SCC.

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