Influence of surgical margins on overall survival after resection of

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Influence of surgical margins on overall survival after resection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma A meta-analysis Haowen Tang, MD, PhDa, Wenping Lu, MD, PhDa, Bingmin Li, MDb, Xuan Meng, MD, PhDa, ∗ Jiahong Dong, MD, PhD, FACSa,c, Abstract Background: Surgical resection is shown to present the best chance of cure in the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

(ICC). However, the appropriate length of the negative margin remains unclear. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to investigate whether a clear margin of 10 mm or more (≥10 mm) conferred any survival benefit over a margin of less than 10 mm (