Oral Oncology 51 (2015) 464–469

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A meta-analysis of margin size and local recurrence in oral squamous cell carcinoma Caroline Rachael Anderson a,⇑, Katherine Sisson b, Marc Moncrieff a,c a

Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom Department of Histopathology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY, United Kingdom c Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY, United Kingdom b

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Article history: Received 15 November 2014 Received in revised form 20 January 2015 Accepted 25 January 2015 Available online 21 February 2015 Keywords: Oral squamous cell carcinoma Excision margins Pathology

s u m m a r y Objectives: Excision margins for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) are poorly understood. Close (