Complete circumferential peripheral and deep margin assessment: Difference between revisions

'''CCPDMA''' is the [[acronym]] for "complete circumferential peripheral and deep margin assessment". It is the preferred method for the removal of certain [[cancer]]s, especially [[skin cancer]]s.<ref>http://wwwu.tsgh.ndmctsgh.edu.tw/commcpc/images/nccn/Non-Melanoma%20Skin%20Cancer-2007.pdf

The first advantage of CCPDMA method is that it allows for the complete examination of the entire [[surgical margin]] of the specimen. The second advantage of CCPDMA is allowing the [[surgeon]] to remove only a very small [[surgical margin]]. As the CCPDMA surgery is frequently performed using [[frozen section]] pathology, immediate reporting of positive [[surgical margin]] is made, and the tumor can be completely removed in the same day. Traditional pathology processing is called "[[bread loafing]]", and only allows for the partial examination of the surgical margin. Many surgeon send the specimen out for processing, and the result of the [[surgical margin]] assessment is not made until days later. <ref>Kimyahi-Asadi A, et al. Dermatol Surg. 2007 Dec;33(12):1434-9; discussion 1439-41. Margin involvement after the excision of [[melanoma]] in situ: the need for complete en face examination of the surgical margins.</ref>