topic Worried about a narrow tumour margin in RCC surgery in Living with cancer https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/Worried-about-a-narrow-tumour-margin-in-RCC-surgery/m-p/38291#M2621 <P>I went through a partial nephrectomy a month ago, removed a smallish (13mm) RCC tumour from my kidney. The pathology report indicated that I had a very narrow clear margin of 0.8mm. I don't know whether it was intentionally narrow or an error/misunderstanding during the surgery. The surgeons are not giving me a clear answer whether they are confident the tumour has been completely and successfully removed. They are going to scan the kidney again in 3 months. This is making me worried. Is a very narrow margin like that common for small tumours?</P> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 22:47:09 GMT StayPositive 2021-08-19T22:47:09Z Worried about a narrow tumour margin in RCC surgery https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/Worried-about-a-narrow-tumour-margin-in-RCC-surgery/m-p/38291#M2621 <P>I went through a partial nephrectomy a month ago, removed a smallish (13mm) RCC tumour from my kidney. The pathology report indicated that I had a very narrow clear margin of 0.8mm. I don't know whether it was intentionally narrow or an error/misunderstanding during the surgery. The surgeons are not giving me a clear answer whether they are confident the tumour has been completely and successfully removed. They are going to scan the kidney again in 3 months. This is making me worried. Is a very narrow margin like that common for small tumours?</P> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 22:47:09 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/Worried-about-a-narrow-tumour-margin-in-RCC-surgery/m-p/38291#M2621 StayPositive 2021-08-19T22:47:09Z