Figure 2From: Clinicopathological analysis of recurrence patterns and prognostic factors for survival after hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastasis Survival curves according to surgical margin in the resected liver specimen. A surgical margin of 5 mm or wider is denoted as "≥ 5 mm". A surgical margin narrower than 5 mm is denoted as "< 5 mm". Patients with a surgical margin of 5 mm or wider had a better survival rate than those with a narrower resection margin (P = 0.0399).Back to article page