Fig. 1From: The prognostic significance of the circumferential resection margin in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients without neoadjuvant treatmentPhotomicrographs of resected sections of esophageal cancer. a Tumor cells at the circumferential margin (CRM 0 mm), R1 according to CAP and RCP criteria. (Original magnification, × 100). b tumor cells within 1 mm of circumferential margin (CRM 0-1 mm), R0 according to CAP criteria, and R1 according to RCP criteria. (Original magnification, × 100). c tumor cells within more than 1 mm circumferential margin (CRM > 1 mm), R0 according to CAP and RCP criteria. (Original magnification, × 40)Back to article page