Operative Report

Key Information

information on excision (radical, wide), biopsy type (shave, excisional), tumor size, surgical margins, number of nodes examined, number of nodes positive, resection, grafting, Clark level of invasion, Breslow depth of invasion (thickness), amputation

Go to the Operative Report page of the Diagnostic Tests module for more information.


Suggested Citation

SEER Training Modules: Operative Report. U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Cited 19 December 2025. Available from: https://training.seer.cancer.gov.