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One of the most critical issues of surgical oncology is not only the complete removal of tumor but also achieving clear surgical margins. Removal of microscopic or subclinical foci of malignancy is very essential and critical to achieve successful local control of the disease [1]. Failure to achieve a clear surgical margin results has both therapeutic and prognostic implications leading to an increased risk of local recurrence and reduced overall survival [2, 3]. Margin examination by Bmarking sutures,^ separate submissions, and shave sectioning techniques has been used in the past but suffice only as rough guides. The ambiguity and misinterpretation of the margins often leads to discordance between the surgeon and the pathologist. To address this issue and add precisin to margin examination, we suggest a technique for color coding of the surgical specimen prior to gross dissection inspired from intitial technique described by Weinstein et al [4]. Materials and Methods