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LOINC 2.82

Dx confirmed by Cancer

Definition

  • Code for the best method of diagnostic confirmation of the cancer being reported at any time in the patient's history Diagnostic confirmation is useful to calculate rates based on microscopically confirmed cancers. Full incidence calculations must also include tumors that are only confirmed clinically. The percentage of tumors that are clinically diagnosed only is an indication of whether case finding is including sources outside of pathology reports... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11

Component

  • Dx confirmed by

Specimen / system

  • Cancer.XXX

Class

  • TUMRRGT

Property

  • Type

Scale

  • Nom

Related names

  • CA; Diagnosis; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Oncology; Other; Point in time; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR); Typ; Unspecified

Index terms

  • CA
  • Diagnosis
  • Misc
  • Miscellaneous
  • Nominal
  • Oncology
  • Other
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • Spec
  • To be specified in another part of the message
  • TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR)
  • Typ
  • Unspecified