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LOINC 2.82

Surgical margins cancer involvement

Surg margins cancer invol

Definition

  • Codes describe the final status of surgical margins after resection of the primary tumor. See also RX Summ--Surg Prim Site [1290]. This item serves as a quality measure for pathology reports, is used for staging, and may be a prognostic factor in recurrence. This item is not limited to cases that have been staged. It applies to all cases that have a surgical procedure of the primary site... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11

Component

  • Surgical margins cancer involvement

Specimen / system

  • Cancer.XXX

Class

  • TUMRRGT

Property

  • Type

Scale

  • Nom

Related names

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

Index terms

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