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LOINC 2.82

Apical lymph node involvement of Colorectal cancer

Apical LN involved Ca spec Ql

Definition

  • Records the involvement (presence or absence) of the apical lymph node (APN). APN metastasis is an important prognostic factor in node-positive rectal cancer.[PMID: 23057847] This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Colorectal Cancer Structured Reporting Protocol (2nd Edition, 2012) developed by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA).

Component

  • Apical lymph node involvement

Specimen / system

  • Cancer specimen

Class

  • PATH

Property

  • PrThr

Scale

  • Ord

Related names

  • Apical LN involved; CA; Ca spec; LN; LN involved; Ordinal; Pathology; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Spec

Index terms

  • Apical LN involved
  • CA
  • Ca spec
  • LN
  • LN involved
  • Ordinal
  • Pathology
  • Point in time
  • PR
  • QL
  • Qual
  • Qualitative
  • Random
  • Screen
  • Spec