MALIGNANT PLEURAL EFFUSION INDICATOR

An indication of whether there is evidence of malignant pleural effusion (a condition in which cancer causes an abnormal amount of fluid to collect between the thin layers of TISSUE (pleura) lining) during a Lung Cancer Care Spell .

Description

An indication of whether there is evidence of malignant pleural effusion (a condition in which cancer causes an abnormal amount of fluid to collect between the thin layers of TISSUE (pleura) lining) during a Lung Cancer Care Spell.

Note: This item does not adhere to NHS England Data Design Principles but cannot be changed for this version of the data set as it is included in the Royal College of Pathologists data set only. It should not be used in any other data set until the Data Design Principles are met.

National Codes

Code Description
Y Yes - there is evidence of malignant pleural effusion
N No - there is no evidence of malignant pleural effusion

Also Known As

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural MALIGNANT PLEURAL EFFUSION INDICATORS