MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE (CIRCUMFERENTIAL MARGIN)

Note: Circumferential margin refers to the completeness of the surgeon's resection margin in the opinion of the histopathologist.

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MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE (CIRCUMFERENTIAL MARGIN) is the same as attribute MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE to record if the edge of the Tumour is 1 mm or less from the circumferential resection margin (i.e. margin involved) during a Colorectal Cancer Care Spell and Urological Cancer Care Spell.

Note: Circumferential margin refers to the completeness of the surgeon's resection margin in the opinion of the histopathologist.

Code	Description
0	Margin not involved
1	Margin involved

Code	Description
9	Not Known (Not Recorded)

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
Plural	MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODES (CIRCUMFERENTIAL MARGIN)

Type	Link	How used
Data Set	Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set - Pathology	references in description MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE (CIRCUMFERENTIAL MARGIN)
Data Element	MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE (CIRCUMFERENTIAL MARGIN)	references in description MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE (CIRCUMFERENTIAL MARGIN)