MARKER LYMPH NODE RESULT

An indicator of the presence or absence of metastases in a marker lymph node that is of therapeutic and prognostic importance relating to a Cancer Care Spell.

For breast cancer, the marker lymph node will be the sentinal node.

For colorectal cancer, the marker lymph node will be the apical node.

National Codes:

NMarker lymph node 1 negative
YMarker lymph node 1 positive present

References:
National Cancer Dataset Version 1.3_ISB October 2002

 

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pluralMARKER LYMPH NODE RESULTS