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:
N | Marker lymph node 1 negative |
Y | Marker lymph node 1 positive present |
References:
National Cancer Dataset Version 1.3_ISB October 2002
This attribute is also known by these names:
Context | Alias |
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plural | MARKER LYMPH NODE RESULTS |