CANCER SPECIMEN NATURE
The nature of the specimen taken during a Clinical Investigation in a Cancer Care Spell.
Description
The nature of the specimen taken during a Clinical Investigation in a 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 |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Primary
Tumour
|
| 2 |
Further excision of primary
Tumour
|
| 3 | Recurrence (Retired 1 January 2013) |
| 4 |
Regional
Lymph Nodes
|
| 5 |
Metastatic site other than regional
Lymph Nodes
|
Also Known As
This Attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Formerly | SPECIMEN NATURE |
| Plural | CANCER SPECIMEN NATURES |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | CANCER SPECIMEN NATURE | references in description CANCER SPECIMEN NATURE |
| Class | CLINICAL INVESTIGATION RESULT ITEM | has an attribute CANCER SPECIMEN NATURE of type CANCER SPECIMEN NATURE |