CANCER VASCULAR OR LYMPHATIC INVASION

An indication of the presence of unequivocal Tumours in lymphatic and/or vascular spaces during a Cancer Care Spell .

Description

An indication of the presence of unequivocal Tumours in lymphatic and/or vascular spaces during 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
NU No - vascular/lymphatic invasion not present
YU Yes - vascular and/or lymphatic invasion present
YV Yes - vascular invasion only present
YL Yes - lymphatic invasion only present
YB Yes - both lymphatic and vascular invasion present
UU Uncertain whether vascular/lymphatic invasion is present

Also Known As

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural CANCER VASCULAR OR LYMPHATIC INVASIONS