TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (GEROTAS FASCIA)

TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (GEROTAS FASCIA)  is an indication of whether the  Tumour has invaded the Gerota's fascia (the fascia anterior to the perinephric space) during an Urological Cancer Care Spell .

Format / Length

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Description

TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (GEROTAS FASCIA)  is the same as attribute TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR FOR KIDNEY.

TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (GEROTAS FASCIA)  is an indication of whether the  Tumour has invaded the Gerota's fascia (the fascia anterior to the perinephric space) during an Urological 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

Y

Yes - the Tumour has invaded another area (Present)

N

No - the Tumour has not invaded another area (Not Identified)

Default Codes

Code Description

9

Not Applicable (Cannot be assessed)

Also Known As

This data element is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural TUMOUR INVASION INDICATORS (GEROTAS FASCIA)