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Notes:
TNM STAGE GROUPING (PATHOLOGICAL) is the same as attribute CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE.
TNM STAGE GROUPING (PATHOLOGICAL) is the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) code which classifies the combination of Tumour, node and metastases into stage groupings based on the evidence from a pathological examination.
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| formerly | TNM CATEGORY (PATHOLOGICAL) |
| plural | TNM STAGE GROUPINGS (PATHOLOGICAL) |
| fullname | TUMOUR, NODE AND METASTASIS STAGE GROUPING (PATHOLOGICAL) |