The final pre-treatment measure of the stage based on the serum tumour marker for testis cancer only. This is coded according to the UICC (Union Internationale Contre le Cancer) coding (5th Edition, 1997) guidelines.

Further information can be found at:http://www.ic.nhs.uk/services/national-clinical-audit-support-programme-ncasp/cancer.

References:
National Cancer Dataset Version 1.3_ISB October 2002

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	S CATEGORIES FINAL PRETREATMENT