EXCISION MARGIN

Format/Length:n2
HES Item: 
National Codes:See EXCISION MARGIN
Default Codes:98 - Not applicable
 99 - Not known

Notes:
EXCISION MARGIN is the same as attribute EXCISION MARGIN.

An indication of whether the Pathology Laboratory Investigation excision margin finding was clear of the tumour and if so, by how much.

Pathology Laboratory Investigation is a CLINICAL INTERVENTION where CLINICAL INTERVENTION TYPE is National Code 24 'Pathology Laboratory Investigation'.

References:
National Cancer Dataset

 

This data element is also known by these names:
ContextAlias
pluralEXCISION MARGINS