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Notes:
S CATEGORY (LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE) is the result of the Clinical Investigation to determine the PATIENT's serum Tumour markers for serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (an enzyme found in abnormal amounts in the blood of PATIENTS with cancer).

For the Cancer Outcomes and Services Data Set, S CATEGORY (LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE) is collected once at PATIENT DIAGNOSIS by a specialist Multidisciplinary Team for testicular cancer only.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
shortname	S CATEGORY (LDH)
plural	S CATEGORIES (LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE)