21893-3
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 21893-3 | ||||||||
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| description | Records the exact number of regional nodes examined by the pathologist and found to contain metastases. Beginning with tumors diagnosed on or after January 1, 2004, this item is a component of the Collaborative Stage system. Tumors diagnosed from 1988 through 2003,this item is part of the 10-digit EOD [779], detailed site-specific codes for anatomic EOD. This data item is necessary for pathologic staging, and it serves as a quality measure for pathology reports and the extent of the surgical evaluation and treatment of the patient. NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11 | ||||||||
| status | ACTIVE | ||||||||
Fully-Specified Name | |||||||||
| component | Regional lymph nodes positive | ||||||||
| property | Num = Number | ||||||||
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | ||||||||
| system | Specimen | ||||||||
| scale | Qn = Quantitative: The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256 | ||||||||
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Additional Names | |||||||||
| short name | Cnt; Count; Number; Oncology; Point in time; Pos; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Reg LN positive; Spec; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR) | ||||||||
Basic Attributes | |||||||||
| class | TUMRRGT | ||||||||
| type | 2 Clinical | ||||||||
| order vs. observation | Reg LN positive | ||||||||
| example UCUM units | # The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org) | ||||||||
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| last updated | 2.61 | ||||||||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||||||||
| change reason | {#} | ||||||||
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