Regional lymph nodes examined [#] Specimen 21894-1
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 21894-1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Regional lymph nodes examined [#] Specimen | ||
| description | Records the total number of regional lymph nodes that were removed and examined by the pathologist. 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 a part of the 10-digit EOD [779], detailed site-specific codes for anatomic EOD. This data item serves as a quality measure of the pathologic and surgical evaluation and treatment of the patient... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11 | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Regional lymph nodes examined | ||
| 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 | Reg LN examined Spec | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | TUMRRGT | ||
| type | 2 Clinical | ||
| 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) | ||
| example unit | # | ||
Associated Observations | |||
LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations. | |||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.56 | ||
| last change type | MAJ - change to name field other than Component; | ||
| change reason | Changed the system from "Cancer.XXX" to "Specimen". | ||
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