21917-0

LOINC Code


LOINC code21917-0
name
descriptionA code that indicates the edition of the AJCC manual used to stage the case. This applies to the manually coded AJCC fields. It does not apply to the Derived AJCC T, N, M and AJCC Stage Group fields [2940, 2960, 2980, and 3000]. TNM codes have changed over time and conversion is not always simple. Therefore, a case-specific indicator is needed to allow grouping of cases for comparison... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentVersion used
propertyID  =  Identifier
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemTNM classification
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
method

Additional Names

short nameIdent; Identifier; Nominal; Oncology; Point in time; Random; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR); Tumor, node, metastasis

Basic Attributes

classTUMRRGT
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationVersion TNM Cla

Member of these Panels

75621-3
46448-7
60508-9
75620-5

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.32
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names



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