LOINC long common name : Distant metastases.pathology [Class] Cancer;
LOINC short name : Distant metastases.pathology Cancer;
LOINC description : Detailed site-specific codes for the pathologic metastases (M) as defined by AJCC
and recorded by the physician. Pathologic, clinical, and other stage data are given
three separate areas in the NAACCR Data Exchange Record Layout. COC requires that
AJCC TNM staging be used in its approved cancer programs. AJCC developed its staging
system for evaluating trends in the treatment and control of cancer. This staging
is used by physicians to estimate prognosis, to plan treatment, to evaluate new types
of therapy, to analyze outcome, to design follow-up strategies, and to assess early
detection results... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11;