LOINC long common name : Distant metastases.clinical [Class] Cancer;
LOINC short name : Distant metastases.clinical Cancer;
LOINC description : Detailed site-specific codes for the clinical 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;