LOINC display name : Resection completeness Macroscopy Ql (Mesorectum);
LOINC long common name : Resection completeness in Mesorectum Qualitative by Macroscopy;
LOINC short name : Resection completeness Macro;
LOINC description : This term represents the macroscopic completeness of the surgical mesorectum excision
in patients undergoing surgery for rectal cancer. Complete excision, known as total
mesorectal excision or TME, is associated with decreased risk of local recurrence
and increased rate of 5-year survival. [PMID: 27697315];