Scope of regional lymph node surgery 98-02:Prid:Pt:Cancer.XXX:Nom: - CISMeF
Scope of regional lymph node surgery 98-02:Prid:Pt:Cancer.XXX:Nom:LOINC code
Preferred Label : Scope of regional lymph node surgery 98-02:Prid:Pt:Cancer.XXX:Nom:;
LOINC status : ACTIVE;
LOINC long common name : Scope of regional lymph node surgery 98-02 Cancer;
LOINC short name : Scope of reg LN surgery 98-02 Cancer;
LOINC description : Describes the removal, biopsy or aspiration of regional lymph node(s) at the time
of surgery of the primary site or during a separate surgical event at all facilities.
This field is to be used for ROADS codes after the ROADS to FORDS conversion. It is
also to be used to code Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery at all facilities for
all tumors diagnosed before January 1, 2003. In evaluating quality of care and treatment
practices it is important to identify the removal, biopsy, or aspiration of regional
lymph node(s) at the time of surgery of the primary site or during a separate surgical
event. If central registries wish to study the treatment given at particular hospitals,
the hospital-level treatment fields must be used. The summary treatment for the tumor.
Hospital-specific fields allow studies of detailed referral patterns and treatment
by type of hospital. Knowing the extent of treatment given at a particular hospital
also helps resolve coding issues. .. NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version
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