LOINC long common name : Collaborative staging site-specific factor 8 Cancer;
LOINC short name : CS site-specific factor 8 Cancer;
LOINC description : This data item belongs to the Collaborative Stage (CS) Data Collection System. The
Collaborative Stage Data Collection System is based on the i AJCC Cancer Staging
Manual /i , 6th and 7th editions. The CS Site-Specific Factoritems (1-25) are used
to code additional site-specific information needed to derive TNM or AJCC stage, or
to code prognostic factors that have an effect on stage or survival. Some site-specific
information that was formerly recorded in EOD-Tumor Size[780] (Breslow's Thickness
for melanoma; HIV/AIDS status for lymphoma) is now also in CS Site-Specific Factoritems.
Effective for cases diagnosed 2010 ... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version
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