LOINC display name : Tumor type Macroscopy Ql (Stomach cancer);
LOINC long common name : Tumor type in Stomach cancer by Macroscopy;
LOINC short name : Tumor Type Stomach cancer Ql Macro;
LOINC description : The macroscopic growth pattern is used to classify the tumor type. Early gastric cancer
growth patterns are classified using criteria similar to those used in endoscopy,
including protruded (Type 0-I), elevated (Type 0-IIa), flat (Type 0-IIb), depressed
(Type 0-IIc) or excavated (Type 0-III). Depressed type has a higher risk for increased
stage and lymphatic invasion.;