LOINC display name : Tumor perforation Macroscopy Ql (Tumor);
LOINC long common name : Tumor perforation [Presence] by Macroscopy;
LOINC short name : Tumor perforation Ql Macro;
LOINC description : The macroscopic finding for the presence or absence of perforation through the tumor.
Perforation through the tumor into the peritoneal cavity is a well established adverse
prognostic factor in colonic and rectal cancer. This term was created for, but not
limited in use to, the Colorectal Cancer Structured Reporting Protocol (2nd Edition,
2012) developed by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA).;