LOINC long common name : Apical lymph node involvement of Colorectal cancer;
LOINC short name : Apical LN involved Ca spec Ql;
LOINC description : Records the involvement (presence or absence) of the apical lymph node (APN). APN
metastasis is an important prognostic factor in node-positive rectal cancer.[PMID:
23057847] 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).;