LOINC display name : Extraprostatic extension site Nom (Prostate tumor);
LOINC long common name : Extraprostatic extension site [Anatomy] of Prostate tumor;
LOINC short name : Extraprostatic ext site PrT;
LOINC description : The location of extraprostatic extension (EPE), if present. EPE is defined as the
extension of tumor beyond the confines of the gland into the periprostatic soft tissue.
The locations include apical, bladder neck, anterior, lateral, postero-lateral, and
posterior. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Prostate Cancer
(Radical Prostatectomy) Structured Reporting Protocol (2nd Edition, 2014) developed
by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) for structured reporting
of prostate cancer.;