LOINC display name : Extraprostatic extension extent Ql (Prostate tumor);
LOINC long common name : Extraprostatic extension extent [Type] of Prostate tumor;
LOINC short name : EPE extent PrT Ql;
LOINC description : Categorization of the extent of extraprostatic extension (EPE) as focal or non-focal
(also called established or extensive). The identification of any EPE is important
since both focal and non-focal EPE are associated with a significantly higher risk
of recurrence. [PMID: 9712429] 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.;
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